Bill Text: SC S0463 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Uniform traffic tickets
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-07 - Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Campsen, Coleman, Davis, Nicholson [S0463 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2011-S0463-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-7-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKETS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET MUST BE USED IN AN ARREST FOR A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF MAGISTRATES COURT THAT IS COMMITTED IN THE PRESENCE OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-7-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-7-10. (A) There will be a uniform traffic ticket used by all law enforcement officers in arrests for traffic offenses and for the following additional offenses:
Offense Citation
Interfering with Police Officer
Serving Process Section 16-5-50
Dumping Trash on
Highway/Private Property Section 16-11-700
Indecent Exposure Section 16-15-130
Disorderly Conduct Section 16-17-530
Damaging Highway Section 57-7-10
Place Glass, Nails, Etc. on Highway Section 57-7-20
Obstruction of Highway by
Railroad Cars, Etc. Section 57-7-240
Signs Permitted on Interstate Section 57-25-140
Brown Bagging Section 61-5-20
Drinking Liquors in Public Conveyance Section 61-13-360
Poles Dragging on Highway Section 57-7-80
Open Container Section 61-9-87
Purchase or Possession of Beer
or Wine by a Person Under Age Section 63-19-2440
Purchase or Possession of
Alcoholic Liquor by a Person Section 63-19-2450
Under Age Twenty-One
Unlawful Possession and Consumption
of Alcoholic Liquors Section 61-5-30
Sale of Beer or Wine on
Which Tax Has Not Been Paid Section 61-9-20
Falsification of Age to Purchase
Beer or Wine Section 61-9-50
Unlawful Purchase of Beer or Wine for a
Person Who Cannot Legally Buy Section 61-9-60
Unlawful Sale or Purchase of Beer or
Wine, Giving False Information as to
Age, Buying Beer or Wine Unlawfully
for Another Section 61-9-85
Employment of a Person Under
the Age of Twenty-One as an Employee
in Retail or Wholesale or Manufacturing
Liquor Business Section 61-13-340
Failure to Remove Doors from
Abandoned Refrigerators Section 16-3-1010
Malicious Injury to Animals or
Personal Property Section 16-11-510
Timber, Logs, or Lumber Cutting,
Removing, Transporting Without Permission,
Valued at Less Than Fifty Dollars Section 16-11-580
Littering Section 16-11-700
Larceny of a Bicycle Valued at Less
Than One Hundred Dollars Section 16-13-80
Cock Fighting Section 16-17-650
Ticket Scalping Section 16-17-710
Glue Sniffing Section 44-53-1110
Trespassing Section 16-11-755
Trespassing Section 16-11-600
Trespassing Section 16-11-610
Trespassing Section 16-11-620
Negligent Operation of Watercraft;
Operation of Watercraft While Under
Influence of Alcohol or Drugs Section 50-21-110
Negligence of Boat Livery to Provide
Proper Equipment and Registration Section 50-21-120
Interference with Aids to Navigation or
Regulatory Markers or Operation of
Watercraft in Prohibited Area Section 50-21-170
Operation of Watercraft Without a Certificate
of Title Section 50-23-190
Parking on private property without
permission Section 16-11-760
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection; Requirement
for Out-of-State Livestock or Poultry Section 47-4-60
Inhibition of Livestock Inspection Section 47-4-120
Imported Swine Section 47-6-50
Operating Equine Sales Facility or
Livestock Market Without Permit Section 47-11-20
Liability of Person Removing Livestock for
Slaughter Section 47-11-120
Notice to Disinfect Section 47-13-310
Quarantine of Livestock or Poultry Section 47-4-70
Unlawful for Horse to Enter State Unless
Tested Section 47-13-1350
Quarantine of Exposed Horses Section 47-13-1360
Proof of Test Required for Public
Assembly of Horses Section 47-13-1370
False Certificates Section 47-13-1390
Unlawful to Feed Garbage to Swine Section 47-15-20
Notification Required from Certain
Persons Disposing of Garbage Section 47-15-40
Sale of Uninspected Meat and Meat Products Section 47-17-60
Sale of Uninspected Poultry and
Poultry Products Section 47-19-70
(B) In addition to the offenses contained in subsection (A), a uniform traffic ticket must be used in an arrest for a misdemeanor offense within the jurisdiction of magistrates court that has been freshly committed or is committed in the presence of a law enforcement officer.
(C) No other ticket may be used for these offenses. The service of the uniform traffic ticket shall vest all traffic, recorders', and magistrates' courts with jurisdiction to hear and to dispose of the charge for which the ticket was issued and served. This ticket will be designed by the department and approved by the Attorney General within thirty days of submission by the department. A law enforcement agency may utilize computers and other electronic devices to issue uniform traffic citations and store information resulting from the issuance of a traffic citation if this method of issuing a citation has been approved by the Department of Public Safety."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.