Bill Text: SC H3182 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced

South Carolina House Bill 3182 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Operation of a moped

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-15 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder [H3182 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2015-H3182-Introduced.html

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-5-3710, 56-5-3720, AND 56-5-3730, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF A MOPED ALONG THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON, WHILE OPERATING A MOPED, AND HIS PASSENGERS MUST EACH WEAR A REFLECTIVE VEST, TO PROVIDE THAT A MOPED SOLD IN THIS STATE MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A REAR RED TAIL LIGHT THAT FLASHES CONTINUALLY WHILE THE MOPED IS IN MOTION, AND TO REQUIRE A MOPED'S REAR RED TAIL LIGHT THAT FLASHES CONTINUALLY TO BE TURNED ON AT ALL TIMES WHILE THE MOPED IS IN OPERATION.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-5-3710 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-5-3710. (A) No A person may not ride upon a moped other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached to the moped. No A moped may not be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.

(B) A person, while operating a moped, and his passenger must each wear a reflective vest that at a minimum is ANSI/ISEA Class 2 compliant in accordance with the standards of the American National Standards Institute."

SECTION 2. Section 56-5-3720 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-5-3720. It is unlawful for a person to sell a moped for use on the public highways and streets of this State or operate a moped upon the public highways and streets of this State without operable pedals if the moped is equipped with pedals, at least one rearview mirror, operable running lights, ~~and~~ brake lights which are operable when either brake is deployed, and a rear red tail light that flashes continually while the moped is in motion. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."

SECTION 3. Section 56-5-3730 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-5-3730. The operator of a moped must have the operating lights and the rear red tail light that flashes continually turned on at all times while the moped is in operation on the public highways and streets of this State."

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.