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A Bill to Amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by Adding Section 56-7-90 So as to Provide That a Person May Not Be Placed Under Custodial Arrest When He Is Charged with Certain Traffic Offenses for Which a Uniform Traffic Ticket Is Issued; to Amend Section 56-3-1240, as Amended, Relating to the Display of License Plates on a Motor Vehicle, So as to Provide That a Vehicle May Not Be Stopped for Having a Frame on Its License Plate That Obscures the License Plate Letters or Numbers in the Absence of a Violation of Another Law; and to Amend Section 56-5-4530, Relating to the Illumination of a Registration Plate, So as to Make a Technical Change, and to Provide That a Vehicle May Not Be Stopped for Having an Inoperable Tail Lamp or Separate Lamp in the Absence of a Violation of Another Law.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

SC H 3280 · H · 2017-2018

Stage
Session ended
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Latest action
Jan 10, 2017

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  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Jan 10, 2017

  3. Floor (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  4. Law (Not started)

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

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A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-7-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT BE PLACED UNDER CUSTODIAL ARREST WHEN HE IS CHARGED WITH CERTAIN TRAFFIC OFFENSES FOR WHICH A UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET IS ISSUED; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1240, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DISPLAY OF LICENSE PLATES ON A MOTOR VEHICLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A VEHICLE MAY NOT BE STOPPED FOR HAVING A FRAME ON ITS LICENSE PLATE THAT OBSCURES THE LICENSE PLATE LETTERS OR NUMBERS IN THE ABSENCE OF A VIOLATION OF ANOTHER LAW; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-4530, RELATING TO THE ILLUMINATION OF A REGISTRATION PLATE, SO AS TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CHANGE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A VEHICLE MAY NOT BE STOPPED FOR HAVING AN INOPERABLE TAIL LAMP OR SEPARATE LAMP IN THE ABSENCE OF A VIOLATION OF ANOTHER LAW. | 52