Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3131 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:DUI, pretrial intervention program, license suspension Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Date Tabled:19940215 Computer Document Number:436/12648.AC Introduced Date:19930114 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940215 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Kirsh Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3131 House 19940215 Tabled in Committee 25
3131 House 19930114 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-745, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION DUE TO CERTAIN MISUSE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE OFFENSES AND UNDERAGE PURCHASE AND POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL OFFENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON IS ACCEPTED INTO A PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR ANY SUCH OFFENSE, THE PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE MUST BE SUSPENDED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-745 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 421 of 1992, is further amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection to read:
"( ) If a person charged with an offense enumerated in subsection (A) of this section is accepted into a pretrial intervention program on the charge, the person's driver's license must be suspended as provided in this section in the same manner as if the person were convicted of the offense. The circuit solicitor shall report to the department the acceptance into a pretrial intervention program of a person charged with one of the enumerated offenses."
SECTION 2. Section 56-1-746 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 421 of 1992 and by an act bearing ratification number 609 of 1992, is further amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection to read:
"( ) If a person charged with an offense enumerated in subsection (A) of this section is accepted into a pretrial intervention program on the charge, the person's driver's license must be suspended as provided in this section in the same manner as if the person were convicted of the offense. The circuit solicitor shall report to the department the acceptance into a pretrial intervention program of a person charged with one of the enumerated offenses."
SECTION 3. The amendment to Section 56-1-745 as contained in Section 1 of this act and the amendment to Section 56-1-746 as contained in Section 2 of this act apply only to a person arrested or charged on or after this act's effective date.
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.