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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.963 Ratification Number:292 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20020131 Primary Sponsor:Martin All Sponsors:Martin Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22288cm02.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020425 Date of Last Amendment:20020423 Governor's Action:V Date of Governor's Action:20020514 Action on Governor's Veto:S Subject:Stopped school bus, unlawfully passing; penalty for first offense revised History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20030116 Veto sustained ------ 20020514 Vetoed by Governor ------ 20020508 Ratified R292 House 20020425 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 20020423 House amendments amended, returned to House with amendment House 20020418 Read third time, returned with amendment ------ 20020418 Scrivener's error corrected House 20020417 Amended, read second time House 20020411 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 20020313 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 20020312 Read third time, sent to House Senate 20020307 Amended, read second time Senate 20020306 Committee report: Favorable 11 SJ Senate 20020131 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on March 6, 2002 - Word format Revised on March 7, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 11, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 17, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 18, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 23, 2002 - Word format
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(R292, S963)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2780, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR UNLAWFULLY PASSING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A FIRST OFFENSE VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS THAT PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PASS A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS MUST BE TRIED IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT, AND PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR PRIOR OFFENSES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Unlawfully passing a stopped school bus
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-2780(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 138 of 1995, is amended to read:
"(A) A driver of a vehicle violating Section 56-5-2770(a) or (e) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeiture of bail for a first offense must be fined not less than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days. In lieu of imprisonment, the court may require that the individual complete an appropriate term of community service of not fewer than ten days upon terms and conditions the court considers proper. A first offense for a violation of Section 56-5-2770(a) or (e) must be tried exclusively in magistrate's court.
Upon conviction, entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeiture of bail for a second or subsequent violation of Section 56-5-2770(a) or (e), a person is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be fined not less than two thousand dollars or more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not fewer than thirty days and not more than sixty days. For purposes of this section, only those offenses which occurred within a period of five years including and immediately preceding the date of the last offense shall constitute prior offenses."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 8th day of May, 2002.
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President of the Senate
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved the ____________ day of _____________________2002.
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Governor
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