South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 168

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      168
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Washington
All Sponsors:                     Washington, Leventis
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-res\mw\003mvac.kad.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Motor vehicle accident reports, record 
                                  not required unless licensee convicted of 
                                  violation; Public Safety Department


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990112  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19981216  Prefiled, referred to Committee        11 SJ


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-540 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FILES, RECORDS, AND INDEXES TO BE KEPT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT FROM MAINTAINING RECORDS OF ACCIDENTS AS A PART OF A LICENSEE'S DRIVING RECORD UNLESS THE LICENSEE IS CONVICTED OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACCIDENT.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-1-540(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(2) The department shall:

(a) file all accident reports; and

(b) file abstracts of court records of convictions received by it under the laws of this State and, in connection therewith, maintain convenient records or make suitable notations in order that an individual record of each licensee showing the convictions of such the licensee and the traffic accidents in which he has been involved convicted of a traffic violation in connection with the accident shall be readily ascertainable and available for the consideration of the department upon application for renewal of license and at other suitable times."

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

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