South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 5071

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    5071
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19980422
Primary Sponsor:                Limehouse
All Sponsors:                   Limehouse, Campsen, Hamilton,
                                Harrell and Easterday 
Drafted Document Number:        ggs\22091cm.98
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                        Sex offender registry, offender's
                                drivers license to be restricted with a
                                'Y'; Motor Vehicles, Crimes and
                                Offenses
History

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19980422  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-495 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SEX OFFENDER MUST TENDER HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE TO A SENTENCING COURT AND BE ISSUED A DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH A "Y" RESTRICTION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR A FEE, THAT THE RESTRICTION MUST BE REMOVED ONCE THE OFFENDER IS REMOVED FROM THE REGISTRY, AND THAT THE SENTENCING COURT SHALL FORWARD TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ALL DRIVERS' LICENSES IT RECEIVES WITH A COPY OF EACH SENTENCING ORDER.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 23-3-495. (A) A person required to register as a sex offender shall tender his driver's license to the sentencing court which shall issue him a temporary driver's license that directs him to report to the Department of Public Safety and obtain a replacement driver's license with a 'Y' restriction printed on its face. This restriction indicates that he is a sex offender. The sex offender shall tender five dollars for the replacement driver's license.

(B) Once a person is removed from the sex offender registry, the Department of Public Safety shall issue him a driver's license at no charge without the 'Y' restriction printed on it.

(C) The sentencing court shall forward to the Department of Public Safety all drivers' licenses it receives pursuant to this section with a copy of each Sentencing Order."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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