Bill 846

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       846
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19980114
Primary Sponsor:                   Washington 
All Sponsors:                      Washington, Leventis, Reese,
                                   Gregory, Hutto and Short
Drafted Document Number:           res1504.mw
Residing Body:                     Senate
Date of Last Amendment:            19980218
Subject:                           Motor vehicle accident reports,
                                   Public Safety not to keep records
                                   unless licensee convicted of traffic
                                   violation

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19980218  Amended
Senate  19980210  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  19980205  Committee report: Favorable              15 ST
Senate  19980114  Introduced, read first time,             15 ST
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19971117  Prefiled, referred to Committee          15 ST

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

February 18, 1998

S. 846

Introduced by Senators Washington, Leventis, Reese, Gregory, Hutto and Short

S. Printed 2/18/98--S.

Read the first time January 14, 1998.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-540 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FILES, RECORDS, AND INDEXES TO BE KEPT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT FROM MAINTAINING RECORDS OF ACCIDENTS AS A PART OF A LICENSEE'S DRIVING RECORD UNLESS THE LICENSEE IS CONVICTED OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACCIDENT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-1-540(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(2) The department shall:

(a) file all accident reports; and

(b) file abstracts of court records of convictions received by it under the laws of this State and, in connection therewith, maintain convenient records or make suitable notations in order that an individual record of each licensee showing the convictions of such the licensee and the traffic accidents in which he has been involved convicted of a traffic violation in connection with the accident shall be readily ascertainable and available for the consideration of the department upon application for renewal of license and at other suitable times."

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