Download This Version in Microsoft Word format
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1537 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO SPEED IN A SCHOOL ZONE, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM "SCHOOL ZONE".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 11, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-1537. (A) It is unlawful for a person to drive a motor vehicle in a school zone at a speed in excess of the speed limit set and posted by signs. A person violating this section when children or crossing guards are present within the school zone, or when a school activity is in progress is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than seventy-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
(B) A 'school zone' is the area between the first sign that informs motorists of the existence of the school zone on the highway and the last sign that informs motorists of the end of the school zone."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
This web page was last updated on Monday, June 22, 2009 at 2:52 P.M.