South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 4369

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Moss
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\10236cm08.doc

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: School zone

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/12/2007  House   Prefiled
  12/12/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
    1/8/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-49
    1/8/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-49
   1/16/2008  House   Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-15
   1/16/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-15

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/12/2007

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1537 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO SPEED IN A SCHOOL ZONE, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM "SCHOOL ZONE".

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

SECTION    1.    Article 11, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-1537.    (A)    It is unlawful for a person to drive a motor vehicle in a school zone at a speed in excess of the speed limit set and posted by signs. A person violating this section when children or crossing guards are present within the school zone, or when a school activity is in progress is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than seventy-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

(B)    A 'school zone' is the area between the first sign that informs motorists of the existence of the school zone on the highway and the last sign that informs motorists of the end of the school zone."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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