Bill Text: SC H4389 | 2013-2014 | 120th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Operation of mopeds on roads
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works [H4389 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2013-H4389-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1555, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPEED LIMITATIONS PLACED ON THE OPERATION OF A MOPED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MOPED MAY NOT BE OPERATED ALONG A ROAD, STREET, OR HIGHWAY WHOSE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT IS GREATER THAN FORTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-1555 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-5-1555. No A person may not operate a moped at a speed in excess of twenty-five miles an hour. In addition a moped may not be operated along a road, street, or highway whose maximum speed limit is greater than forty-five miles an hour. 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 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
