South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 4716

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. E.H. Pitts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6744cm06.doc

Introduced in the House on February 23, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Sunscreen devices

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/23/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   2/23/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-5

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/23/2006

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-5015, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES WITH SUNSCREEN DEVICES ALONG THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION DO NOT APPLY TO A MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR LICENSED BY THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-5015(H) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(H)    The provisions of this section do not apply to:

(1)    a motor vehicle registered in this State in the name of a person, or the person's legal guardian, who has an affidavit signed by a physician or an optometrist licensed to practice in this State that states that the person has a physical condition that makes it necessary to equip the motor vehicle with sunscreening material which would be of a light transmittance or luminous reflectance in violation of this section. The affidavit must be in the vehicle at all times during its operation and must be produced at the request of a law enforcement officer. The affidavit must be updated every two years; or

(2)    a law enforcement vehicle used regularly to transport a canine trained for law enforcement purposes; or

(3)    a motor vehicle operated by a private investigator licensed by the State Law Enforcement Division."

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

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