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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2925 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON WHILE VIOLATING CERTAIN STATE LAWS OR LOCAL ORDINANCES IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES, AND TO DEFINE THE TERM "STATE LAW ORDINANCE WHICH APPLIES TO THE OPERATION OR USE OF THE VEHICLE OR THE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 23, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-2925. (A) A person who unintentionally causes the death of another person while violating a state law or local ordinance which applies to the operation or use of a vehicle or to the regulation of traffic, and the violation is the proximate cause of the accident, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
(B) For the purposes of this section, 'state law or ordinance which applies to the operation or use of the vehicle or to the regulation of traffic' does not include the offenses of causing great bodily injury or death by operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or the combination of both, or reckless homicide."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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