South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

S. 239

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators L. Martin and Rose
Document Path: l:\s-res\lam\015mope.mrh.lam.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Moped

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12/8/2010  Senate  Prefiled
   12/8/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation
   1/11/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 111)
   1/11/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 111)

View the latest legislative information at the LPITS web site

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2010

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-130 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "MOTOR VEHICLE", TO EXCLUDE "MOPEDS" FROM VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE TERM'S DEFINITION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-5-130.    Every vehicle which is self-propelled, except mopeds, and every vehicle which is or propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails, is a 'motor vehicle'."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

----XX----

This web page was last updated on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 9:59 A.M.