H 4057 Joint Resolution, By Davenport
 A Joint Resolution to direct the State Department of Social Services and the
 South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation to develop
 procedures for suspending the driver's license of a person who is in arrears
 of at least two months in making child support payments; and to require these
 Departments to report to the General Assembly concerning these procedures and
 legislation that may be necessary for their implementation.

   04/14/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-50
   04/14/93  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-50

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR SUSPENDING THE DRIVER'S LICENSE OF A PERSON WHO IS IN ARREARS OF AT LEAST TWO MONTHS IN MAKING CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS; AND TO REQUIRE THESE DEPARTMENTS TO REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCERNING THESE PROCEDURES AND LEGISLATION THAT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION.

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

SECTION 1. The State Department of Social Services and the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation shall develop procedures whereby information pertaining to persons who are in arrears by at least two months in court-ordered child support payments is provided by the Department of Social Services to the highway department and entered in the highway department's motor vehicle and driver's license data base for the purpose of suspending the driver's license of the person who is in arrears. If the person is stopped for a traffic violation or as a result of an accident or applies for issuance or renewal of his driver's license, the highway department, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, shall suspend the person's driver's license if the person is delinquent in making court-ordered child support payments in an amount equal to at least two months' support obligation. The departments must report to the General Assembly before January 15, 1994, and shall submit with their report proposed legislation if needed to implement this joint resolution.

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.