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H. 4873
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons, Davenport, Keegan, G.R. Smith, Vaughn, Viers and Witherspoon
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Introduced in the House on March 3, 2004
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Failure to satisfy personal judgment, revocation of licenses
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/3/2004 House Introduced and read first time HJ-3
3/3/2004 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-4
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 15-35-660 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REVOCATION OF A LICENSE OF A PERSON WHO FAILS TO SATISFY A PERSONAL JUDGMENT AFTER ONE YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE ITS EXECUTION AND TO DEFINE THE TERM "LICENSE".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 7, Chapter 35, Title 15 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 15-35-660. (A) As used in this section:
(1) 'License' means:
(a) a certificate, license, credential, permit, registration, or another authorization issued by a licensing entity that allows an individual, or is required of an individual, to engage in a business, occupation, or profession and includes, but is not limited to, a medical license, teaching certificate, commission and certificate of training from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy for a sworn law enforcement officer, and a hunting, fishing, or trapping license for commercial use and the privilege to hunt, fish, or trap or hold a hunting, fishing, or trapping license for commercial use;
(b) a driver's license and includes, but is not limited to, a beginner's or instruction permit, a restricted driver's license, a motorcycle driver's license, or a commercial driver's license;
(c) a hunting, fishing, or trapping license for recreational purposes and the privilege to hunt, fish, or trap or hold a hunting, fishing, or trapping license for recreational purposes; and
(d) a watercraft registration.
(2) 'Licensing entity' means, for the purposes of issuing or revoking a license, a state, county, or municipal agency, board, department, office, or commission that issues a license.
(B) If a person fails to satisfy a personal judgment after one year has passed from the date of its execution, he shall have his license revoked unless, within forty-five days of receiving notice that his license will be suspended by the appropriate licensing entity, he satisfies the judgment in full and provides the licensing entity with a receipt from the clerk of court showing that the judgment has been satisfied."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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