Bill 123

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    123
Primary Sponsor:                Rose
Committee Number:               25
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Motor vehicle accident,
                                insurance surcharge, when
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       BBM/9010JM.93
Introduced Date:                19930112    
Date of Last Amendment:         19930429    
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19930504    
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Rose
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

123   House   19930504      Introduced, read first time,    25
                            referred to Committee
123   Senate  19930429      Amended, read third time,
                            sent to House
123   Senate  19930429      Reconsidered vote whereby
                            read third time
123   Senate  19930429      Read third time
123   Senate  19930428      Amended, read second time,
                            unanimous consent for third
                            reading on Thursday, April
                            1993                            29   
123   Senate  19930427      Recalled from Committee,             02
                            placed on Calendar
123   Senate  19930112      Introduced, read first time,    02
                            referred to Committee

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

April 29, 1993

S. 123

S. Printed 4/29/93--S.

Read the first time January 12, 1993.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-77-370 SO AS TO PROHIBIT AN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FROM USING THE FACT THAT ITS INSURED PAID AN OUT-OF-STATE MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC TICKET, WHEREIN NO TRIAL OR OTHER ADJUDICATORY PROCEEDING ATTENDED BY THE INSURED WAS HELD, AS EVIDENCE OF FAULT AS A BASIS FOR IMPOSING A SURCHARGE ON THE INSURED.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 38-77-370. No automobile insurer doing business in this State may use the fact that its insured paid an out-of-state motor vehicle traffic ticket, wherein no trial or other adjudicatory proceeding attended by the insured was held, as evidence of the fault of its insured in a motor vehicle accident, as a basis for imposing a surcharge on the insured's policy premium."

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