S 1097 General Bill, By Hutto
Similar (H 3980)
Summary: Department of Motor Vehicles
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF TERMS RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "STATE", "CONVICTION", AND "LOW SPEED VEHICLE", AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM "HOME JURISDICTION"; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-640, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES ISSUANCE OF A REPORT OF CONVICTIONS THAT OCCUR IN THE STATE OF PERSONS FROM OTHER STATES TO THE PERSONS' HOME STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION ALSO APPLIES TO PERSONS FROM CANADA AND MEXICO; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-790, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPORTING CONVICTIONS IN ONE JURISDICTION BY A PERSON HOLDING A DRIVER'S LICENSE IN ANOTHER STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATION IN ANOTHER STATE FOR WHICH THERE IS NO CORRESPONDING OFFENSE IN THIS STATE, THE CONVICTION MUST BE RECORDED ON THE PERSON'S DRIVING RECORD IN THIS STATE FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-2110, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CONDUCT THAT DISQUALIFIES A PERSON FROM OPERATING A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE HOLDER" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM "PERSON" AND DELETE THE TERM "USES" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERMS "DRIVES OR OPERATES"; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 56-1-630, 56-1-710, AND 56-1-1310, ALL RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE.
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02/13/08	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-16
02/13/08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-16