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H. 4342
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Crawford, Haskins and Hosey
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5370cm08.doc
Introduced in the House on January 8, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Summary: All-terrain vehicle
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/5/2007 House Prefiled
12/5/2007 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs
1/8/2008 House Introduced and read first time HJ-39
1/8/2008 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs HJ-39
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-183, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS INELIGIBLE TO OBTAIN A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR A DRIVER'S PERMIT MAY NOT OPERATE AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-1-183. (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person who is ineligible to obtain a driver's license or a driver's permit may not operate an all-terrain vehicle.
(B) The vehicle operated by a person who violates this section must be confiscated by and forfeited to the law enforcement agency that issues a citation for a violation of this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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