Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4841 Primary Sponsor:Neal Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Uninsured vehicle, proof of financial responsibility Residing Body:House Computer Document Number:CYY/15652AC.94 Introduced Date:19940301 Date of Last Amendment:19940602 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940602 Last History Type:Non-concurrence in Senate amendment Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Neal McMahand G. Brown Scott Beatty Cooper Govan Waites P. Harris Breeland Harrison Stille Shissias Tucker Wofford Hallman McElveen Carnell Sharpe Davenport Koon Kennedy McTeer Richardson Harvin Chamblee McLeod Askins Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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4841 House 19940602 Non_concurrence in Senate
amendment
4841 Senate 19940602 Amended, read third time,
returned to House with
amendments
4841 Senate 19940601 Read second time, notice of
general amendments
4841 Senate 19940601 Recalled from Committee 15
4841 Senate 19940525 Introduced, read first time, 15
referred to Committee
4841 House 19940525 Read third time, sent to
Senate
4841 House 19940524 Read second time
4841 House 19940504 Committee Report: Favorable 26
4841 House 19940301 Introduced, read first time, 26
referred to Committee
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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
June 2, 1994
H. 4841
Introduced by REPS. Neal, McMahand, G. Brown, Scott, Beatty, Cooper, Govan, Waites, P. Harris, Breeland, Harrison, Stille, Shissias, Tucker, Wofford, Hallman, McElveen, Carnell, Sharpe, Davenport, Koon, Kennedy, McTeer, Richardson, Harvin, Chamblee, McLeod and Askins
S. Printed 6/2/94--S.
Read the first time May 25, 1994.
TO AMEND SECTION 56-10-270, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR OPERATING AN UNINSURED VEHICLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UPON PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, THE PERSON'S DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE RESTORED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-10-270(c) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(c) Any person whose license plates and registration certificates which are suspended as provided in this section, which are not suspended for any other reason, may have them immediately restored, if he files proof of financial responsibility with the department. The administrative suspension that occurs as a result of a lapse of automobile insurance coverage does not require proof of financial responsibility, as required by Section 56-9-500, or thirty day suspension if there has not been a previous violation for operation of uninsured vehicle within the past three years or if the person was not driving under suspension."
SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 38-77-370. No automobile insurer doing business in this State may use the fact that its insured, who was a South Carolina resident at the time the ticket was issued, paid an out-of-state motor vehicle speeding ticket, wherein no trial or other adjudicatory proceeding attended by the insured was held, as evidence of the fault of its insured, as a basis for imposing a surcharge on the insured's policy premium."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.