South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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Bill 4694


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-67-210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL PASSING OF A SCHOOL BUS BY ANOTHER SCHOOL BUS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL BUS MAY LAWFULLY PASS ANOTHER SCHOOL BUS ON A MULTILANE HIGHWAY; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 59-67-515 RELATING TO SPEED LIMITS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-67-210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 59-67-210.    It shall be unlawful for any person operating a school bus to pass another school bus unless the lead bus is in a stopped position and the driver of the lead bus has signalled to the operator of the bus in the rear that it is safe to pass. However, a school bus may pass another school bus on a multilane highway. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined the sum of one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for a term of thirty days."

SECTION    2.    Section 59-67-515 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

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

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