South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 4736

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General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Rutherford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5093cm14.docx

Introduced in the House on February 20, 2014
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Driver's license

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/20/2014  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 33)
   2/20/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 33)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/20/2014

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AN APPLICATION TO HAVE A PERSON'S ADDRESS OR NAME CHANGED ON HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICATION OR DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MUST ACCEPT A VALID MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED BY ANOTHER STATE WHEN A LICENSEE APPLIES TO HAVE THE LICENSEE'S NAME CHANGED ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE DUE TO MARRIAGE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-1-230 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-1-230.    (A)    Whenever any person after applying for or receiving a driver's license shall move permanently from the address named in such application or in the license issued to him or when the name of a licensee is changed by marriage or otherwise, such person shall within ten days thereafter notify the Department of Motor Vehicles in writing of his old and new address or of such former and new name and of the number of any license then held by him.

(B)    The department must accept a valid marriage license issued by another state when a licensee applies to have the licensee's name changed on a driver's license due to marriage."

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

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