H*4519(Rat #0580, Act #0510 of 1992)  General Bill, By Bailey
 A Bill to amend Section 56-9-351, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to suspension of license and registration after an accident, so as to
 delete provisions relating to suspension of driver's license.

   03/04/92  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-26
   03/04/92  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-26
   03/25/92  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works HJ-12
   04/02/92  House  Read second time HJ-40
   04/02/92  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-41
   04/03/92  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3
   04/06/92  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-14
   04/06/92  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-14
   05/27/92  Senate Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-21
   05/28/92  Senate Read second time SJ-47
   05/28/92  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-47
   05/29/92  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-1
   06/04/92         Ratified R 580
   07/10/92         Signed By Governor
   07/10/92         Effective date 07/10/92
   07/10/92         Act No. 510
   07/28/92         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-9-351, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SUSPENSION OF LICENSE AND REGISTRATION AFTER AN ACCIDENT, SO AS TO DELETE PROVISIONS RELATING TO SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE.

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

Suspension of license after accident

SECTION 1. Section 56-9-351 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-9-351. Within sixty days of receipt of a report of a motor vehicle accident within this State which has resulted in bodily injury or death or damage to the property of any one person in the amount of two hundred dollars or more, the department shall suspend the license of each operator or driver if he is the owner of the motor vehicle involved in the accident and all registrations of each owner of a motor vehicle involved in the accident. If the operator or driver is a nonresident, the privilege of operating a motor vehicle within this State and the privilege of the use within this State of a motor vehicle owned by him is suspended unless the operator, driver or owner, or both, deposits security in a sum not less than two hundred dollars or an additional amount as the department may specify that will be sufficient to satisfy a judgment that may be recovered for damages resulting from the accident which may be recovered against the operator or owner. Notice of the suspension must be sent by the department to the operator and owner at least ten days before the effective date of the suspension and shall state the amount required as security."

Time effective

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

Approved the 10th day of July, 1992.