Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:917 Primary Sponsor:McConnell Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:DUI, ten-year license suspension for third offense Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:NO5/7411AL.94 Introduced Date:19940111 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940111 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:McConnell Giese Hayes Martin Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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917 Senate 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
917 Senate 19931206 Prefiled, referred to 11
Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2941 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE TEN-YEAR SUSPENSION OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION FOR VIOLATION OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-2941. In addition to the penalty imposed pursuant to Section 56-5-2940(1), the department must suspend for ten years the driver's license of a person who is convicted, pleads guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeits bail for a third or subsequent violation of Section 56-5-2930.
A license may be reissued to the person upon the expiration of the ten-year period if the person has no subsequent violation of any traffic offense relating to alcoholic beverages or narcotic drugs.
The department must suspend immediately for ten years the license of a person who violates the provisions of Section 56-5-2930 and whose driver's license has been reissued after a ten-year suspension period as provided in this section. A suspension under this provision is subsequent to any other suspensions imposed by the department."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.