A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-1520, RELATING TO GENERAL RULES AS TO MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN HONORABLY DISCHARGED UNITED STATES MILITARY VETERAN MUST BE ISSUED A WARNING TICKET FOR A FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING VIOLATION.

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

SECTION 1.  Section 56-5-1520(G) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

    (G) A person violating the speed limits established by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction for a first offense, must be fined or imprisoned as follows:

       (1) in excess of the above posted limit but not in excess of ten miles an hour by a fine of not less than fifteen dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars;

       (2) in excess of ten miles an hour but less than fifteen miles an hour above the posted limit by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars;

       (3) in excess of fifteen miles an hour but less than twenty-five miles an hour above the posted limit by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than seventy-five dollars; and

       (4) in excess of twenty-five miles an hour above the posted limit by a fine of not less than seventy-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.

    However, an honorably discharged United States military veteran who violates the speed limits established by this section for a first offense must be issued a warning ticket.

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

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