Bill Text: SC H3260 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Uniform traffic tickets
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [H3260 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2015-H3260-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-7-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKETS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND OTHER PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO PROSECUTE THOSE OFFENSES TO REISSUE A UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET FOR ANOTHER OFFENSE INCIDENT TO A PLEA NEGOTIATION OR AGREEMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-7-10 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 78 of 2013, is further amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection at the end to read:
"( ) Incident to a plea negotiation or agreement, a law enforcement officer or other person authorized by law to prosecute an offense for which a uniform traffic ticket is issued may invalidate the ticket and reissue a uniform traffic ticket for another offense."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
