South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 5112

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      5112
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020411
Primary Sponsor:                  Cooper
All Sponsors:                     Cooper, Stille, Townsend and White
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\21275zcw02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Driver's license application, to delete 
                                  requirement for the applicant's social 
                                  security number


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020411  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-90, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICATION, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE APPLICANT'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND ITS PROOF.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-1-90 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 459 of 1996, is further amended to read:

    "Section 56-1-90.    The department may require every applicant to submit for identification purposes proof of name, Social Security number, and date and place of birth when applying for a driver's license. An applicant for a driver's license, driver's permit, or special identification card or a renewal thereof may sufficiently prove the existence and validity of his Social Security number, for purposes of Section 14-7-130, by any reasonably reliable document containing the Social Security number. Such a document includes, but is not limited to, an official Social Security card, Social Security check, Social Security form SSA-1099, letter from the Social Security Administration, voter registration card, payroll stub, Federal W-2 form, or U.S. military identification card. The numbers may also be obtained from the Department of Revenue pursuant to Section 12-54-240(B)(7) which permits the Department of Revenue to submit taxpayer Social Security numbers to the department and to the State Election Commission.

    For purposes of this section, when a licensee is applying for a replacement license, the department must accept an affidavit as evidence that the licensee has established the existence and validity of his Social Security number at the time of the original license application. The driver's license number of a person may be his Social Security number.

    This section does not prevent issuance of a driver's license or identification card to a foreign exchange student participating in a valid foreign exchange program."

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

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