South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4143


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4143
Ratification Number:              163
Act Number:                       165
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010517
Primary Sponsor:                  A. Young
All Sponsors:                     A. Young, Knotts, Whatley, Kennedy, 
                                  Meacham-Richardson and Kirsh
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\10412htc01.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20010607
Date of Last Amendment:           20010607
Governor's Action:                U  Became law without signature of 
                                  Governor
Date of Governor's Action:        20020110
Subject:                          DUI, Illegal Per Se, compulsory testimony 
                                  postponed until General Assembly funds, 
                                  appropriates; Transportation, SLED


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20020207  Act No. A165
------  20020110  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  20010628  Ratified R163
House   20010607  Concurred in Senate amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
Senate  20010607  Amended, read third time, 
                  returned to House with amendment
------  20010606  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20010605  Amended, read second time, 
                  notice of general amendments
Senate  20010605  Recalled from Committee,               11 SJ
Senate  20010523  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   20010523  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20010522  Read second time
House   20010517  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
  


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on May 17, 2001 - Word format
Revised on June 5, 2001 - Word format
Revised on June 6, 2001 - Word format
Revised on June 7, 2001 - Word format

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(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A165, R163, H4143 of 2001)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO POSTPONE THE IMPLEMENTATION BY THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION OF THE COMPULSORY TESTIMONY REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 56-5-2934 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE "ILLEGAL PER SE" LAW UNTIL THE EARLIER OF ADEQUATE FUNDING OF THE PROGRAM BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR DECEMBER 31, 2002, AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION TO HAVE AT LEAST THREE EMPLOYEES TRAINED FOR THESE PURPOSES BY DECEMBER 31, 2002.

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

Implementation postponed, training of employees

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Law Enforcement Division is not required to implement the provisions of Section 56-5-2934 as contained in Section 9 of Act 390 of 2000 pertaining to the compulsory process for obtaining witnesses including, but not limited to, state employees charged with the maintenance of breath testing devices in this State and the administration of breath testing pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 56 of the 1976 Code, until the time the General Assembly is adequately able to fund the program or by December 31, 2002, whichever first occurs. Provided, however, by December 31, 2002, the State Law Enforcement Division must have at least three state employees trained and prepared for the purpose of appearing in court and testifying on the maintenance of breath testing devices and the administration of breath testing pursuant to Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 28th day of June, 2001.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 1/10/02.

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