South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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Bill 4496


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-3-605 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATE ROAD, HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, BRIDGE, INTERCHANGE, OR INTERSECTION MAY BE NAMED FOR A PERSON WHO IS NOT DECEASED AND WHO DURING HIS LIFE DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN THE LINE OF DUTY AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES OR AS A STATE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL, FIREFIGHTER, OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 7, Chapter 3, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 57-3-605.    A state road, highway, or interstate highway, any portion of a state road, highway, or interstate highway, or a state bridge, interchange, or intersection may not be named for a person who is not deceased and who during his life distinguished himself in the line of duty as a member of the armed services of the United States or as a state or local law enforcement official, firefighter, or emergency medical service technician."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies with respect to state roads, highways, interstate highways, and any part of them, and state bridges, interchanges, and intersections not yet officially named for a living person as of this act's effective date.

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