Bill Text: SC S0093 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Failure to wear seatbelt

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-11 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [S0093 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2011-S0093-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-6540 OF THE 1976 CODE TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO WEAR A SEATBELT IS ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE OF FAILURE TO MITIGATE DAMAGES IN A CIVIL ACTION.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-6540(C) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(C)    A violation of this article is not negligence per se or contributory negligence, and is not but is admissible as evidence of failure to mitigate damages in a civil action."

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