South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 1081

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    1081
Primary Sponsor:                Drummond
Committee Number:               15
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Handicapped parking privileges
                                extended
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Transportation
Computer Document Number:       JIC/5880.HC
Introduced Date:                Jan 14, 1992
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              Jan 14, 1992
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Drummond
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 1081  Senate  Jan 14, 1992  Introduced, read first time,    15
                             referred to Committee
 1081  Senate  Nov 04, 1991  Prefiled, referred to           15
                             Committee
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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1960, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HANDICAPPED PARKING PRIVILEGES, SO AS TO EXTEND HANDICAPPED PARKING PRIVILEGES TO A VEHICLE TRANSPORTING A BLIND PERSON AND TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR CLAIMING THE PRIVILEGE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-3-1960 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(4) The owner or operator of a vehicle used regularly to transport a blind person may apply for and receive the placard as provided in subsection (2) of this section. In lieu of the physician's certificate required pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the department shall require the owner or operator to certify that the vehicle is regularly used to transport a blind person and also certify other information the department considers necessary for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this subsection. When the placard is displayed on the driver's side dashboard of a vehicle, all parking rights and privileges extended to vehicles displaying a distinguishing license plate issued pursuant to subsection (1) of this section are applicable to the vehicle."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect on the first day of the sixth month following approval by the Governor.

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