South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 236

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Ryberg
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6216cm05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 235, 248

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2005
Introduced in the House on April 19, 2005
Last Amended on April 14, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Unlawful to display a counterfeit driver's license

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/12/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-24
   1/12/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-24
   4/13/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-13
   4/14/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-17
   4/14/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-17
   4/18/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-30
   4/19/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-17
   4/19/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-18
   5/19/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and 
                        Public Works HJ-63
   5/26/2005  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Vaughn, Owens, Hamilton, J 
                        Brown, GR Smith, Loftis, JR Smith, Leach, Davenport, 
                        Skelton, Hiott, Rhoad, and Mack HJ-37
    6/1/2005  House   Debate adjourned until Thursday, June 2, 2005 HJ-109
   1/11/2006  House   Recommitted to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-23

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/12/2005
4/13/2005
4/14/2005
5/19/2005

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COMMITTEE REPORT

May 19, 2005

S. 236

Introduced by Senator Ryberg

S. Printed 5/19/05--H.

Read the first time April 19, 2005.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 236) to amend Section 56-1-510, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the unlawful use of a driver's license or identification card, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 56-1-510(1) as contained in SECTION 1, by deleting / counterfeit / on line 34, page 1, and inserting / counterfeited /

As amended Section 56-1-510(1) shall read:

/(1)    to display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in his possession any a canceled, revoked, suspended, counterfeited, or fraudulently altered driver's license or personal identification card; /

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

RONALD P. TOWNSEND for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-510, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL USE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD AND SUBMITTING A FRAUDULENT APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISPLAY OR POSSESS A COUNTERFEIT DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-515, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL ALTERATION, SALE, ISSUANCE, OR USE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO PRODUCE OR POSSESS A COUNTERFEIT DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD.

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

SECTION    1.        Section 56-1-510(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1)    to display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in his possession any a canceled, revoked, suspended, counterfeit, or fraudulently altered driver's license or personal identification card;"

SECTION    2.    Section 56-1-515 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-1-515.    (1)(A)    It is unlawful for any a person to produce a counterfeit motor vehicle driver's license or identification card, to alter a motor vehicle driver's license or identification card so as to provide false information on the license or card, or to sell or issue a fictitious motor vehicle driver's license or identification card.

(2)(B)    It is unlawful for a person to have in his possession a counterfeit motor vehicle driver's license or identification card.

(C)    It is unlawful for any a person to use a motor vehicle driver's license or identification card not issued to the person, an altered motor vehicle driver's license or identification card, an a motor vehicle driver's license or identification card containing false information, or an a motor vehicle driver's license or identification card not issued to the person to defraud another person or violate the law.

(3)(D)    Any A person violating the provisions of subsection (1)(A) is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

(4)(E)    Any A person violating the provisions of subsection (2) subsections (B) or (C) is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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