Current Status Bill Number:3214 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Simrill All Sponsors:Simrill and Kirsh Drafted Document Number:jic\5194cm.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Motor vehicle drivers license, alteration of, penalties
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House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
House 19970108 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-515, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL ALTERATION OR USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES 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 a 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 a 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 A 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 A 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 five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.