South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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A78, R97, H3451

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Tallon, Cole, Forrester, Kennedy, Murphy, Pope, Rutherford and Weeks
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5049cm13.docx

Introduced in the House on January 30, 2013
Introduced in the Senate on March 7, 2013
Last Amended on May 29, 2013
Passed by the General Assembly on June 4, 2013
Governor's Action: June 13, 2013, Signed

Summary: Uniform traffic ticket

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/30/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 3)
   1/30/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 3)
   2/27/2013  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 80)
    3/6/2013  House   Amended (House Journal-page 50)
    3/6/2013  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 50)
    3/6/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-114  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 53)
    3/7/2013  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 22)
    3/7/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
    3/7/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 11)
    3/7/2013          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/23/2013  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Thurmond (ch), McElveen, Turner
   5/23/2013  Senate  Polled out of committee Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 9)
   5/23/2013  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   5/29/2013  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 45)
   5/29/2013  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 45)
   5/29/2013  Senate  Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 45)
   5/30/2013  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        (Senate Journal-page 16)
    6/4/2013  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled 
                        (House Journal-page 30)
    6/4/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 30)
   6/11/2013          Ratified R 97
   6/13/2013          Signed By Governor
   6/20/2013          Effective date 06/13/13
   6/24/2013          Act No. 78

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/30/2013
2/27/2013
3/6/2013
3/7/2013
5/23/2013
5/29/2013


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(A78, R97, H3451)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-7-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OFFENSES THAT A PERSON MAY BE CHARGED ON A UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENSES OF SHOPLIFTING AND CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIRST OFFENSE AND SECOND OFFENSE MUST BE CHARGED ON A UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET, AND THAT A UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET MAY BE USED IN AN ARREST FOR CERTAIN MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MAGISTRATES COURT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-7-15, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE USE OF THE UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO MAKE AN ARREST, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENSE MUST HAVE BEEN FRESHLY COMMITTED OR IS COMMITTED IN THE PRESENCE OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION ALSO APPLIES TO THE ARREST OF A PERSON WHO IS CHARGED WITH SHOPLIFTING.

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

Uniform traffic ticket

SECTION    1.    Section 56-7-10 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 68 of 2005, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-7-10.    (A)    There will be a uniform traffic ticket used by all law enforcement officers in arrests for traffic offenses and for the following additional offenses:

Offense                                                            Citation

Interfering with Police Officer

Serving Process                                                Section 16-5-50

Dumping Trash on

Highway/Private Property                                Section 16-11-700

Indecent Exposure                                                Section 16-15-130

Disorderly Conduct                                            Section 16-17-530

Damaging Highway                                            Section 57-7-10

Place Glass, Nails, Etc. on Highway                    Section 57-7-20

Obstruction of Highway by

Railroad Cars, Etc.                                            Section 57-7-240

Signs Permitted on Interstate                                Section 57-25-140

Brown Bagging                                                    Section 61-5-20

Drinking Liquors in Public Conveyance            Section 61-13-360

Poles Dragging on Highway                                Section 57-7-80

Open Container                                                    Section 61-9-87

Purchase or Possession of Beer or Wine

by a Person Under Age                                    Section 63-19-2440

Purchase or Possession of Alcoholic

Liquor by a Person

Under Age Twenty-One                                    Section 63-19-2450

Unlawful Possession and Consumption of

Alcoholic Liquors                                            Section 61-5-30

Sale of Beer or Wine on Which Tax

Has Not Been Paid                                            Section 61-9-20

Falsification of Age to Purchase

Beer or Wine                                                    Section 61-9-50

Unlawful Purchase of Beer or Wine for

a Person Who Cannot Legally Buy                Section 61-9-60

Unlawful Sale or Purchase of Beer

or Wine, Giving False

Information as to Age, Buying Beer

or Wine Unlawfully for Another                    Section 61-9-85

Employment of a Person Under the

Age of Twenty-One as an Employee

in Retail orWholesale or Manufacturing

Liquor Business                                                Section 61-13-340

Failure to Remove Doors from

Abandoned Refrigerators                                Section 16-3-1010

Malicious Injury to Animals

or Personal Property                                        Section 16-11-510

Timber, Logs, or Lumber Cutting,

Removing, Transporting

Without Permission, Valued at

Less Than Fifty Dollars                                    Section 16-11-580

Littering                                                                Section 16-11-700

