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Bill 3100

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3100
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010109
Primary Sponsor:                  Simrill
All Sponsors:                     Simrill, Lourie
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22712cm01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Date of Last Amendment:           20010306
Subject:                          Motor vehicle repairs, unlawful not to 
                                  repair or replace air bags when damaged or 
                                  deployed; Crimes, Businesses


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20010308  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20010307  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   20010307  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20010306  Amended, read second time
House   20010301  Request for debate by Representative           Rutherford
                                                                 Loftis
                                                                 J. Brown
                                                                 Ott
House   20010301  Amended
House   20010301  Request for debate by Representative           Scott
House   20010301  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Lourie
House   20010228  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 20010301
House   20010227  Debate adjourned until
                  Wednesday, 20010228
House   20010221  Committee report: Favorable with       25 HJ
                  amendment
House   20010109  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
House   20001206  Prefiled, referred to Committee        25 HJ


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on February 21, 2001 - Word format
Revised on March 1, 2001 - Word format
Revised on March 6, 2001 - Word format
Revised on March 8, 2001 - Word format

AMENDED

March 6, 2001

    H. 3100

S. Printed 3/6/01--H.    [SEC 3/8/01 11:50 AM]

Read the first time January 9, 2001.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-17-750 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILFULLY REPLACES A MOTOR VEHICLE'S INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITH AN OBJECT WHICH IS NOT DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS IS GUILTY OF A CRIME, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PENALTIES.

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

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 16-17-750.    A person who knowingly and willfully, with the intent to misprepresent, replaces a motor vehicle's inflatable restraint system with an object which is not designed in accordance with federal safety regulations is guilty of a:

    (1)        misdemeanor and must be imprisoned not more than three years, or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both;

    (2)        misdemeanor if a person's bodily injury is attributable to the object, and must be imprisoned not more than four years, or fined not more than seven thousand dollars, or both; or

    (3)        felony if a person's serious bodily injury is attributable to the object, and must be imprisoned for ten years, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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