Current Status Bill Number:4477 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960123 Primary Sponsor:Stille All Sponsors:Stille, J. Hines, Wilder, Simrill, Sandifer, Kirsh, Meacham, Easterday, Allison, Neilson, Herdklotz, Walker, Cotty, Shissias, Cromer, Klauber, Fleming, Baxley, Trotter, Wells, Davenport, Littlejohn, McMahand, Stuart, Witherspoon, Williams, Dantzler, McCraw, Marchbanks and Phillips Drafted Document Number:dka\3445cm.96 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Transportation Committee 15 ST Date of Last Amendment:19960430 Subject:DUS or without license, vehicle impoundment
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19960509 Introduced, read first time, 15 ST
referred to Committee
House 19960508 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19960507 Read second time
House 19960501 Objection by Representative S. Whipper
Cave
Scott
Breeland
Cain
House 19960430 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, 19960501
House 19960430 Amended
House 19960425 Debate adjourned until
Tuesday, 19960430
House 19960424 Debate adjourned until
Thursday, 19960425
House 19960423 Amended
House 19960418 Committee report: Favorable with 21 HEPW
amendment
House 19960123 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
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AMENDED
May 7, 1996
H. 4477
Introduced by REPS. Stille, J. Hines, Wilder, Simrill, Sandifer, Kirsh, Meacham, Easterday, Allison, Neilson, Herdklotz, Walker, Cotty, Shissias, Cromer, Klauber, Fleming, Baxley, Trotter, Wells, Davenport, Littlejohn, McMahand, Stuart, Witherspoon, Williams, Dantzler, McCraw, Marchbanks and Phillips
S. Printed 5/7/96--H.
Read the first time January 23, 1996.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-6245 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVEN BY A PERSON WHO IS NOT A LICENSED DRIVER OR WHOSE LICENSE TO DRIVE HAS BEEN CANCELED, SUSPENDED, OR REVOKED MUST BE IMPOUNDED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH IMPOUNDING THE MOTOR VEHICLE MUST BE BORNE BY THE DRIVER.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-6245. (A) A motor vehicle owned and driven by a person on a public highway in this State who is not a licensed driver or whose license to drive has been canceled, suspended, or revoked must be impounded if in the opinion of the arresting officer the vehicle has a fair market value in excess of one thousand dollars for:
(1) thirty days for a first offense;
(2) sixty days for a second offense; or
(3) ninety days for a third offense.
The arresting officer is responsible for taking those steps necessary to have the vehicle impounded. Impoundment must be at a public impoundment lot, but for all purposes of collecting the towing and storage charges due for the period of impoundment, the provisions of Section 29-15-10 shall apply, mutatis mutandis. The towing service transporting the vehicle has first priority in the disbursement of monies collected pursuant to this section.
(B) The cost associated with impounding a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection (A) must be borne by the driver of the motor vehicle. Notice of the impoundment shall be mailed to all lienholders of record within ten days of impoundment.
(C) This section does not apply to vehicles owned by rental car companies.
(D) A driver whose license to drive is invalid by reason of license expiration shall have a sixty-day grace period after expiration before the provisions of this section regarding vehicle impoundment are enforceable."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.