South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 918

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hawkins
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5779cm04.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 5, 2004
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Aromatic hydrocarbons, intentionally smelling, inhaling or possessing; driver's license to be suspended

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/5/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-3
    2/5/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-3

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/5/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-746, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SUSPENSION OF A PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE UPON A CONVICTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES RELATING TO THE POSSESSION, SALE, AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, AND THE UNLAWFUL USE OR ALTERATION OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION ALSO APPLIES TO THE INTENTIONAL SMELLING OR INHALING OF FUMES FROM OR THE USE OR POSSESSION OF ANY SUBSTANCE CONTAINING AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-1-746(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 459 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"(A)    The department shall suspend the driver's license of any person convicted of the offenses contained in Sections 56-1-510(2), 56-1-510(5), 56-1-515, 61-4-60, 61-4-80, 61-4-90, 61-6-4070, 20-7-8920, and 20-7-8925, 44-53-1110, and 44-53-1120 as follows:

(1)    for a conviction for a first offense, for a period of ninety days;

(2)    for a conviction for a second or subsequent offense, for a period of six months."

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

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