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TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-80 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT, TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT MUST BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR AS A CONDITION TO RECEIVING A LICENSE OR PERMIT UNLESS THE APPLICANT AFFIRMATIVELY INDICATES ON THE APPLICATION THAT THE APPLICANT DOES NOT WANT TO BE AN ORGAN DONOR, AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-43-30 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PERSONS WHO MAY BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PROVIDE DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICANTS WITH A FORM SUFFICIENT TO BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-80 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-1-80. (A) Every application for a driver's license or permit must:
(1) be made upon the form furnished by the department;
(2) be accompanied by the proper fee and acceptable proof of date and place of birth;
(3) contain the full name, date of birth, sex, race, and residence address of the applicant and briefly describe the applicant;
(4) state whether the applicant has been licensed as an operator or chauffeur and, if so, when and by what state or country;
(5) state whether a license or permit has been suspended or revoked or whether an application has been refused and, if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation, or refusal;
(6) allow an applicant voluntarily to disclose a permanent medical condition which must be indicated by a symbol designated by the department on the driver's license and contained in the driver's record;
(7) provide the applicant with a form, that when completed, is sufficient under the provisions of Article 5, Chapter 43, Title 44, for the applicant to become an organ and tissue donor;
(7)(8) allow require an applicant voluntarily to disclose that he is an organ and tissue donor which must be indicated by a symbol designated by the department on the driver's license and contained in the driver's record.
(B) Unless an applicant can prove that he is already an organ donor or that he does not want to become an organ and tissue donor as evidenced by checking the appropriate box on the application, an applicant must complete and execute the form described in Section 65-1-80(A)(7) as a condition to being issued a drivers license."
SECTION 2. Section 44-43-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 44-43-30. Whenever any person applies for the issuance, reissuance, or renewal of any class of driver's license, the Department of Motor Vehicles is authorized required to furnish that person with a form, sufficient under the provisions of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Article 5 of this chapter), for the gift of all or part of the donor's body conditioned upon the donor's death and a document containing a summary description and explanation of such act. If any such person who is legally authorized desires to execute such a gift, the department may provide that person with appropriate assistance and the presence of the legally required number of witnesses."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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