Bill Text: SC H3572 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Golf carts
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-11 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works [H3572 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2015-H3572-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-2-105, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE AN OWNER OF A GOLF CART TO OBTAIN A PERMIT DECAL AND REGISTRATION TO OPERATE A GOLF CART ALONG A PUBLIC ROAD OR HIGHWAY, TO INCREASE THE FEE FOR THE PERMIT AND REGISTRATION AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MUST PROVIDE TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, UPON REQUEST, THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE OWNER OF A GOLF CART REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-2-105(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 177 of 2012 is amended to read:
"(B) An individual or business owner of a vehicle commonly known as a golf cart may shall obtain a permit decal and registration from the Department of Motor Vehicles upon presenting proof of ownership and liability insurance for the golf cart and upon payment of a twenty-five dollar fee to operate the golf cart on a public road or highway. The department must provide to a law enforcement agency, upon request, the name and address of the owner of a golf cart registered with the department.
(1) During daylight hours only, a permitted golf cart may be operated within four miles of the address on the registration certificate and only on a secondary highway or street for which the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles an hour or less.
(2) During daylight hours only, a permitted golf cart may be operated within four miles of a point of ingress and egress to a gated community and only on a secondary highway or street for which the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles an hour or less.
(3) During daylight hours only, within four miles of the registration holder's address, and while traveling along a secondary highway or street for which the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles an hour or less, a permitted golf cart may cross a highway or street at an intersection where the highway has a posted speed limit of more than thirty-five miles an hour.
(4) During daylight hours only, a permitted golf cart may be operated along a secondary highway or street for which the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles an hour or less on an island not accessible by a bridge designed for use by automobiles."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
