South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

South Carolina House Bill H3173 Compare Versions

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11 South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026
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99 A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3255 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WHEN GREAT BODILY INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Article 25, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: Section 56-5-3255. (A) The driver of a vehicle approaching: (1) a sidewalk; (2) a crosswalk; or (3) entering an intersection that fails to yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and all other traffic, and causes great bodily injury or death to a person, must be punished pursuant to the provisions contained in Section 56-5-6190. (B) The term "great bodily injury," as used in this section, means bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of a bodily member or organ. SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. ----XX----
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6161 This web page was last updated on December 06, 2024 at 10:35 AM