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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4331 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000111 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\skb\18069som00.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Motor vehicle safety belts, court not to assess surcharge against person convicted of violation of law History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000111 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 19991208 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-6540, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO WEAR A FASTENED SEAT BELT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT MUST NOT ASSESS A SURCHARGE OR ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14-1-206, 14-1-207, OR 14-1-208 AGAINST A PERSON CONVICTED OF THE OFFENSE OF FAILURE TO WEAR A FASTENED SEAT BELT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-6540(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A) A person violating the provisions of this article, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten dollars, all or part of which may be suspended. No Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14-1-206, 12-1-207, or 14-1-208, court costs, surcharges, or assessments may not be assessed against the person convicted. No A person may not be fined more than twenty dollars for any one incident of one or more violations of the provisions of this article. No A custodial arrest for a violation of this article may not be made, except upon a warrant issued for failure to appear in court when summoned or for failure to pay an imposed fine. A conviction for violation of this article does not constitute a criminal offense."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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