H 3462 General Bill, By Easterday, Hayes, Kirsh, Rice, Beck, Gilham, Stuart, Barrett, Simrill, Davenport, R. Smith, Loftis, Leach, Mason, Sandifer, Meacham, Hamilton, Vaughn, Robinson and H. Brown
Similar (S 0165)
Summary: DUI, blood alcohol content, alcohol percentage; Transportation Department, Traffic violations
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2930, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE OFFENSE OF GROSS INTOXICATION; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2940, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE PENALTY FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR A PERSON WHO HAS MORE THAN SIXTEEN ONE-HUNDREDTHS OF ONE PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF ALCOHOL IN HIS BLOOD; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2950, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO IMPLIED CONSENT TO CHEMICAL TESTS OF BREATH, BLOOD, AND URINE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT MAY BE INFERRED THAT A PERSON WHO HAS MORE THAN SIXTEEN ONE-HUNDREDTHS OF ONE PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF ALCOHOL IN HIS BLOOD IS GROSSLY INTOXICATED; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2990, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION PERIOD FOR A PERSON CONVICTED OF DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR A PERSON WHO IS GUILTY OF GROSS INTOXICATION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-1320, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PROVISIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED OF DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED AND WHO, AT THE TIME OF THE OFFENSE, HAD SIXTEEN ONE-HUNDREDTHS OF ONE PERCENT OR MORE BY WEIGHT OF ALCOHOL IN HIS BLOOD MAY NOT RECEIVE A PROVISIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE.
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02/04/99	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-19
02/04/99	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-20