South Carolina General Assembly

General Appropriations Bill H. 4700 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998

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23     SECTION 36 - K05 - PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
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25          36.1.   (DPS: Special Events Traffic Control)  The Highway Patrol must not charge any fee associated with special events for
26     maintaining traffic control and ensuring safety on South Carolina public roads and highways unless approved by the General Assembly.
27     Nothing shall prohibit the Treasury of the State from accepting voluntary payment of fees from private or public entities to defray the
28     actual expenses incurred for services provided by the Department of Public Safety.
29          36.2.   (DPS: Miscellaneous Revenue)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, revenue received from the sale of meals to
30     employees, sale of student locks and materials, sale of legal manuals and other publications, postal reimbursement, third party Commercial
31     Driver License testing, photo copying, sale of miscellaneous refuse and recyclable materials, tuition from military breathalyzer courses,
32     coin operated telephones, revenue from E-911 and Coroner training, revenue from psychological screening, private college tuition, and
33     revenue from canteen operations and building management services, revenue from regional and national marketing of the "Crime-to-Court"
34     and other Department of Public Safety and E.T.V. series shall be retained by the Department and expended in budgeted operations for food


SECTION 36 - K05 - PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF PAGE 453 1 services, expansion of the Department's E.T.V. program, professional training, fees and dues, clothing allowance and other related services 2 or programs as the Director of the Department of Public Safety may deem necessary. 3 The Department of Public Safety shall report annually to the General Assembly the amount of miscellaneous revenue retained and 4 carried forward. 5 36.3. (DPS: Detective/Security Fee) The Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to charge and collect additional license and 6 registration fees for private detective businesses, private security businesses, including employees of these businesses, and companies 7 which provide private security on their own premises. The funds generated will be retained by the Department and used for the purpose of 8 providing additional security in the Capitol Complex area. 9 36.4. (DPS: Federal, Other Flow Through Funds) In order to complete projects begun in a prior fiscal year, the Department of Public 10 Safety is authorized to expend Federal and Earmarked Funds in the current fiscal year for expenditures incurred in the prior fiscal year. 11 36.5. (DPS: Publish County DMV Local Telephone Number) From the funds appropriated in Part IA, Section 36 to the Department 12 of Public Safety, it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Division of Motor Vehicles in each county should have a local telephone 13 number that is published. 14 36.6. (DPS: Cost Recovery Fee) The Department of Public Safety may collect fees to recover the costs of the production, purchase, 15 handling and mailing of documents, publications, records and data sets, and such funds shall be retained by the agency. 16 36.7. (DPS: License Fees) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 56 of the 1976 Code relating to the disposition of revenues, all 17 revenues derived under Chapter Title 56 credited to the Department of Public Safety must be credited to the General Fund of the state, 18 except for those fees collected to recover the costs of the production, purchase, handling and mailing of documents, publications, records 19 and data sets, those fees collected under Section 56-5-295 for supplying and maintaining video cameras in law enforcement vehicles 20 used for traffic enforcement and the issuance of the alcohol restricted license and such funds shall be retained by the agency. 21 36.8. (DPS: Transfer of Funds - Motorcycle Rider Safety Ed. Pgm.) Of amounts appropriated for the Department of Public Safety, an 22 amount equal to one hundred thousand dollars must be transferred to Midlands Technical College for the Motorcycle Rider Safety 23 Education Program. 24 36.9. (DPS: Motor Carrier Registration Fees) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all positions previously transferred to the 25 Department of Public Safety from the Public Service Commission and the Department of Revenue whose duties include the administration 26 and enforcement of Articles 3 and 5, of Chapter 23 of Title 58, shall be funded from the motor carrier registration fees collected by the 27 Department that previously were collected by the Public Service Commission. 28 36.10. (DPS: New License Plates) The Department of Public Safety is authorized to charge $3.00 for postage and handling associated 29 with the mailing of new license plates. All funds collected pursuant to this proviso will be used to cover the costs of postage, handling and 30 the production of license plates. All unexpended funds at year end collected under this proviso may be retained and carried forward by the 31 Department to be used for the same purpose. 32 36.11. (DPS: Witness Fee) The Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to charge a witness fee of $100.00 per hour, up to 33 $400.00 per day for each Multi-disciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) member testifying in civil matters which do not involve 34 the State as a party in interest. This fee shall be charged in addition to any court prescribed payment due as compensation or
SECTION 36 - K05 - PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF PAGE 454 1 reimbursement for judicial appearances and deposited into a designated revenue account. 2 36.12. (DPS: Sale of Photos or Digitized Images) The Department of Public Safety may enter into contracts to provide copies of 3 photography, electronically stored information, stored photographs or digitized images. Such items are to be used for the prevention of 4 fraud, including but not limited to, use in mechanisms intended to prevent the fraudulent use of credit cards, debit cards or other forms of 5 financial or voter transactions. The use of such photographs, electronically stored or digitized images obtained by private companies or 6 other entities is limited to the verification of the identity of the holder. Funds derived from the contractual sale of these copies are retained 7 by the Department of Public Safety to defray the costs of providing same. 8 36.13. (DPS: Commissioned Officers' Physicals) The Department is authorized to pay for the cost of physical examinations for 9 department personnel who are required to receive such physical examinations prior to or after receiving a law enforcement 10 commission. 11 36.14. (DPS: Transfer Funds - Fleet Rotation) DELETED 12 36.15. (DPS: Transfer Funds - DMV Computer) DELETED 13 36.16. (DPS: Sale of License Information) DELETED 14 36.17. (DPS: Transfer Funds - Body Armor) DELETED 15