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Bill 1240

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1240
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20000314
Primary Sponsor:                  Fair
All Sponsors:                     Fair and Bryan
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18167som00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Subject:                          Emergency vehicles, driver may disregard 
                                  certain traffic regulations; Transportation, 
                                  Fire, Motor Vehicles, Highways


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000531  Recalled from Committee                21 HEPW
House   20000323  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20000322  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20000321  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  20000316  Committee report: Favorable            15 ST
Senate  20000314  Introduced, read first time,           15 ST
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on March 16, 2000 - Word format
Revised on May 31, 2000 - Word format

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RECALLED

May 31, 2000

S. 1240

S. Printed 5/31/00--H.

Read the first time March 23, 2000.

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-760, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERMITTED ACTS OF THE DRIVER OF AN AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT CERTAIN TIMES, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DRIVER TO DISREGARD OTHER TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AS WELL AS SPEED LIMITS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-5-760(B) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 580 of 1990, is further amended to read:

"(B) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:

(1) park or stand, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter;

(2) proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;

(3) exceed the maximum speed limit or disregard other traffic regulations if he does not endanger life or property;

(4) disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies prospectively to events occurring on or after its effective date.

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