S*0198(Rat #0008, Act #0002 of 2017)  General Bill, By Shealy, Alexander, 
McElveen and Bryant

Similar(S 300, H 3242, H 3322, H 3580)
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-100, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE PERSONS WHO MUST SIGN AN APPLICATION OF A MINOR FOR A
 BEGINNER'S PERMIT, INSTRUCTION PERMIT, OR DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO DELETE
 THE TERM "INSTRUCTION PERMIT", AND TO REVISE THE LIST OF PERSONS WHO MUST SIGN
 THE APPLICATION OF AN UNEMANCIPATED MINOR. - ratified title

   12/13/16  Senate Prefiled
   12/13/16  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
   01/10/17  Senate Introduced and read first time
                     (Senate Journal-page 107)
   01/10/17  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 107)
   01/25/17  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Transportation (Senate Journal-page 13)
   01/26/17         Scrivener's error corrected
   01/31/17  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 30)
   01/31/17  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 30)
   01/31/17  Senate Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 30)
   02/01/17         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/01/17  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 24)
   02/02/17  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 19)
   02/02/17  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 19)
   03/02/17  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 3)
   03/07/17  House  Amended (House Journal-page 26)
   03/08/17  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 11)
   03/08/17  House  Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 11)
   03/09/17         Scrivener's error corrected (Senate Journal-page 11)
   03/16/17  Senate House amendment amended (Senate Journal-page 46)
   03/16/17  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 46)
   03/16/17  Senate Returned to House with amendments
                     (Senate Journal-page 46)
   03/17/17         Scrivener's error corrected
   03/22/17  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 58)
   03/22/17  House  Roll call Yeas-83  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 59)
   04/04/17         Ratified R 8
   04/05/17         Signed By Governor
   04/13/17         Effective date 4/5/17
   04/17/17         Act No. 2

(A2, R8, S198)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-100, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PERSONS WHO MUST SIGN AN APPLICATION OF A MINOR FOR A BEGINNER'S PERMIT, INSTRUCTION PERMIT, OR DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "INSTRUCTION PERMIT", AND TO REVISE THE LIST OF PERSONS WHO MUST SIGN THE APPLICATION OF AN UNEMANCIPATED MINOR.

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

Beginner's permits and driver's licenses for minors

SECTION    1.    Section 56-1-100 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-1-100.    (A)    The application of an unemancipated minor for a beginner's permit or driver's license must be signed in the presence of a South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles employee at the time of application by:

(1)    the father of the minor;

(2)    the mother of the minor;

(3)    the guardian of the minor;

(4)    an individual who has custody, care, and control of the minor;

(5)    any person set forth in subsection (C)(3) below with written approval by the Department of Social Services;

(6)    any person who has been standing in loco parentis of a minor for a continuous period of not less than sixty days; or

(7)    any responsible adult who is willing to assume the obligation imposed under this article and who has written permission, from a person listed in items (1) - (7) above, signed and verified before a person authorized to administer oaths.

(B)    The application of an emancipated minor for a beginner's permit or driver's license must be signed in the presence of a South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles employee at the time of application by a responsible adult who is willing to assume the obligation imposed under this article.

(C)    If the Department of Social Services has guardianship or legal custody of a minor, the application may be signed by:

(1)    the father of the minor;

(2)    the mother of the minor; or

(3)    the foster parent, preadoptive parent, or person responsible for the welfare of the child who resides in a childcare facility or residential group care home, upon written approval by the Department of Social Services. The disclosure of information by the Department of Social Services to the Department of Motor Vehicles in order to provide approval for the limited purpose of this code section shall not be a violation of Section 63-7-1990 or any other section of the Children's Code governing the dissemination of confidential information. The foster parent, preadoptive parent, or person responsible for the welfare of a child who resides in a childcare facility or residential group care home must obtain approval from the Department of Social Services prior to the request for an extension of a permit pursuant to Section 56-1-50.

(D)    Except as set forth in subsection (C)(3) above, upon the extension of a permit pursuant to Section 56-1-50, authorization by the person who originally signed the application, under subsections (A), (B), or (C) above, is not required."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 4th day of April, 2017.

Approved the 5th day of April, 2017.