Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1192 Primary Sponsor:Bryan Committee Number:06 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Drivers license suspension, failure to pay taxes Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Companion Bill Number:4204 Computer Document Number:DKA/3575.AL Introduced Date:Jan 16, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 16, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Bryan Mullinax O'Dell Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 1192 Senate Jan 16, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 06 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-2740, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FOR FAILURE TO PAY PROPERTY TAX ON A MOTOR VEHICLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SHALL DETERMINE THE MANNER OF NOTIFICATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-37-2740 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 155 of 1991, is further amended to read:
"Section 12-37-2740. The department shall suspend the driver's license and motor vehicle registration of a person violating any provision of this article only upon written notification, in a manner determined by the department, from the county treasurer or municipal clerk treasurer stating that property taxes owed by the person have not been paid within the time limit prescribed by this article."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.