H 3607 General Bill, By Atwater
Summary: Motor Vehicle Operator Insurance Reform Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR INSURANCE REFORM ACT"; BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-11 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE FOLLOWS THE DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVEN AND DOES NOT FOLLOW A MOTOR VEHICLE, TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY NOT ISSUE A DRIVER'S LICENSE TO A PERSON WHO LACKS MOTORIST LIABILITY COVERAGE, AND TO PROVIDE AUTOMOBILE INSURERS MUST PROVIDE THIS COVERAGE; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING DRIVERS' LICENSES, SO AS TO ADD NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-210, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE SECTION DOES NOT DISPLACE OR EFFECT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A PERSON TO OBTAIN MOTORIST LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE OR OTHER SIMILAR INSURANCE COVERAGE THAT COVERS A DRIVER REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLE HE IS DRIVING AND NOT A PARTICULAR VEHICLE ITSELF; AND TO REPEAL CHAPTER 9, TITLE 56 RELATING TO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MANDATES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS.
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02/26/13	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 5)
02/26/13	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 5)