Current Status Bill Number:4589 Ratification Number:486 Act Number:398 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960208 Primary Sponsor:Limehouse All Sponsors:Limehouse, Hallman, Cotty, Hutson, Fulmer, Felder, Knotts and Witherspoon Drafted Document Number:dka\3515cm.96 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19960530 Date of Last Amendment:19960521 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19960604 Subject:Driver involved in accident, death or personal injury
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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------ 19960613 Act No. A398
------ 19960604 Signed by Governor
------ 19960530 Ratified R486
House 19960530 Concurred in Senate amendment,
enrolled for ratification
Senate 19960523 Read third time, returned to House
with amendment
Senate 19960521 Amended, read second time,
ordered to third reading
with notice of general amendments
Senate 19960516 Polled out of Committee: Favorable 11 SJ
with amendment
Senate 19960507 Committed to Committee 11 SJ
Senate 19960507 Recalled from Committee 15 ST
Senate 19960424 Introduced, read first time, 15 ST
referred to Committee
House 19960424 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19960423 Amended, read second time
House 19960417 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ
amendment
House 19960208 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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(A398, R486, H4589)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF A DRIVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1220, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF A DRIVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO AN ATTENDED VEHICLE, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Leaving the scene of an accident where injury or death occurs
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-1210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-5-1210. (A) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or the death of a person immediately shall stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close to it as possible. He then shall return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of Section 56-5-1230. The stop must be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary. A person who fails to stop or to comply with the requirements of this section, is guilty of:
(1) a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than one year or fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or both, when injury results but great bodily injury or death does not result;
(2) a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than ten years and fined not less than five thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars when great bodily injury results; or
(3) a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than twenty-five years and fined not less than ten thousand dollars nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars when death results.
(B) As used in this section, `great bodily injury' means bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ.
(C) The department shall revoke the driver's license of the person convicted pursuant to this section."
Leaving the scene of an accident where no injury occurs
SECTION 2. Section 56-5-1220 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-5-1220. The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by a person immediately shall stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close to it as possible but shall return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of Section 56-5-1230. The stop must be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary. A person who fails to stop or comply with the requirements of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or both."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 4th day of June, 1996.