Larceny of a Bicycle Valued at

Less Than One Hundred Dollars                    Section 16-13-80

Shoplifting                                                            Section 16-13-110

Cock Fighting                                                        Section 16-17-650

Ticket Scalping                                                    Section 16-17-710

Criminal Domestic Violence,

First Offense and Second Offense                    Section 16-25-20

(B)(1) and (2)

Glue Sniffing                                                        Section 44-53-1110

Trespassing                                                            Section 16-11-755

Trespassing                                                            Section 16-11-600

Trespassing                                                            Section 16-11-610

Trespassing                                                            Section 16-11-620

Negligent Operation of Watercraft;

Operation of Watercraft

While Under Influence

of Alcohol or Drugs                                        Section 50-21-110

Negligence of Boat Livery to Provide

Proper Equipment and Registration                Section 50-21-120

Interference with Aids to Navigation or

Regulatory Markers or Operation

of Watercraft in Prohibited Area                    Section 50-21-170

Operation of Watercraft Without

a Certificate of Title                                        Section 50-23-190

Parking on private property

without permission                                            Section 16-11-760

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection;

Requirement for Out-of-State

Livestock or Poultry                                        Section 47-4-60

Inhibition of Livestock Inspection                        Section 47-4-120

Imported Swine                                                    Section 47-6-50

Operating Equine Sales Facility

or Livestock Market Without Permit                Section 47-11-20

Liability of Person Removing Livestock

for Slaughter                                                    Section 47-11-120

Notice to Disinfect                                                Section 47-13-310

Quarantine of Livestock or Poultry                    Section 47-4-70

Unlawful for Horse to Enter State

Unless Tested                                                    Section 47-13-1350

Quarantine of Exposed Horses                            Section 47-13-1360

Proof of Test Required for Public Assembly

of Horses                                                            Section 47-13-1370

False Certificates                                                Section 47-13-1390

Unlawful to Feed Garbage to Swine                    Section 47-15-20

Notification Required from Certain

Persons Disposing of Garbage                        Section 47-15-40

Sale of Uninspected Meat and

Meat Products                                                    Section 47-17-60

Sale of Uninspected Poultry and

Poultry Product                                                Section 47-19-70

(B)    In addition to the offenses contained in subsection (A), a uniform traffic ticket may be used in an arrest for a misdemeanor offense within the jurisdiction of magistrates court that has been freshly committed or is committed in the presence of a law enforcement officer.

(C)    No other ticket may be used for these offenses. The service of the uniform traffic ticket shall vest all traffic, recorders', and magistrates' courts with jurisdiction to hear and to dispose of the charge for which the ticket was issued and served. This ticket will be designed by the department and approved by the Attorney General within thirty days of submission by the department. A law enforcement agency may utilize computers and other electronic devices to issue uniform traffic citations and store information resulting from the issuance of a traffic citation if this method of issuing a citation has been approved by the Department of Public Safety."

Uniform traffic ticket

SECTION    2.    Section 56-7-15 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 166 of 2005, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-7-15.    (A)    The uniform traffic ticket, established pursuant to the provisions of Section 56-7-10, may be used by law enforcement officers to arrest a person for an offense that has been freshly committed or is committed in the presence of a law enforcement officer if the punishment is within the jurisdiction of magistrates court and municipal court. A law enforcement agency processing an arrest made pursuant to this section must furnish the information to the State Law Enforcement Division as required in Chapter 3, Title 23.

(B)    An officer who effects an arrest, by use of a uniform traffic ticket, for a violation of Chapter 25, Title 16 or Section 16-13-110 shall complete and file an incident report immediately following the issuance of the uniform traffic ticket."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 11th day of June, 2013.

Approved the 13th day of June, 2013.

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