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TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1910 OF THE 1976 CODE, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS, TO PROVIDE SUMMARY COURT WITH JURISDICTION OVER OFFENSES IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1960, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT PARKING PLACARDS, TO PROVIDE SUMMARY COURT WITH JURISDICTION OVER OFFENSES IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1970, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PARKING PLACES DESIGNATED FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS, TO PROVIDE SUMMARY COURT WITH JURISDICTION OVER OFFENSES IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-3-1910 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 24 of 2009, is further amended by adding:
"(K) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, and 22-3-550, an offense punishable under this section may be tried in summary court."
SECTION 2. Section 56-3-1960 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 24 of 2009, is further amended by adding:
"(L) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, and 22-3-550, an offense punishable under this section may be tried in summary court."
SECTION 3. Section 56-3-1970 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 24 of 2009, is further amended by adding:
"(D) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, and 22-3-550, an offense punishable under this section may be tried in summary court."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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