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S. 180
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Massey and Bryant
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Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Safety belts
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/10/2008 Senate Prefiled 12/10/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation 1/13/2009 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-154 1/13/2009 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-154 1/28/2009 Senate Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-3 1/28/2009 Senate Committed to Committee on Judiciary SJ-3
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-6540 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO SAFETY BELTS, TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION OF ANY SAFETY BELT PROVISION IS ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE IN A CIVIL ACTION TO ESTABLISH COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-6540(C) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(C) A violation of this article is shall not be considered negligence per se or contributory negligence, and is not admissible as evidence in a civil action. A violation of this article is admissible as evidence in a civil action to establish comparative negligence, if the party presenting the evidence also presents testimony from a qualified expert witness, in accordance with the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, that the use of a safety belt, more likely than not, would have prevented or reduced the injury."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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