S*0911(Rat #0538, Act #0451 of 1990)  General Bill, By Moore, Giese, 
C.T. Hinson, Holland and M.T. Rose
 A Bill to amend Section 56-1-90, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to proof of items in applying for a driver's license or special
 identification card, so as to allow any reasonably reliable document
 containing the applicant's Social Security number to serve as sufficient proof
 of the existence and validity of his Social Security number, to provide that
 the Social Security number may be obtained from other sources, and to provide
 that the person's driver's license number may be his Social Security
 number.-amended title

   10/16/89  Senate Prefiled
   10/16/89  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
   01/09/90  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-58
   01/09/90  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-58
   02/06/90  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Transportation SJ-20
   02/07/90  Senate Amended SJ-22
   02/07/90  Senate Read second time SJ-22
   02/07/90  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-22
   02/08/90  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-26
   02/13/90  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   02/13/90  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-9
   03/08/90  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works HJ-5
   03/28/90  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, March 29, 1990 HJ-239
   03/29/90  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 3, 1990 HJ-18
   04/03/90  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 10, 1990 HJ-1
   04/03/90  House  Reconsider vote whereby debate adjourned until
                     Tuesday, April 10, 1990 HJ-23
   04/03/90  House  Amended HJ-23
   04/03/90  House  Read second time HJ-25
   04/04/90  House  Objection by Rep. Farr, Phillips, Faber, Haskins,
                     Lanford & Fair HJ-26
   04/12/90  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-207
   04/25/90  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-6
   05/01/90         Ratified R 538
   05/03/90         Signed By Governor
   05/03/90         Effective date 05/03/90
   05/03/90         Act No. 451
   06/13/90         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROOF OF ITEMS IN APPLYING FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, SO AS TO ALLOW ANY REASONABLY RELIABLE DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE APPLICANT'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO SERVE AS SUFFICIENT PROOF OF THE EXISTENCE AND VALIDITY OF HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER MAY BE OBTAINED FROM OTHER SOURCES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER MAY BE HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Proof of certain items may be required by applicant

SECTION 1. Section 56-1-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read as follows:

"Section 56-1-90. The South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation may by rule require every applicant to submit for identification purposes proof of name, Social Security number, and date and place of birth when applying for a driver's license. An applicant for a driver's license, driver's permit, or special identification card or a renewal thereof may sufficiently prove the existence and validity of his Social Security number, for purposes of Section 14-7-130, by any reasonably reliable document containing the Social Security number. Such a document includes, but is not limited to, an official Social Security card, Social Security check, Social Security form SSA-1099, letter from the Social Security Administration, voter registration card, payroll stub, Federal W-2 form, or U.S. military identification card. The numbers may also be obtained from the South Carolina Tax Commission pursuant to Section 12-54-240(B)(7) which permits the Tax Commission to submit taxpayer Social Security numbers to the department and to the State Election Commission.

For purposes of this section, when a licensee is applying for a replacement license, the department must accept an affidavit as evidence that the licensee has established the existence and validity of his Social Security number at the time of license application. The driver's license number of a person may be his Social Security number.

This section does not prevent issuance of a driver's license or identification card to a foreign exchange student participating in a valid foreign exchange program."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 3rd day of May, 1990.