South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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H. 3559

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Young, Brantley, Bales, Parker, McEachern, Murphy, Allison, Bedingfield, Hixon, Horne, G.R. Smith, Spires and McCoy
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6014cm11.docx

Introduced in the House on February 2, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Motor vehicles

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/2/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 52)
    2/2/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 52)
    2/8/2011  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCoy

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/2/2011

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-21-55 SO AS TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO KNOWINGLY OWN OR OPERATE A VEHICLE THAT HAS A FALSE OR SECRET COMPARTMENT THAT CONTAINS AN ILLEGAL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, AN ILLEGAL FIREARM, A PERSON CONCEALED FOR UNLAWFUL PURPOSES, OR OTHER CONTRABAND, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 21, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-21-55.    (A)    For purposes of this section:

(1)    'false or secret compartment' means a box, container, enclosure, or similar compartment which is integrated into or attached to a vehicle for the purpose of concealing, hiding, or preventing law enforcement from discovering an illegal item or person; and

(2)    'vehicle' includes, but is not limited to, a car, truck, bus, motorcycle, bicycle, aircraft, helicopter, boat, ship, yacht, and other vessels.

(B)    It is unlawful for a person to own or operate a vehicle that the person knows to contain a false or secret compartment which is found to actually contain:

(1)    an illegal controlled substance;

(2)    an illegal firearm;

(3)    a person concealed for unlawful purposes; or

(4)    other contraband.

(C)    A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than two years, or both."

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

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