South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 3714

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3714
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990310
Primary Sponsor:                  Clyburn
All Sponsors:                     Clyburn, Bailey, J. Brown, Gourdine, 
                                  Govan, M. Hines, Lloyd, Pinckney and Stille
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20344afc99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Public Safety Department, motor vehicles 
                                  drivers licenses photographs or digitized 
                                  images; record of driver


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990310  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO MAIL A FORM TO EACH LICENSED DRIVER PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT LAW AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT TO SELL DRIVERS' PHOTOGRAPHIC OR DIGITIZED IMAGES FROM THEIR DRIVERS' LICENSE RECORDS AND GIVING EACH DRIVER THE OPTION TO PERMIT OR REFUSE TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S IMAGE SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED.

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

SECTION 1. The Department of Public Safety shall mail a notice and optout form to each licensed driver in this State providing information on the current law authorizing the department to sell a driver's photographic or digitized images from their license records and giving each driver the option to permit or refuse to have the driver's image or likeness sold or distributed. If the driver does not return the form, the department may sell or distribute the driver's photographic or digitized image. However, if the driver returns the form and does not give permission, the department may not release the driver's photographic or digitized image for any commercial purpose.

SECTION 2. The Department of Public Safety shall mail to all licensed drivers in the State the forms required by Section 1 of this joint resolution within ninety days of this joint resolution's effective date.

SECTION 3. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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