Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3471 Primary Sponsor:Rudnick Committee Number:26 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Motor vehicle insurance, one-time surcharge, when Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Computer Document Number:BBM/10162JM.93 Introduced Date:19930211 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930211 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rudnick Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3471 House 19930211 Introduced, read first time, 26
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TO PROVIDE THAT AN INSURED UNDER A POLICY OF AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE WITH AN OTHERWISE CLEAN DRIVING RECORD WHO VIOLATES FOR THE FIRST TIME ANY OF THE STATE'S MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS, FOR WHICH VIOLATION POINTS ARE ASSESSED, IS SUBJECT TO ONLY A ONE-TIME SURCHARGE OR INCREASE IN RECOUPMENT FEE, BASED ON THE ASSESSMENT OF POINTS, OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THAT VIOLATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT NO SURCHARGE OR INCREASE IN RECOUPMENT FEE, BASED ON THE ASSESSMENT OF POINTS, SHALL BE APPLIED TO OR ASSESSED AGAINST AN INSURED AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH POINTS ARE REMOVED OR ARE REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE INSURED'S DRIVING RECORD WITH RESPECT TO ANY VIOLATION OF THE STATE'S MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. (A) An insured under a policy of automobile insurance, who has an otherwise clean driving record with no previous assessment of points pursuant to Section 56-1-720 of the 1976 Code of Laws, who violates for the first time any of the State's motor vehicle laws, for which violation points are assessed in accordance with that code section, is subject to only a one-time surcharge or increase in recoupment fee, based on the assessment of such points, of one hundred dollars for that violation.
(B) In no case shall any surcharge or increase in recoupment fee referenced in subsection (A), based on the assessment of points pursuant to Section 56-1-720, be applied to or assessed against an insured under a policy of automobile insurance after the date on which such points are removed or are required by law to be removed from the insured's driving record with respect to any violation of the State's motor vehicle laws, regardless of whether the violation is a first-time offense or not.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.