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S 0940 General Bill, By Thomas
Summary: Hatley's Law
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT "HATLEY'S LAW" BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-2942, RELATING TO THE IMMOBILIZATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE CONVICTION OF ITS OWNER FOR CERTAIN ALCOHOL RELATED MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OFFENSES THAT CAUSE A MOTOR VEHICLE TO BE IMMOBILIZED, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHOSE VEHICLE IS IMMOBILIZED MAY NOT REGISTER A MOTOR VEHICLE IN HIS NAME SOLELY OR JOINTLY, TO REVISE THE PROCEDURE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MUST FOLLOW WHEN IT IMMOBILIZES A VEHICLE, TO REVISE THE PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH A VEHICLE MAY BE IMMOBILIZED, TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT MAKES FALSIFYING A REPORT CONCERNING VEHICLES OWNED OR REGISTERED TO A PERSON A MISDEMEANOR, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE FEE THAT THE COURT MUST ASSESS EACH VEHICLE OWNED BY OR REGISTERED TO A PERSON CONVICTED OF CERTAIN ALCOHOL RELATED OFFENSES MUST NOW BE PAID TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO DEFRAY ITS EXPENSES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-118, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN ALCOHOL RELATED OFFENSES MAY NOT REGISTER A WATER DEVICE IN HIS NAME AND MUST HAVE ALL WATER DEVICES OWNED OR REGISTERED TO HIM IMMOBILIZED, TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THE TERMS "IMMOBILIZED" AND "IMMOBILIZATION", TO PROVIDE THE PERIOD OF TIME A WATER DEVICE MUST BE IMMOBILIZED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELEASE OF AN IMMOBILIZED WATER DEVICE TO A LIENHOLDER, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A FEE MUST BE ASSESSED AGAINST A WATER DEVICE BEFORE ITS REGISTRATION OR CERTIFICATE OF NUMBER MAY BE REINSTATED.
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Summary: Hatley's Law
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT "HATLEY'S LAW" BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-2942, RELATING TO THE IMMOBILIZATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE CONVICTION OF ITS OWNER FOR CERTAIN ALCOHOL RELATED MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OFFENSES THAT CAUSE A MOTOR VEHICLE TO BE IMMOBILIZED, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHOSE VEHICLE IS IMMOBILIZED MAY NOT REGISTER A MOTOR VEHICLE IN HIS NAME SOLELY OR JOINTLY, TO REVISE THE PROCEDURE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MUST FOLLOW WHEN IT IMMOBILIZES A VEHICLE, TO REVISE THE PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH A VEHICLE MAY BE IMMOBILIZED, TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT MAKES FALSIFYING A REPORT CONCERNING VEHICLES OWNED OR REGISTERED TO A PERSON A MISDEMEANOR, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE FEE THAT THE COURT MUST ASSESS EACH VEHICLE OWNED BY OR REGISTERED TO A PERSON CONVICTED OF CERTAIN ALCOHOL RELATED OFFENSES MUST NOW BE PAID TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO DEFRAY ITS EXPENSES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-118, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN ALCOHOL RELATED OFFENSES MAY NOT REGISTER A WATER DEVICE IN HIS NAME AND MUST HAVE ALL WATER DEVICES OWNED OR REGISTERED TO HIM IMMOBILIZED, TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THE TERMS "IMMOBILIZED" AND "IMMOBILIZATION", TO PROVIDE THE PERIOD OF TIME A WATER DEVICE MUST BE IMMOBILIZED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELEASE OF AN IMMOBILIZED WATER DEVICE TO A LIENHOLDER, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A FEE MUST BE ASSESSED AGAINST A WATER DEVICE BEFORE ITS REGISTRATION OR CERTIFICATE OF NUMBER MAY BE REINSTATED.
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| 11/29/05 | Senate | Prefiled |
| 11/29/05 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/10/06 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-7 |
| 01/10/06 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7 |
| 01/18/06 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Jackson, Knotts, Bryant |