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S. 546
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Lourie
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Introduced in the Senate on March 11, 2015
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation
Summary: Parking in fire lane or loading zone
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
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3/11/2015 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
3/11/2015 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
(Senate Journal-page 4)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3815 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PARK CERTAIN VEHICLES IN A FIRE LANE OR A NO PARKING ZONE, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.
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 56-5-3815. It is unlawful to park a vehicle in a fire lane or a no parking zone unless the vehicle is an ambulance, fire truck, law enforcement or another emergency vehicle. A person who violates this provision must be fined not more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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