Bill 3610

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3610
Primary Sponsor:                Cromer
Committee Number:               21
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Nonmoving violations
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Education and Public Works
Date Tabled:                    Apr 24, 1991
Computer Document Number:       CYY/18190.SD
Introduced Date:                Feb 27, 1991
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              Apr 24, 1991
Last History Type:              Tabled in Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Cromer
                                Baxley
                                Rama
                                G. Bailey
                                Haskins
                                McLeod
                                Snow
                                Huff
                                Harwell
                                Felder
                                Vaughn
                                Harvin
                                Kirsh
                                McCraw
                                Burch
                                R.
                                Young
                                Beatty
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 3610  House   Apr 24, 1991  Tabled in Committee             21
 3610  House   Feb 27, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    21
                             referred to Committee

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DRIVING RECORD OF PERSONS OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO REMOVE FROM THIS POINT SYSTEM CERTAIN NONMOVING VIOLATIONS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-1-720 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-1-720. There is established a point system for the evaluation of the operating record of persons to whom a license to operate motor vehicles has been granted and for the determination of the continuing qualifications of these persons for the privileges granted by the license to operate motor vehicles. The system shall have as its basic element a graduated scale of points assigning relative values to the various violations in accordance with the following schedule:

VIOLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . .POINTS

Reckless driving . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Passing stopped school bus . . . . . . 6

Hit-and-run, property damages only . . 6

Driving too fast for conditions, or

speeding:

(1) No more than 10 m.p.h. above

the posted limits. . . . . . . . . 2

(2) More than 10 m.p.h. but

less than 25 m.p.h. above the

posted limits. . . . . . . . . . . 4

(3) 25 m.p.h. or above the

posted limits. . . . . . . . . . . 6

Disobedience of any official traffic

control device . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Disobedience to officer directing

traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Failing to yield right of way. . . . . 4

Driving on wrong side of road. . . . . 4

Passing unlawfully . . . . . . . . . . 4

Turning unlawfully . . . . . . . . . . 4

Driving through or within safety zone. 4

Failing to give signal or giving

improper signal for stopping,

turning, or suddenly decreased speed 4

Shifting lanes without safety precaution2

Improper dangerous parking. . . 2

Following too closely. . . . . . . . . 4

Failing to dim lights. . . . . . . . . 2

Operating with improper lights. . . 2

Operating with improper brakes . . . . 4

Operating a vehicle in unsafe condition2

Driving in improper lane . . . . . . . 2

Improper backing . . . . . . . . 2"

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