2003-2004 Bill 3653: Causing Injury Or Death When Failing to Yield the Right-Of-Way - South

South Carolina General Assembly

115th Session, 2003-2004

H. 3653

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Chellis, Young, Bailey, Altman, Umphlett, Clemmons, Hinson, Toole, Viers, Miller, Barfield, Edge, Merrill, Witherspoon, J.R.Smith, Stewart, Perry, E.H.Pitts, Cato, Hamilton, G.R.Smith, Battle, J.Brown, Rivers, Bowers, Clyburn, Martin, Ceips, Herbkersman, Duncan and Bingham

Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5220cm03.doc

Companion/Similar bill(s): 418

Introduced in the House on February 19, 2003

Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Causing injury or death when failing to yield the right-of-way

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

2/19/2003HouseIntroduced and read first time HJ25

2/19/2003HouseReferred to Committee on JudiciaryHJ25

5/1/2003HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Altman

6/3/2003HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Umphlett

1/15/2004HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons

1/22/2004HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Hinson

1/27/2004HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole

2/4/2004HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers

2/5/2004HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Miller

3/9/2004HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Barfield, Edge, Merrill, Witherspoon, J.R.Smith, Stewart, Perry, E.H.Pitts, Cato, Hamilton, G.R.Smith, Battle, J.Brown, Rivers, Bowers, Clyburn, Martin, Ceips, Herbkersman, Duncan

3/17/2004HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Bingham

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/19/2003

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 5652380 SO AS TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH WHEN FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHTOFWAY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

SECTION1.Article 17, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 5652380.A person convicted of violating a provision contained in Sections 5652310, 5652320, 5652330, 5652350, 5652360, or 5652370 in which:

(1)no great bodily injury or death resulted from the violation, in addition to any other penalty imposed for this violation, must be fined two hundred dollars, and have his driver’s license, commercial driver license, or nonresident driving privilege suspended for thirty days;

(2)great bodily injury resulted from the violation, in addition to any other penalty imposed for this violation, must be fined five hundred dollars and have his driver’s license, commercial driver license, or nonresident driving privilege suspended for ninety days; or

(3)death resulted from the violation, in addition to any other penalty imposed for this violation, must be fined one thousand dollars and have his driver’s license, commercial driver license, or nonresident driving privilege suspended for six months.”

SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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