Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4164 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Motor vehicle point system Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Date Tabled:Feb 11, 1992 Computer Document Number:CYY/18693.SD Introduced Date:Jan 15, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Feb 11, 1992 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Kirsh Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 4164 House Feb 11, 1992 Tabled in Committee 25 4164 House Jan 15, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 25 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM FOR THE EVALUATION OF OPERATING RECORDS OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSEES, SO AS TO ASSIGN POINTS FOR THE VIOLATION OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE INVOLVING THE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS NOT OTHERWISE ASSIGNED POINTS.
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 has 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 an 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 precaution... 2
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 condition.... 2
driving in improper lane................... 2
improper backing........................... 2
violating a county or municipal ordinance
involving the operation of a motor vehicle
which is not otherwise assigned points under
this section.................................. 4"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.