H 3173

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 3173
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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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.
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