Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1422 Primary Sponsor:Pope Committee Number:15 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Drivers license suspension, provisions Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Transportation Computer Document Number:CYY/18984.SD Introduced Date:Mar 24, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Mar 24, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Pope Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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1422 Senate Mar 24, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 15
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-280, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MANDATORY SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN CASES OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION WHICH REQUIRE REVOCATION OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO THESE OFFENSES WHICH REQUIRE SUSPENSION OR CANCELLATION OF THE DRIVER'S LICENSE, THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW REQUIRING SUSPENSION SHALL CONTROL AND TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A SINGLE ACCIDENT RESULTS IN TWO OR MORE CONVICTIONS REQUIRING MULTIPLE PERIODS OF SUSPENSION, THESE PERIODS OF SUSPENSION SHALL RUN CONCURRENTLY AND NOT CONSECUTIVELY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-280 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-1-280. (A) The department shall forthwith revoke or suspend the license of any driver upon receiving a record of such the driver's conviction of any offense for which revocation or suspension is required by law.
(B) The department shall forthwith revoke the driver's license of any person upon receiving notice of the conviction of such the person for:
(1) manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle; or
(2) Any a felony under the laws of this State in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used.
However, if another provision of law relating to these offenses requires suspension or cancellation of the driver's license, that other provision of law shall control. When a single accident results in two or more convictions requiring multiple periods of suspension, these periods of suspension shall run concurrently and not consecutively notwithstanding any other provision of this title or of law.
(C) The department shall also revoke or suspend a driver's license for any other cause as may be required by other laws of this State."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.