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TO AMEND SECTION 23-1-15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A POLICE JURISDICTION'S AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THE LAW ON CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY USED AS A PARKING LOT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A POLICE JURISDICTION MAY ISSUE CITATIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES THAT ARE ILLEGALLY PARKED IN SPACES RESERVED FOR HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS IN PARKING LOTS THAT ARE NOT POSTED WITH SIGNS THAT INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT THE PARKING LOT IS SUBJECT TO POLICE JURISDICTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 23-1-15 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 23-1-15. (A) Any real property which is used as a parking lot and is open to use by the public for motor vehicle traffic shall be is within the police jurisdiction with regard to the unlawful operation of motor vehicles in such the parking lot.
(B) Such The parking lots shall must be posted with appropriate signs to inform the public that the area is subject to police jurisdiction with regard to unlawful operation of motor vehicles. The extension of police jurisdiction to such these areas shall is not be effective until the signs are posted.
(C) In any such area covered by this subsection the a law enforcement agency concerned shall have has the authority to enforce all laws or ordinances relating to the unlawful operation of motor vehicles which such the agency has with regard to public streets and highways immediately adjoining or connecting to the parking area.
(D) Notwithstanding the provisions contained in subsection (B), a police jurisdiction may issue citations for motor vehicles that are illegally parked in spaces reserved for handicapped individuals in parking lots that are not posted with signs that inform the public that the area is subject to police jurisdiction."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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