Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4321 Ratification Number:476 Act Number:414 Primary Sponsor:Gonzales Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Police jurisdiction, municipalities Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19940511 Computer Document Number:JIC/5204AC.94 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19940524 Introduced Date:19940111 Date of Last Amendment:19940406 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19940524 Last History Type:Act No. 414 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Gonzales Jaskwhich Harvin Harrell Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- ------------ 4321 ------ 19940524 Act No. 414 4321 ------ 19940524 Signed by Governor 4321 ------ 19940519 Ratified R 476 4321 House 19940511 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification 4321 House 19940511 Reconsidered vote whereby continued 4321 House 19940511 Reconsidered vote whereby debate was adjourned until 19940517 4321 House 19940510 Debate adjourned on motion to reconsider until Tuesday, May 17, 1994 4321 House 19940510 Continued the Bill 4321 Senate 19940412 Read third time, returned to House with amendment 4321 Senate 19940406 Amended, read second time, ordered to third reading with notice of general amendments 4321 Senate 19940330 Committee Report: Favorable 11 with amendment 4321 Senate 19940224 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to Committee 4321 House 19940223 Read third time, sent to Senate Amended, read second time 4321 House 19940209 Committee Report: Favorable 25 with amendment 4321 House 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 25 referred to Committee 4321 House 19931201 Prefiled, referred to 25 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A414, R476, H4321)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5-7-155, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO POLICE JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN STREETS ALONG WHICH MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES RUN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT POLICE JURISDICTION INCLUDES THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE STREET ALONG WHICH THE BOUNDARY RUNS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Police jurisdiction includes rights of way of boundary streets
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 5-7-155 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"If any portion of a street or highway is within the boundary of a municipality, the right of way of the street or highway not within the municipal boundary but touching the boundary is nevertheless considered to be within the boundary of that municipality for purposes of its police jurisdiction."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 24th day of May, 1994.