Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3474 Primary Sponsor:Rudnick Committee Number:26 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Insurer to eliminate driver points assessed, when Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Computer Document Number:BBM/10158JM.93 Introduced Date:19930211 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930211 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rudnick Holt Govan Cobb-Hunter Inabinett Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3474 House 19930211 Introduced, read first time, 26
referred to Committee
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TO REQUIRE AN AUTOMOBILE INSURER TO ELIMINATE POINTS IMPOSED AGAINST ITS INSURED FOR
INSURANCE PURPOSES WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION REMOVES POINTS FROM THE OPERATING RECORD OF THE INSURED PERSON WHICH WERE ASSESSED UNDER SECTION 56-1-720, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever points under Section 56-1-720 of the 1976 Code of Laws are removed by the Department of Highways and Public Transportation from the motor vehicle operating record of a person who was assessed the points for one or more violations of the motor vehicle laws of this State, the department shall send written notice of the removal to the person's automobile insurer named in the department's records, and the insurer shall immediately eliminate all points imposed against the person by the insurer for insurance purposes for the same violation or violations or with respect to accidents or collisions giving rise to such violation or violations.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.