UPDATE: Code Of Laws For S.C. Distracted Driving as of 5/16/2013 NO JUSTICE HER EITHER!! Whats our State coming to? South Carolina General Assembly 120th Session, 2013-2014 H. 4135 STATUS INFORMATION General Bill Sponsors: Reps. Crosby, Daning, Jefferson, Bowers, Sottile, Southard, J.R. Smith, Dillard, George, Herbkersman, Hiott, Long, Lucas, Putnam, Rivers and Stavrinakis Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5185cm13.docx Introduced in the House on May 16, 2013 Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works Summary: Distracted driving violation HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS Date Body Action Description with journal page number 5/16/2013 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal page 11) 5/16/2013 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal page 11) View the latest legislative information at the LPITS web site VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 5/16/2013 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56 5 3815 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WHILE DISTRACTED, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY, AND TO ALLOW A WARNING TICKET TO BE ISSUED TO A DRIVER WHOSE ACTIONS COULD RESULT IN A DISTRACTED DRIVING VIOLATION. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Article 31, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: “Section 56 5 3815. (A) It is unlawful to drive a motor vehicle while engaged in any activity that materially and appreciably impairs a driver’s faculties to drive a motor vehicle. A person who violates this provision is guilty of driving while distracted and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars. (B) A law enforcement officer may not charge a driver with a violation of this section unless the driver is observed violating another motor vehicle offense due to his being distracted by activities performed in the motor vehicle. (C) A law enforcement officer may issue a warning ticket to a driver whose actions could result in a distracted driving violation.” SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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