South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 3252

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Sellers and Weeks
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7072ahb09.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2009
Introduced in the Senate on April 30, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Driver's license suspension

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/13/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-103
   1/13/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-103
   4/22/2009  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-7
   4/23/2009  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
   4/28/2009  House   Read second time HJ-27
   4/29/2009  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-21
   4/30/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-14
   4/30/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-14
    5/5/2009  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rose, Shoopman

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1/13/2009
4/22/2009

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COMMITTEE REPORT

April 22, 2009

H. 3252

Introduced by Rep. Sellers

S. Printed 4/22/09--H.

Read the first time January 13, 2009.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3252) to amend Section 56-1-745, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to mandatory suspension of a person's driver's license for certain controlled substance convictions, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

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

JAMES H. HARRISON for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-745, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MANDATORY SUSPENSION OF A PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR CERTAIN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CONVICTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IS IN THE DISCRETION OF THE JUDGE.

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

SECTION    1.        Section 56-1-745(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    The driver's license of a person convicted of a controlled substance violation involving hashish or marijuana mustmay be suspended for a period of six months, in the discretion of the judge. The driver's license of a person convicted of any other controlled substance violation mustmay be suspended for a period of one year, in the discretion of the judge. If the person does not have a driver's license, the court shallmay order the Department of Motor Vehicles not to issue a driver's license for six months after the person legally is eligible for the issuance of a driver's license if the offense involves hashish or marijuana. If the offense involves any other controlled substance, the court shallmay order the department not to issue a driver's license for one year after the person legally is eligible for the issuance of a driver's license. For each subsequent conviction underpursuant to this section, the court shallmay order the driver's license to be suspended for an additional six months or one year, as the case may beprovided in this section. The additional period of suspension for a subsequent offense runs consecutively and does not commence until the expiration of the suspension for the prior offense."

SECTION    2.    The repeal or amendment by this act of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the repealed or amended laws.

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

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