Current StatusView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.Bill Number: 3739 Ratification Number: 728 Act Number 623 Introducing Body: House Subject: Suspension of drivers' licenses and privileges for points
(A623, R728, H3739)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-1-740 AND 56-1-820, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SUSPENSION OF LICENSES BECAUSE OF ACCUMULATION OF POINTS UNDER THE POINT SYSTEM, SO AS TO ESTABLISH PERIODS OF SUSPENSION BASED ON POINT ACCUMULATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSIONS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Suspension of drivers' licenses and privileges for points
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-740 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-1-740. The department may suspend, for not more than six months, the driver's license and privilege of a person upon a showing by its records, based on a uniform point system as authorized in this article, that the licensee has been convicted with such frequency of offenses against motor vehicle traffic laws or ordinances as to indicate a disrespect for the laws or ordinances and a disregard for the safety of other persons on the highways. For the purposes of this article, a total of twelve points assessed against any driver as determined by the values designated in Section 56-1-720 indicates disrespect and disregard. The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this State, given to a nonresident under the laws of this State, is subject to suspension by the department in like manner, and for like cause, the same as a driver's license issued by this State may be suspended.
Periods of suspension of the license or privilege of a person for various accumulation of points must be as follows, with the person having the privilege to request a review of his driving record:
(1) twelve to fifteen points - three months' suspension;
(2) sixteen or seventeen points - four months' suspension;
(3) eighteen or nineteen points - five months' suspension;
(4) twenty points and over - six months' suspension."
Review
SECTION 2. Section 56-1-820 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-1-820. Within ten days after notice of suspension, the licensee may request in writing a review, and upon receipt of the request, the department shall afford him a review in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.