Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3786 Primary Sponsor:Simrill Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Drivers license, unlawful alteration of Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:EGM/18126DW.93 Introduced Date:19930330 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930330 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Simrill Harrelson G. Brown R. Smith G. Bailey Neilson Hines Phillips Davenport Walker Shissias Littlejohn Allison Wofford Stone Stuart Meacham Robinson Trotter White Wright Neal McTeer Thomas Quinn Hutson Corning Harrell D. Wilder Gonzales Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3786 House 19930330 Introduced, read first time, 25
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TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-515, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL ALTERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-515 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-1-515. (1) It is unlawful for any person to alter a motor vehicle driver's license so as to provide false information on the license or to sell or issue a fictitious driver's license.
(2) It is unlawful for any person to use a motor vehicle driver's license not issued to the person, an altered motor vehicle driver's license, an identification card containing false information, or an identification card not issued to the person to defraud another or violate the law.
(3) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not less than one thousand nor more than two three thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
(4) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not less than two hundred fifty nor more than one hundred thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.