Current Status Bill Number:846 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980114 Primary Sponsor:Washington All Sponsors:Washington, Leventis, Reese, Gregory, Hutto and Short Drafted Document Number:res1504.mw Residing Body:Senate Date of Last Amendment:19980218 Subject:Motor vehicle accident reports, Public Safety not to keep records unless licensee convicted of traffic violation
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Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
AMENDED
February 18, 1998
S. 846
Introduced by Senators Washington, Leventis, Reese, Gregory, Hutto and Short
S. Printed 2/18/98--S.
Read the first time January 14, 1998.
TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-540 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FILES, RECORDS, AND INDEXES TO BE KEPT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT FROM MAINTAINING RECORDS OF ACCIDENTS AS A PART OF A LICENSEE'S DRIVING RECORD UNLESS THE LICENSEE IS CONVICTED OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACCIDENT.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-540(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(2) The department shall:
(a) file all accident reports; and
(b) file abstracts of court records of convictions received by it under the laws of this State and, in connection therewith, maintain convenient records or make suitable notations in order that an individual record of each licensee showing the convictions of such the licensee and the traffic accidents in which he has been involved convicted of a traffic violation in connection with the accident shall be readily ascertainable and available for the consideration of the department upon application for renewal of license and at other suitable times."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.