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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.512 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990218 Primary Sponsor:Alexander All Sponsors:Alexander Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\psd\7233ac99.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Transportation Committee 15 ST Subject:Motor vehicles drivers licenses, beginner's permit; certain persons may hold for thirty days instead of ninety History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990218 Introduced, read first time, 15 ST referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A BEGINNER'S PERMIT OR A DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHO IS AN AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN RECIPIENT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A BEGINNER'S PERMIT FOR THIRTY RATHER THAN NINETY DAYS BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE FOR FULL LICENSURE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-50(F) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 258 of 1998, is amended to read:
"(F) A person who has never held a form of license evidencing previous driving experience first must be issued a beginner's permit and must hold the permit for at least ninety days before being eligible for full licensure. However, a person who is eighteen years of age or older who is a recipient of Aid to Families with Dependent Children benefits is required to hold a beginner's permit only thirty days before being eligible for full licensure."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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