View Amendment Current Amendment: 344R001.DR.LKG.docx to Bill 344     The Committee on Transportation proposed the following amendment (344R001.DR.LKG):
    Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:

/SECTION     1.     Section 56-1-80(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 56-1-80.     (A)     An application for a driver's license or permit must:
        (1)     be made upon the form furnished by the department;
        (2)     be accompanied by the proper fee and acceptable proof of date and place of birth;
        (3)     contain the full name, date of birth, sex, race, and residence address of the applicant and briefly describe the applicant;
        (4)     state whether the applicant has been licensed as an operator or chauffeur and, if so, when and by what state or country;
        (5)     state whether a license or permit has been suspended or revoked or whether an application has been refused and, if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation, or refusal;
        (6)     allow an applicant voluntarily to disclose a permanent medical condition, which must be indicated by a symbol designated by the department on the driver's license and contained in the driver's record; and
        (7)     allow an applicant voluntarily to disclose that he is an organ and tissue donor, which must be indicated by a symbol designated by the department on the driver's license and contained in the driver's record.; and
        (8)     allow an applicant voluntarily to disclose that he is autistic, which must be indicated by a symbol designated by the department on the driver's license and contained in the driver's record. The applicant must provide documentation that he is autistic from a physician licensed in this State, as defined in Section 40-47-20(35)."

SECTION     2.     Section 56-1-3350(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 56-1-3350.     (A)     Upon application by a person five years of age or older, who is a resident of South Carolina, the department shall issue a special identification card as long as the:
        (1)     application is made on a form approved and furnished by the department; and
        (2)     applicant presents to the person issuing the identification card a birth certificate or other evidence acceptable to the department of his name and date of birth.; and
        (3)     applicant, who wishes to obtain a special identification card that indicates the applicant is autistic, complies with subsections (A)(1) and (2) and provides documentation that he is autistic from a physician licensed in this State, as defined in Section 40-47-20(35). The special identification requested must be indicated by a symbol designated by the department on the driver's license and contained in the driver's record."

SECTION     3.     This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.             /

    Renumber sections to conform.
    Amend title to conform.