South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A279, R302, S1133

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Alexander, Bryant, Martin, Malloy, Mescher, Lourie, Gregory and Knotts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6651cm06.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 8, 2006
Introduced in the House on April 13, 2006
Last Amended on April 6, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on May 17, 2006
Governor's Action: May 23, 2006, Signed

Summary: Radar or laser jamming device

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/8/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-9
    2/8/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-9
    4/5/2006  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment 
                        Transportation SJ-19
    4/6/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-23
    4/6/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-23
   4/11/2006  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-23
   4/13/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-13
   4/13/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-13
   5/10/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-96
   5/16/2006  House   Read second time HJ-15
   5/17/2006  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-28
   5/18/2006          Ratified R 302
   5/23/2006          Signed By Governor
   5/25/2006          Copies available
   5/25/2006          Effective date 05/23/06
    6/8/2006          Act No. 279

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/8/2006
4/5/2006
4/6/2006
5/10/2006

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A279, R302, S1133)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3870 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH OR FOR THE OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO EMPLOY ANY DEVICE THAT IS DESIGNED FOR JAMMING, SCRAMBLING, NEUTRALIZING, DISABLING, OR INTERFERING WITH RADAR, LASER, OR ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE USED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO MEASURE THE SPEED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

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

Motor vehicle speed detection jamming devices prohibited

SECTION    1.    Article 31, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-3870.    (A)    It is unlawful for a motor vehicle to be equipped with or for an operator of a motor vehicle to employ any device that is designed for jamming, scrambling, neutralizing, disabling, or interfering with radar, laser, or any other electronic device used by a law enforcement agency to measure the speed of a motor vehicle.

(B)    A person who violates a provision contained in this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 18th day of May, 2006.

Approved the 23rd day of May, 2006.

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