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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4483 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020110 Primary Sponsor:White All Sponsors:White Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\nbd\11063ac02.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Drivers' licenses, issuance or renewal for non-U.S. citizen holding fiance visa History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20020110 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS WHO MAY NOT BE GRANTED A DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THE EXCEPTION OF PERSONS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WHO MAY BE GRANTED A LICENSE, A PERSON WHO IS PRESENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA ON A FIANCÉ VISA OR THE DEPENDENTS OF SUCH PERSON.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-40(7) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Part II, Section 121D of Act 497 of 1994, is further amended to read:
"(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 fiancé visa or the dependents of the student or, worker, or fiancé who may be issued a license. However, the granting of the license is not evidence of meeting the residency requirements of Section 59-112-20;"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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