H 3421 General Bill, By Williams, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Branham, Brantley, 
Breeland, Clyburn, Crawford, Hart, Hodges, Hosey, Jefferson, Lowe, Moss, 
Mulvaney, J.H. Neal, Neilson, Spires and Stavrinakis
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-6530, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO PERSONS AND VEHICLES THAT ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE PROVISIONS THAT
 REQUIRE VEHICLES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELTS AND PERSONS TO WEAR SAFETY
 BELTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY SCHOOL BUSES PURCHASED BEFORE JANUARY 1,
 2008 ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE PROVISIONS THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN VEHICLES TO BE
 EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELTS.

   02/01/07  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   02/01/07  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-8

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-6530, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS AND VEHICLES THAT ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE PROVISIONS THAT REQUIRE VEHICLES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELTS AND PERSONS TO WEAR SAFETY BELTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY SCHOOL BUSES PURCHASED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2008 ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE PROVISIONS THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN VEHICLES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELTS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-6530 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 147 of 2005, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-5-6530.    The provisions of this article do not apply to:

(1)    a driver or occupant who possesses a written verification from a physician that he is unable to wear a safety belt for physical or medical reasons;

(2)    medical or rescue personnel attending to injured or sick individuals in an emergency vehicle when operating in an emergency situation as well as the injured or sick individuals;

(3)    school, church, or day care buses;

(4)    public transportation vehicles except taxis;

(5)    occupants of vehicles in parades;

(6)    United States mail carriers;

(7)    an occupant for which no safety belt is available because all belts are being used by other occupants;

(8)    a driver or occupants in a vehicle not originally equipped with safety belts. ;

(9)    a school bus purchased before January 1, 2008.

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