South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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H. 3364

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Rutherford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5557cm19.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 570

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Driver's license

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2018  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/8/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 211)
    1/8/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 211)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2018

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2956 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL EVIDENCE OF THE SUSPENSION OF A PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO TESTING FOR ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION AND ANY ENTRY IN THE DRIVING RECORD OF A PERSON THAT SHOWS HE WAS ISSUED A TEMPORARY DRIVER'S LICENSE OR THAT HE WAS REQUIRED TO INSTALL AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE ON A VEHICLE HE DRIVES MUST BE REMOVED FROM HIS DRIVING RECORD IF HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ACQUITTED OF DRIVING WITH AN UNLAWFUL ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 23, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-2956.    All evidence of the suspension of a person's driver's license under Section 56-5-2951, and any entry on the person's motor vehicle driving record that he was issued a temporary driver's license pursuant to that section or was required to install an ignition interlock device on a vehicle that he drives must be removed from the motor vehicle driving record of a person acquitted of a violation of Section 56-5-2930, 56-5-2933, or 56-5-2945."

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

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