South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 4765

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Herbkersman
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\8006cm10.docx

Introduced in the House on March 23, 2010
Introduced in the Senate on May 13, 2010
Last Amended on May 12, 2010
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Golf cart

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/23/2010  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-34
   3/23/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-34
   4/29/2010  House   Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-98
   5/12/2010  House   Amended HJ-102
   5/12/2010  House   Read second time HJ-102
   5/13/2010  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-9
   5/13/2010  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-12
   5/13/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-12

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/23/2010
4/29/2010
5/12/2010

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AMENDED

May 12, 2010

H. 4765

Introduced by Rep. Herbkersman

S. Printed 5/12/10--H.

Read the first time March 23, 2010.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-115, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS ALONG THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A GOLF CART OWNER'S RESIDENCE IS LOCATED WITHIN A GATED COMMUNITY THE TWO-MILE LIMIT WITHIN WHICH A GOLF CART OWNER MAY OPERATE HIS GOLF CART MUST BE MEASURED FROM THE COMMUNITY'S PRIMARY ENTRANCE AND NOT FROM THE OWNER'S RESIDENCE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-115 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-3-115.        The owner of a vehicle commonly known as a golf cart, if he has a valid driver's license, may obtain a permit from the Department of Motor Vehicles upon the payment of a fee of five dollars and proof of financial responsibility which permits his agent, employees, or him to:

(1)    operate the golf cart on a secondary highway or street within two miles of his residence or place of business during daylight hours only. When the owner's residence is located within a gated community the two-mile limit must be measured from the community's primary entrance; and

(2)    cross a primary highway or street while traveling along a secondary highway or street within two miles of his residence or place of business during daylight hours only; and

    (3)    operate a golf cart along a secondary highway or street on a sea island whose total area is greater than seven square miles, but less than ten square miles. As contained in this section, 'gated community' means any homeowners' community with at least one controlled access ingress and egress which includes the presence of a guard house, a mechanical barrier, or another method of controlled conveyance. A golf cart may cross a secondary highway whose maximum speed limit is at least forty-five miles an hour only at the location of a traffic control device."

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

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