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S. 765
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Peeler
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Introduced in the Senate on June 4, 2013
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation
Summary: All-terrain vehicles
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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6/4/2013 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
6/4/2013 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
(Senate Journal-page 11)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-2-107, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STATE LAWS, ORDINANCES OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SUCH LAWS AND ORDINANCES LIMITING WHERE AND WHEN AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE (ATV) MAY OPERATE DO NOT APPLY TO AN ATV USED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AGENCY'S DUTIES AND PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR "ATV".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 2, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-2-107. (A) Restrictions on where and when an all terrain vehicle (ATV) may be operated imposed by state law or regulation pursuant to this title or Chapter 26, Title 50, ordinances of political subdivisions, and regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws and ordinances do not apply to an ATV used by a law enforcement agency in connection with the performance of its duties.
(B) For purposes of this section, an ATV is a vehicle described in Section 50-26-20."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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