S 0236 General Bill, By Ryberg

Similar(S 235, S 248)
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-510, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL USE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION
 CARD AND SUBMITTING A FRAUDULENT APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR
 IDENTIFICATION CARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISPLAY OR
 POSSESS A COUNTERFEIT DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD; AND TO AMEND
 SECTION 56-1-515, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL ALTERATION, SALE, ISSUANCE, OR USE
 OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS
 UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO PRODUCE OR POSSESS A COUNTERFEIT DRIVER'S LICENSE OR
 IDENTIFICATION CARD.

   01/12/05  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-24
   01/12/05  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-24
   04/13/05  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-13
   04/14/05  Senate Amended SJ-17
   04/14/05  Senate Read second time SJ-17
   04/18/05  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-30
   04/19/05  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-17
   04/19/05  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-18
   05/19/05  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works HJ-63
   05/26/05  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Vaughn, Owens,
                     Hamilton, J Brown, GR Smith, Loftis, JR Smith,
                     Leach, Davenport, Skelton, Hiott, Rhoad, and
                     Mack HJ-37
   06/01/05  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, June 2, 2005 HJ-109
   01/11/06  House  Recommitted to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-23

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COMMITTEE REPORT

May 19, 2005

S. 236

S. Printed 5/19/05--H.

Read the first time April 19, 2005.

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 236) to amend Section 56-1-510, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the unlawful use of a driver's license or identification card, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 56-1-510(1) as contained in SECTION 1, by deleting / counterfeit / on line 34, page 1, and inserting / counterfeited /

As amended Section 56-1-510(1) shall read:

/(1)    to display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in his possession any a canceled, revoked, suspended, counterfeited, or fraudulently altered driver's license or personal identification card; /

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

RONALD P. TOWNSEND for Committee.

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-510, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL USE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD AND SUBMITTING A FRAUDULENT APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISPLAY OR POSSESS A COUNTERFEIT DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-515, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL ALTERATION, SALE, ISSUANCE, OR USE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO PRODUCE OR POSSESS A COUNTERFEIT DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD.

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

SECTION    1.        Section 56-1-510(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1)    to display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in his possession any a canceled, revoked, suspended, counterfeit, or fraudulently altered driver's license or personal identification card;"

SECTION    2.    Section 56-1-515 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-1-515.    (1)(A)    It is unlawful for any a person to produce a counterfeit motor vehicle driver's license or identification card, to alter a motor vehicle driver's license or identification card so as to provide false information on the license or card, or to sell or issue a fictitious motor vehicle driver's license or identification card.

(2)(B)    It is unlawful for a person to have in his possession a counterfeit motor vehicle driver's license or identification card.

(C)    It is unlawful for any a person to use a motor vehicle driver's license or identification card not issued to the person, an altered motor vehicle driver's license or identification card, an a motor vehicle driver's license or identification card containing false information, or an a motor vehicle driver's license or identification card not issued to the person to defraud another person or violate the law.

(3)(D)    Any A person violating the provisions of subsection (1)(A) is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

(4)(E)    Any A person violating the provisions of subsection (2) subsections (B) or (C) is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.