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Bill 3565

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3565
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010215
Primary Sponsor:                  Ott
All Sponsors:                     Ott
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11157ac01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Date of Last Amendment:           20010419
Subject:                          Motor vehicle safety belts, newspaper 
                                  carriers not required to use


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20010425  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   20010424  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20010419  Amended, read second time
House   20010419  Request for debate by Representative           Simrill
                                                                 Rice
House   20010417  Committee report: Favorable with       21 HEPW
                  amendment
House   20010215  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


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Revised on April 17, 2001 - Word format
Revised on April 19, 2001 - Word format

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AMENDED

April 19, 2001

    H. 3565

S. Printed 4/19/01--H.

Read the first time February 15, 2001.

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-6530, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXCEPTIONS TO THE MANDATORY USE OF SAFETY BELTS IN MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO INCLUDE NEWSPAPER CARRIERS AMONG THOSE NOT REQUIRED TO USE SAFETY BELTS.

    Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-6530 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 56-5-6530.    The provisions of this article do not apply to:

    (1)    a driver or occupant who possesses a written verification from a physician that he is unable to wear a safety belt for physical or medical reasons;

    (2)    medical or rescue personnel attending to injured or sick individuals in an emergency vehicle when operating in an emergency situation as well as the injured or sick individuals;

    (3)    school, church, or day care daycare buses;

    (4)    public transportation vehicles except taxis;

    (5)    occupants of vehicles in parades;

    (6)    United States mail carriers;

    (7)    an occupant for which no safety belt is available because all belts are being used by other occupants;

    (8)    a driver or occupant frequently stopping or leaving a motor vehicle for pick up or delivery purposes;

    (9)    occupants of the back seat of a motor vehicle unless the vehicle is equipped with a shoulder harness in addition to the lap belt;

    (10)    children under six years of age who must be properly restrained as provided by Article 47, Chapter 5 of Title 56.;

    (11)    newspaper carriers while actually engaged in the delivery of newspapers along the carrier's specified newspaper delivery route."

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

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