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H 4053 General Bill, By J.L.M. Cromer and Cobb-Hunter
A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by enacting the Economic Security for Children Act by adding Section 14-17-380, so as to require the county clerks of court to provide the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation reports of persons who are in arrears in child support payments for the purpose of suspending and revoking the person's driver's license and vehicle registration; by adding Section 20-7-95, so as to provide that no provision of an agreement is enforceable that unreasonably limits a parent's present or future obligation to support their child; by adding Section 38-59-60, so as to require that before an insurance company may pay a claim, other than health, the company shall determine from information from the South Carolina Department of Social Services whether the claimant owes past due child support and if so to pay the past due amount to the Department for disbursement; by adding Section 43-5-69, so as to require agencies and offices of state, county, and municipal government that issue licenses to engage in professions, trades, or businesses to provide licensee information to the State Department of Social Services for the purpose of establishing and enforcing child support obligations; to require these agencies and offices after notice and an opportunity to be heard to suspend the license of a person who is in at least two months' arrears in child support payments; to provide requirements for reinstatement; and to provide for appeals; by adding Section 56-1-295, so as to provide procedures under which the Department of Highways and Public Transportation may suspend or revoke a person's driver's license and vehicle registration for failure to pay child support; by amending Section 12-54-240, as amended, relating to disclosure of public records by the South Carolina Tax Commission, so as to provide that copies of taxpayer returns may be provided to the South Carolina Department of Social Services for locating obligors and evaluating their ability to pay child support; by amending Section 20-7-90 relating to the obligation to pay child support, so as to make failure to pay a felony; and to amend Section 16-1-10, relating to crimes classified as felonies, so as to include the felony offense in this Act.
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A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by enacting the Economic Security for Children Act by adding Section 14-17-380, so as to require the county clerks of court to provide the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation reports of persons who are in arrears in child support payments for the purpose of suspending and revoking the person's driver's license and vehicle registration; by adding Section 20-7-95, so as to provide that no provision of an agreement is enforceable that unreasonably limits a parent's present or future obligation to support their child; by adding Section 38-59-60, so as to require that before an insurance company may pay a claim, other than health, the company shall determine from information from the South Carolina Department of Social Services whether the claimant owes past due child support and if so to pay the past due amount to the Department for disbursement; by adding Section 43-5-69, so as to require agencies and offices of state, county, and municipal government that issue licenses to engage in professions, trades, or businesses to provide licensee information to the State Department of Social Services for the purpose of establishing and enforcing child support obligations; to require these agencies and offices after notice and an opportunity to be heard to suspend the license of a person who is in at least two months' arrears in child support payments; to provide requirements for reinstatement; and to provide for appeals; by adding Section 56-1-295, so as to provide procedures under which the Department of Highways and Public Transportation may suspend or revoke a person's driver's license and vehicle registration for failure to pay child support; by amending Section 12-54-240, as amended, relating to disclosure of public records by the South Carolina Tax Commission, so as to provide that copies of taxpayer returns may be provided to the South Carolina Department of Social Services for locating obligors and evaluating their ability to pay child support; by amending Section 20-7-90 relating to the obligation to pay child support, so as to make failure to pay a felony; and to amend Section 16-1-10, relating to crimes classified as felonies, so as to include the felony offense in this Act.
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| 04/14/93 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-48 |
| 04/14/93 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-49 |