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Bill 4508

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4508
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020115
Primary Sponsor:                  Loftis
All Sponsors:                     Loftis, Simrill, Cooper, Knotts, 
                                  Meacham-Richardson, Kirsh, Allison, Barrett, 
                                  Bingham, Cato, Davenport, Frye, Gilham, 
                                  Haskins, Kelley, Koon, Leach, Littlejohn, 
                                  Martin, Quinn, Rice, Rodgers, Sandifer, 
                                  Scarborough, Sinclair, J.R. Smith, Stille, 
                                  Taylor, Tripp, Trotter, Vaughn, Walker, Webb, 
                                  Whatley, Witherspoon, Huggins, Harrison
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22228cm02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          DUI conviction, third or subsequent; 
                                  notice of person's conviction and photo to be 
                                  published


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020124  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Huggins
                                                                 Harrison
House   20020122  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Knotts
House   20020115  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2942 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE CLERK OF THE COURT IN WHICH A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, ANOTHER DRUG, OR A COMBINATION OF DRUGS OR SUBSTANCES MUST PUBLISH AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONVICTED PERSON A NOTICE OF THE PERSON'S CONVICTION AND HIS PICTURE IN THE MANNER LEGAL NOTICES ARE PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PERSON RESIDES OR, FOR NONRESIDENTS, IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PERSON WAS CONVICTED.

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

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 56-5-2942. (A)    The clerk of the court in which a person is convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, another drug, or a combination of drugs or substances must publish at the expense of the convicted person a notice of conviction of the person in the manner legal notices are published in the county in which the person resides or, for nonresidents, in the county in which the person was convicted.

    (B)    The notice must be one column wide by two inches long and contain:

        (1)    the photograph of the person taken by the arresting law enforcement agency at the time he was arrested;

        (2)    the person's name and address; and

        (3)    the date, time, and place of the arrest, and the disposition of the case.

    The notice must be published once during the second week after the person is convicted or as soon as is possible following the person's conviction."

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

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