H 4563 General Bill, By Lourie, Martin and J. Smith
Summary: Motor vehicle traffic violations, speeding; four-point, six-point violations; Transportation, Drivers license suspension
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE POINT SYSTEM FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE OPERATING RECORD OF A PERSON TO WHOM A DRIVER'S LICENSE HAS BEEN ISSUED AND FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE CONTINUED QUALIFICATIONS OF THE PERSON TO DRIVE, SO AS TO REVISE THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ASSOCIATED WITH A FOUR-POINT VIOLATION FOR SPEEDING AND THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ASSOCIATED WITH A SIX-POINT VIOLATION FOR SPEEDING; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1520, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ALTERATION OF SPEED LIMITS BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO VIOLATE THE SPEED LIMIT WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN SIX WHEELS AND VEHICLES WITH SIX WHEELS OR MORE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO OPERATES A VEHICLE IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR ABOVE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT SHALL LOSE HIS PRIVILEGE TO DRIVE FOR SIX MONTHS.
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02/08/00	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
02/08/00	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7
04/19/00	House	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary HJ-18
05/17/00	House	Amended HJ-115
05/17/00	House	Read second time HJ-119
05/17/00	House	Roll call Yeas-86 Nays-9 HJ-119
05/18/00	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-77
05/23/00	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-9
05/23/00	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-9