H 2796 General Bill, By J.C. Johnson, M.O. Alexander, D.L. Aydlette, Bailey, K.E. Bailey, B.O. Baker, L.E. Bennett, D. Blackwell, H. Brown, C.D. Chamblee, M.J. Cooper, R.S. Corning, F.L. Day, F. Gilbert, T.E. Huff, W.H. Jones, R.O. Kay, H.H. Keyserling, J.R. Klapman, T.T. Mappus, J.H. Nesbitt, L. Phillips, Phillips, Sharpe, J.H. Toal, Townsend and J.W. Tucker
    A Bill to amend Article 23, Chapter 5, Title 56, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to, among other provisions, driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, by adding Section 56-5-2941 so as to provide that any person arrested for a first offense violation of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs must surrender his driver's license to the arresting officer at the time of arrest and is authorized to operate a motor vehicle until the trial date by retaining a copy of the arrest warrant in his possession, to provide that the court upon a conviction of or plea to this offense shall retain the defendant's driver's license and the required suspension or revocation period must begin at this time, to provide that any person so convicted who has a vehicle registered and licensed in this State shall also have a motor vehicle registration and license for a certain vehicle revoked for a period of six months, and to provide that the Department of Highways and Public Transportation may issue under certain conditions a provisional registration and licensing for the vehicle on which the registration and licensing was revoked which identifies that vehicle as one which was operated by a person convicted of DUI.

04/02/87	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-1572
04/02/87	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-1573
10/07/87	House	Tabled in committee