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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-860 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE ADJUDICATED GUILTY OF SPEEDING OR ARE INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE PERSON IS AT FAULT MUST COMPLETE A DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 1, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-1-860. Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person who is at least seventeen years of age and not more than twenty-one years of age who is adjudicated guilty of speeding in excess of ten miles an hour over the posted speed limit or who is involved in a motor vehicle accident in which he is at fault must complete a defensive driving course."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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