BIL: 198
TYP: General Bill GB
INB: Senate
IND: 19970116
PSP: Cork
SPO: Cork, Giese and Rose
DDN: s-res\cork\res1215.hac
RBY: House
COM: Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW
LAD: 19980212
SUB: Handicapped parking signs erected after June 30, 1997, penalties; motor vehicles
HST: 198
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19980217 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
Senate 19980212 Amended, read third time,
sent to House
Senate 19970515 Read second time
Senate 19970514 Recalled from Committee, 15 ST
placed on the Calendar
Senate 19970116 Introduced, read first time, 15 ST
referred to Committee
TXT:
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Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
February 12, 1998
S. 198
Introduced by Senators Cork, Giese and Rose
S. Printed 2/12/98--S.
Read the first time January 16, 1997.
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A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1975, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION OF HANDICAPPED PARKING PLACES, SO AS TO REQUIRE HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGNS ERECTED AFTER JUNE 30, 1997, TO INCLUDE THE PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL USE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-3-1975 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
“Section 56-3-1975. (A) Each handicapped parking place must be clearly identified as a handicapped parking place. If the handicapped parking place is on public property, the marker must be maintained by the political subdivision having jurisdiction over the public property or the street or highway where the handicapped parking place is located. If the handicapped parking place is on private property, the marker must be maintained by the owner of the property.
(B) A post or wall-mounted sign erected after June 30, 1998, must include the fine for unlawful use of a handicapped parking place. The sign must read ‘Reserved Parking’, must display the handicapped symbol, and must state that the penalty for violation is a two hundred dollar-fine. If a local government’s fine exceeds two hundred dollars, then that amount must be placed on the identification sign. Omission of the fine on an identifying sign is not a defense to a prosecution for unlawful use of a handicapped parking place.
(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (B), political subdivisions or private property owners who have existing stock of post or wall-mounted signs that do not include the fine for unlawful use of a handicapped parking place may exhaust their existing stock before compliance with the provisions of subsection (B).”
SECTION 2. This act takes effect June 30, 1998.
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