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TO AMEND SECTION 41-18-30(D)(1) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE APPLICABILITY OF AND EXCEPTIONS TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA AMUSEMENT RIDES SAFETY CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY PERSONS AGE FIFTEEN OR ABOVE WHO HOLD A VALID REGULAR DRIVER'S LICENSE, CONDITIONAL LICENSE, OR SPECIAL RESTRICTED LICENSE ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE SUPER-KARTS; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 41-18-30(D)(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(1) Only persons age eighteen fifteen or above who hold a valid regular driver's license, conditional driver's license, or special restricted driver's license are allowed to operate super-karts."
SECTION 2. Section 41-18-40(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(1) 'Amusement device' means any a mechanical device or combination of devices which carries or conveys passengers on, along, around, over, or through a fixed or restricted physical course or within a defined area for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, or excitement. The term does not include video games."
SECTION 3. Section 41-18-40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered new item to read:
"( ) 'Video game' means an electronic or computerized game played by manipulating images on a display, including, but not limited to, virtual reality games and augmented reality games."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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