South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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A59, R110, H3792

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Rutherford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5162cm11.docx

Introduced in the House on March 3, 2011
Introduced in the Senate on April 28, 2011
Last Amended on June 1, 2011
Passed by the General Assembly on June 29, 2011
Governor's Action: August 1, 2011, Signed

Summary: Operating a vessel with a blue light

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/3/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 13)
    3/3/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 13)
   4/13/2011  House   Recalled from Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 39)
   4/14/2011          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/26/2011  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 80)
   4/26/2011  House   Roll call Yeas-108  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 80)
   4/27/2011  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 11)
   4/28/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
   4/28/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
   5/19/2011  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 13)
    6/1/2011  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 60)
    6/1/2011  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 60)
    6/1/2011  Senate  Roll call Ayes-38  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 60)
    6/2/2011          Scrivener's error corrected
    6/2/2011  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)
   6/29/2011  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled 
                        (House Journal-page 25)
   6/29/2011  House   Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 25)
   7/26/2011          Ratified R 110
    8/1/2011          Signed By Governor
    8/5/2011          Effective date 08/01/11
    8/5/2011          Act No. 59

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/3/2011
4/13/2011
4/14/2011
5/19/2011
6/1/2011
6/2/2011
6/2/2011-A


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(A59, R110, H3792)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-85, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONDITIONS UPON WHICH A PERSON MAY OPERATE A VESSEL DISPLAYING, REFLECTING, OR FLASHING A BLUE LIGHT, SO AS TO REVISE THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH A PERSON MAY OPERATE A VESSEL WHILE DISPLAYING A BLUE LIGHT, AND TO REVISE THE PENALTY PROVISION.

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

Display of a blue light on a watercraft

SECTION    1.    Section 50-21-85 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 50-21-85.    A person shall not operate a vessel displaying or using a rotating, strobing, flashing, or intermittently reflecting blue light unless a duly commissioned law enforcement officer is on board.

The operator of a vessel being approached by a vessel flashing a blue light shall stop or maneuver in a way as to permit boarding, so far as possible without endangering his vessel, and not begin normal movement again until directed by the law enforcement officer or until the vessel flashing a blue light has cleared the immediate area.

The operator of a vessel approaching an area where a vessel flashing a blue light is located or patrolling shall slow his vessel to a no wake speed and shall maintain the speed until clear of the area.

A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days for each violation."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 26th day of July, 2011.

Approved the 1st day of August, 2011.

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