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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.1074 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20020228 Primary Sponsor:Alexander All Sponsors:Alexander Drafted Document Number:l:\s-res\tca\001phon.mrh.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Cell phones, persons under eighteen years of age may not operate motor vehicle while using History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20020228 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND ARTICLE 31, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3890 TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN MAY NOT OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE USING A CELL PHONE OR OTHER WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 31, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-3890. (A) It is unlawful for a person under the age of eighteen to operate a motor vehicle when the vehicle is in motion while using a cell phone or other wireless communications device.
(B) A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined fifty dollars.
(C) A person is not guilty of a violation of this section if the person is using the cell phone or wireless communications device to respond to an emergency that presents an imminent risk of death or serious bodily harm to the person or another."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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