Bill Text: SC S1071 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Cell phone restrictions

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Transportation [S1071 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2011-S1071-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-55 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON WHO HOLDS A BEGINNERS PERMIT OR A RESTRICTED DRIVER'S LICENSE TO DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE USING A CELLULAR TELEPHONE OR TEXT MESSAGING DEVICE, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-1-55.        (A)    It is unlawful for a person who holds a beginners permit or a restricted driver's license to drive a motor vehicle while using a cellular telephone or text messaging device.

(B)    A person who violates a provision contained in this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both."

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