South Carolina General Assembly
108th Session, 1989-1990

Bill 1225


                    Current Status

Bill Number:               1225
Ratification Number:       699
Act Number                 570
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Inspection and approval of
                           vehicles
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(A570, R699, S1225)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-5350, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO EXEMPT VEHICLES SUBJECT TO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS INSTEAD OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION; AND TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-5351 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TRUCK WITH MORE THAN FOUR WHEELS OR A TRACTOR-TRAILER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ELEVATED TO BE INSPECTED AND TO EXEMPT A COMPONENT OF SUCH A VEHICLE WHICH MUST BE JACKED UP FROM INSPECTION.

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

Inspection and approval of vehicles

SECTION 1. Section 56-5-5350(c) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(c) The Department of Highways and Public Transportation may accept a certificate of inspection and approval issued by a qualified agency or department of another state and shall except from the provisions of this article all vehicles subject to the United States Department of Transportation federal motor carrier safety regulations."

Exemptions

SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-5351. Any truck with more than four wheels or a tractor-trailer does not have to be jacked up or otherwise elevated in order to receive the inspection required by the provisions of this article. Any component of the inspection which can only be accomplished by the jacking up or elevation of a truck with more than four wheels or a tractor-trailer is hereby waived."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 13th day of June, 1990.