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H. 4147
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Simrill and Felder
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Introduced in the House on April 6, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Golf carts and seat belts
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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4/6/2021 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 112)
4/6/2021 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 112)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-2-105, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PERMITTING AND OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A GOLF CART MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY INSTALLED AT EACH DESIGNATED SEATING POSITION, PROVIDE THE OPERATOR OF A GOLF CART AND EACH PASSENGER MUST WEAR A FASTENED SEAT BELT, AND PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-2-105 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding appropriately lettered subsections at the end to read:
"( ) A golf cart must be equipped with a Type 1 or Type 2 seat belt assembly conforming to 49 C.F.R. 571.209 installed at each designated seating position.
( ) A person operating a golf cart and each passenger, when it is being operated on the public streets and highways of this State, must wear a fastened safety belt that complies with the provisions contained in this section. An operator or passenger who violates this subsection must be fined twenty-five dollars."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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