H 3610 General Bill, By J.L.M. Cromer, Bailey, J.M. Baxley, D.W. Beatty, 
P.M. Burch, J.G. Felder, Harvin, B.H. Harwell, Haskins, T.E. Huff, Kirsh, 
McCraw, M. McLeod, J. Rama, J.J. Snow, Vaughn and R.M. Young
 A Bill to amend Section 56-1-720, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the point system for the evaluation of the driving record of
 persons operating motor vehicles, so as to remove from this point system
 certain nonmoving violations.

   02/27/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   02/27/91  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-9
   04/24/91  House  Tabled in committee

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DRIVING RECORD OF PERSONS OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO REMOVE FROM THIS POINT SYSTEM CERTAIN NONMOVING VIOLATIONS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-1-720 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-1-720. There is established a point system for the evaluation of the operating record of persons to whom a license to operate motor vehicles has been granted and for the determination of the continuing qualifications of these persons for the privileges granted by the license to operate motor vehicles. The system shall have as its basic element a graduated scale of points assigning relative values to the various violations in accordance with the following schedule:

VIOLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . .POINTS

Reckless driving . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Passing stopped school bus . . . . . . 6

Hit-and-run, property damages only . . 6

Driving too fast for conditions, or

speeding:

(1) No more than 10 m.p.h. above

the posted limits. . . . . . . . . 2

(2) More than 10 m.p.h. but

less than 25 m.p.h. above the

posted limits. . . . . . . . . . . 4

(3) 25 m.p.h. or above the

posted limits. . . . . . . . . . . 6

Disobedience of any official traffic

control device . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Disobedience to officer directing

traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Failing to yield right of way. . . . . 4

Driving on wrong side of road. . . . . 4

Passing unlawfully . . . . . . . . . . 4

Turning unlawfully . . . . . . . . . . 4

Driving through or within safety zone. 4

Failing to give signal or giving

improper signal for stopping,

turning, or suddenly decreased speed 4

Shifting lanes without safety precaution2

Improper dangerous parking. . . 2

Following too closely. . . . . . . . . 4

Failing to dim lights. . . . . . . . . 2

Operating with improper lights. . . 2

Operating with improper brakes . . . . 4

Operating a vehicle in unsafe condition2

Driving in improper lane . . . . . . . 2

Improper backing . . . . . . . . 2"

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