Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:454 Primary Sponsor:Thomas Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:DUI convictions, prior; provisions Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:DKA/4292AL.93 Introduced Date:19930223 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930223 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Thomas Type of Legislation:General Bill
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454 Senate 19930223 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-6250, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DETERMINATION OF PRIOR CONVICTIONS UNDER THE UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PRIOR DUI CONVICTIONS MAY NOT BE DISREGARDED IN A PLEA BARGAIN ON A DUI CHARGE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-6250 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-5-6250. (A) When an arrest is made under the provisions of this chapter, the arresting officer must make every effort to determine prior convictions under this chapter. In no instance is sentence to be imposed on a defendant until the court is satisfied prior convictions are properly considered as a part of the sentence.
(B) When a sentence is imposed on a defendant for a conviction under Section 56-5-2930, any prior convictions of the defendant for violations of Section 56-5-2930 or convictions for substantially similar offenses in other jurisdictions must not be disregarded as a result of any plea bargain between the defendant and the State."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.