South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 3080

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Howard, G.R. Smith, Cobb-Hunter and McKnight
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18272ab15.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Automobile Insurance Policies

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/11/2014  House   Prefiled
  12/11/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
   1/13/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 88)
   1/13/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 88)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2014

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-73-456 SO AS TO PROVIDE AN INSURER MAY NOT INCREASE PREMIUMS OR ADD SURCHARGES TO AN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICY OF A PERSON CHARGED WITH A DRIVING VIOLATION UNLESS HE IS CONVICTED OF THE VIOLATION, AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY NOT REPORT AN ALLEGED MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATION TO INSURERS UNTIL THE PERSON CHARGED IS CONVICTED, AND THIS NOTICE MUST INCLUDE THE CONVICTION DATE AND ONLY THE VIOLATION FOR WHICH THE PERSON WAS CONVICTED.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 73, Title 38 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 38-73-456.    An insurer may not increase premiums on or add surcharges to an automobile insurance policy of a person charged with a driving violation unless he is convicted of the violation. The Department of Motor Vehicles may not report an alleged violation to insurers until the person charged is convicted, and this report must include the conviction date and only the violation for which the person was convicted."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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