H 4697 Session 117 (2007-2008)
H 4697 General Bill, By Walker and Whipper
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-510, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL USE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
CARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISPLAY OR POSSESS A COUNTERFEIT
DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD; AND TO AMEND SECTION
56-1-515, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL ALTERATION AND USE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE
AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO
PRODUCE OR POSSESS A COUNTERFEIT DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD.
02/14/08 House Introduced and read first time HJ-4
02/14/08 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-4
04/17/08 House Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
Works HJ-22
04/22/08 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper
04/23/08 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rutherford, Sellers,
GM Smith, Ott, Hart, Knight, Walker, Crawford,
Jefferson, Weeks, Brantley, Leach, Limehouse,
Scarborough, Stavrinakis, Allen, and Mitchell HJ-97
04/29/08 House Amended HJ-57
04/29/08 House Read second time HJ-58
04/29/08 House Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0 HJ-58
04/30/08 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-45
04/30/08 Scrivener's error corrected
05/01/08 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8
05/01/08 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-8
05/06/08 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Hawkins (ch), Sheheen,
Lourie, Vaughn
H. 4697
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
AMENDED
April 29, 2008
H. 4697
Introduced by Reps. Walker and Whipper
S. Printed 4/29/08--H. [SEC 4/30/08 3:17 PM]
Read the first time February 14, 2008.
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-510, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL USE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISPLAY OR POSSESS A COUNTERFEIT DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-515, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL ALTERATION AND USE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PRODUCE OR POSSESS A COUNTERFEIT DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-510(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(1) to display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in his possession any canceled, revoked, suspended, counterfeit, or fraudulently altered driver's license or personal identification card;"
SECTION 2. Section 56-1-515 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-1-515. (1)(A) It is unlawful for any a person to alter a motor vehicle driver's license so as to provide false information on the license or to sell or issue a fictitious driver's license.
(2)(B) It is unlawful for any a person to use a motor vehicle driver's license not issued to the person, an altered motor vehicle driver's license, an identification card containing false information, or an identification card not issued to the person to defraud another or violate the law.
(C) It is unlawful for a person to produce a counterfeit motor vehicle driver's license or identification card, or for a person to have in his possession a counterfeit driver's license or identification card.
(3)(D) Any A person violating the provisions of subsection (1)(A) or subsection (C) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
(4)(E) Any A person violating the provisions of subsection (2)(B) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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