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Written by Fred   
Tuesday, 08 June 2010 10:40
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"The S.C. Supreme Court today unanimously ruled Myrtle Beach's motorcycle helmet law is invalid because it is superseded by state law...

The court ruled that all the ordinances -- 2008-61-67 -- were affected by the repeal of the administrative court hearing, but since 61 and 65, the rules about parking trailers on city streets and partying in parking lots, were made into misdemeanors, those are not invalidated."


but Mayor John Rhodes is unrepentant:

"It's not going to change much," Mayor John Rhodes said. "We've already made it clear we don't support rallies and won't support rallies. We're very pleased that we had very few accidents and no deaths within the city this year during the rallies, and our residents were able to sleep and teachers were able to teach.

Full article is here:

http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/06/08/1519935/supreme-court-rules-myrtle-beach.html#ixzz0qGsB45C8

 

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