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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.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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