South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4382


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4382
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020108
Primary Sponsor:                  Limehouse
All Sponsors:                     Limehouse, Altman, Barrett, Bingham, 
                                  Keegan, Whatley, Sandifer, Witherspoon, 
                                  Wilkins, Taylor, A. Young, Littlejohn, Vaughn, 
                                  Simrill, Walker, Robinson, Cato, Barfield
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18100cm02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Drivers' licenses, issuance to persons 
                                  who hold student or work visa; expiration date 
                                  of license provided


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020115  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Barfield
House   20020109  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Cato
House   20020108  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
House   20020107  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Robinson
House   20011205  Prefiled, referred to Committee        21 HEPW


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS WHO MAY NOT BE ISSUED A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR HAVE THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE RENEWED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED TO A PERSON WHO IS IN THE STATE PURSUANT TO A STUDENT OR WORK VISA OR TO A DEPENDENT OF THAT PERSON EXPIRES THE EARLIER DATE OF EITHER FIVE YEARS FROM ITS ISSUANCE, UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERSON'S VISA, OR WHEN THE PERSON'S VISA IS REVOKED.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-1-40 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 258 of 1998, is further amended to read:

    "Section 56-1-40.    The department may not issue a motor vehicle driver's license to or renew the driver's license of a person:

    (1)    who is under seventeen years of age, except that the department may issue a license to a sixteen-year-old who is licensed to drive pursuant to Section 56-1-175 after one year from the date of the issuance of the provisional license, if the driver has not been convicted of a point-assessable traffic offense posted to his driver's record during that period. However, the department may issue a beginner's permit as provided in Section 56-1-50 to a person who is at least fifteen years of age and meets the requirements of that section. The department also may issue a special restricted driver's license to a person who is at least sixteen years of age and less than seventeen years of age as provided in Section 56-1-180 and meets the requirements of that section;

    (2)    whose driver's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle currently is suspended or revoked in this State or another jurisdiction, except as otherwise provided for in this title;

    (3)    who is an a habitual user of alcohol or any other drug to a degree which prevents him from safely operating a motor vehicle;

    (4)    who has a mental or physical condition which prevents him from safely operating a motor vehicle;

    (5)    who is required by this article to take an examination, unless the person successfully has passed the examination;

    (6)    who is required under the laws of this State to provide proof of financial responsibility and has not provided the proof;

    (7)    who is not a resident of South Carolina, except for persons a person from other countries another country who are is present in South Carolina on a student visa or on a work visa or the dependents of the student or worker who may be issued a license. A driver's license issued pursuant to this item expires the earlier date of either five years from the date of its issuance, upon the expiration date of the person's visa, or when the person's visa is revoked. However, the granting of the license is not evidence of meeting the residency requirements of Section 59-112-20;

    (8)    who must not be issued a license as otherwise provided by the laws of this State."

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

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