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TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-180, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL RESTRICTED DRIVER'S LICENSE TO CERTAIN MINORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON A SPECIAL RESTRICTED DRIVER'S LICENSE MAY BE MODIFIED TO ALLOW A DRIVER TO TRAVEL BETWEEN HIS HOME AND A CHURCH RELATED ACTIVITY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-180(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 258 of 1998, is further amended to read:
"(B) The special restricted driver's license is valid only in the operation of:
(1) vehicles during daylight hours. During nighttime hours, the holder of a special restricted driver's license must be accompanied by a licensed adult, twenty-one years of age or older. The holder of a special restricted driver's license may not drive between midnight and six o'clock a.m., unless accompanied by the holder's licensed parent or guardian. The restrictions in this section may be modified or waived by the department if the restricted licensee proves to the department's satisfaction that the restriction interferes or substantially interferes with:
(a) employment or the opportunity for employment;
(b) travel between the licensee's home and a church related activity, place of employment or school; or
(c) travel between the licensee's home or place of employment and vocational training;
(2) a motor scooter or light motor-driven cycle of five-brake horsepower or less during daylight hours."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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