South Carolina § 52-19-20 "Bungee jumping" defined; each bungee operation considered a new device.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 52-19-20 — "Bungee jumping" defined; each bungee operation considered a new device.

South Carolina § 52-19-20

Title 52AMUSEMENTS AND ATHLETIC CONTESTS

Ch. 19BUNGEE JUMPING

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 52-19-20 (2026).

Text

(A)For purposes of this chapter, the term "bungee jumping" includes and refers to the sport, activity, or practice of jumping, stepping out, dropping, or otherwise being released into the air while attached or fastened to a cord made of rubber, latex, or other elastic-type material, whether natural or synthetic, whereby the cord, stops the fall, lengthens and shortens, allows the person to bounce up and down, and is intended to finally bring the person to a stop at a point above the surface.

(B)Each bungee operation must be considered a new device.

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(A) For purposes of this chapter, the term "bungee jumping" includes and refers to the sport, activity, or practice of jumping, stepping out, dropping, or otherwise being released into the air while attached or fastened to a cord made of rubber, latex, or other elastic-type material, whether natural or synthetic, whereby the cord, stops the fall, lengthens and shortens, allows the person to bounce up and down, and is intended to finally bring the person to a stop at a point above the surface. (B) Each bungee operation must be considered a new device.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 408, SECTION 2, eff 60 days after May 24, 1994; 2001 Act No. 36, SECTION 1, eff May 29, 2001; 2005 Act No. 60, SECTION 3, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 18, 2005). Effect of Amendment The 2001 amendment in subsection (A), inserted references to "wire rope or cable or springs or other devices similar in design or use" in two places. The 2005 amendment, in subsection (A), deleted "or wire rope or cable or springs or other devices similar in design or use," preceding and following "whereby the cord".