H 3130 General Bill, By D. Smith, Kirsh and Knotts
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-25-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO SUSPENSION OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH
 A TRAFFIC CITATION ISSUED IN SOUTH CAROLINA OR A COMPACT JURISDICTION AFTER
 THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES NOTICE OF IT, SO AS TO REDUCE THE TIME FOR RECEIVING
 THE NOTICE TO SIX MONTHS AND TO COMPUTE THE TIME FROM THE DATE THE CITATION
 WAS ADJUDICATED WITH FINALITY.

   01/08/97  House  Prefiled
   01/08/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/14/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-55
   01/14/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-55

TO AMEND SECTION 56-25-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SUSPENSION OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A TRAFFIC CITATION ISSUED IN SOUTH CAROLINA OR A COMPACT JURISDICTION AFTER THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES NOTICE OF IT, SO AS TO REDUCE THE TIME FOR RECEIVING THE NOTICE TO SIX MONTHS AND TO COMPUTE THE TIME FROM THE DATE THE CITATION WAS ADJUDICATED WITH FINALITY.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-25-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 459 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-25-20. When a South Carolina court or the driver licensing authority of a compact jurisdiction notifies the department that a resident of South Carolina or person possessing a valid South Carolina driver's license has failed to comply with the terms of a traffic citation issued in this or any compact jurisdiction, the department may suspend or refuse to renew the person's driver's license if the notice from a South Carolina court or the driver licensing authority of a compact jurisdiction is received no more than twelve six months from the date on which the traffic citation was issued or adjudicated with finality. The license must remain suspended until satisfactory evidence has been furnished to the department of compliance with the terms of the citation and any further order of the court having jurisdiction in the matter and until a reinstatement fee as provided in Section 56-1-390 is paid to the department. A person whose license is suspended under this section is not required to file proof of financial responsibility as required by the Financial Responsibility Act (Chapter 9 of Title 56) as a condition for reinstatement.

Upon notification by a South Carolina court that a nonresident licensed in a compact jurisdiction has failed to comply with the terms of a traffic citation, the department shall notify the licensing authority in the compact jurisdiction for such action as appropriate under the terms of the compacts."

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