Bill Text: SC H5135 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Move Over Law
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-02-10 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works [H5135 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2025-H5135-Introduced.html
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 5135
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-1538, RELATING TO EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE PERSONS CHARGED WITH VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL IN A TRAFFIC EDUCATION PROGRAM (TEP).
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-1538(H) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(H)(1) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of endangering emergency services personnel or operators of authorized emergency vehicles and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.
(2) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person charged with a violation of this section is eligible to enroll in a Traffic Education Program (TEP).
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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