Bill Text: SC S0854 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Safety Belt Violations
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-01-28 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [S0854 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2025-S0854-Introduced.html
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 854
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-6540, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR SAFETY BELT VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT VIOLATIONS ARE ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE IN A CIVIL ACTION IF THE VIOLATION IS A PROXIMATE CAUSE OF THE CLAIMED DAMAGES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-6540(C) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(C) A violation of this article is not negligence per se or contributory negligence, and is not admissible as evidence in a civil action if the violation is a proximate cause of the claimed damages.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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