Bill Text: SC H3051 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Pick-up truck; fifth wheel assembly
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 14-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-02-14 - Referred to Committee on Transportation [H3051 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2019-H3051-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-4072 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PICK-UP TRUCK WITH A FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY MAY NOT TOW MORE THAN ONE SEPARATE TRAILING VEHICLE, AND TO PROVIDE A MAXIMUM LENGTH FOR THIS COMBINATION OF VEHICLES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 33, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-4072. Notwithstanding another provision of law, a pick-up truck with a fifth wheel assembly may not tow more than one separate trailing vehicle. A combination of vehicles subject to this provision may not exceed a length of seventy-five feet overall dimension, inclusive of front and rear bumpers and load carried on it."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
