H 2796 General Bill, By J.C. Johnson, M.O. Alexander, D.L. Aydlette, Bailey, 
K.E. Bailey, B.O. Baker, L.E. Bennett, D. Blackwell, H. Brown, C.D. Chamblee, 
M.J. Cooper, R.S. Corning, F.L. Day, F. Gilbert, T.E. Huff, W.H. Jones, 
R.O. Kay, H.H. Keyserling, J.R. Klapman, T.T. Mappus, J.H. Nesbitt, L. Phillips, 
Phillips, Sharpe, J.H. Toal, Townsend and J.W. Tucker
 A Bill to amend Article 23, Chapter 5, Title 56, Code of Laws of South
 Carolina, 1976, relating to, among other provisions, driving under the
 influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, by adding Section 56-5-2941 so as
 to provide that any person arrested for a first offense violation of driving
 under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs must surrender his
 driver's license to the arresting officer at the time of arrest and is
 authorized to operate a motor vehicle until the trial date by retaining a copy
 of the arrest warrant in his possession, to provide that the court upon a
 conviction of or plea to this offense shall retain the defendant's driver's
 license and the required suspension or revocation period must begin at this
 time, to provide that any person so convicted who has a vehicle registered and
 licensed in this State shall also have a motor vehicle registration and
 license for a certain vehicle revoked for a period of six months, and to
 provide that the Department of Highways and Public Transportation may issue
 under certain conditions a provisional registration and licensing for the
 vehicle on which the registration and licensing was revoked which identifies
 that vehicle as one which was operated by a person convicted of DUI.
   04/02/87  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1572
   04/02/87  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-1573
   10/07/87  House  Tabled in committee