South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A336, R420, H4511

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Walker
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5400cm08.doc

Introduced in the House on January 17, 2008
Introduced in the Senate on March 4, 2008
Last Amended on June 5, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2008
Governor's Action: June 16, 2008, Signed

Summary: Moped driver's license

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/17/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-6
   1/17/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-6
   2/14/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-3
   2/19/2008  House   Debate adjourned until Wednesday, February 20, 2008 HJ-13
   2/20/2008  House   Debate adjourned until Wednesday, February 27, 2008 HJ-26
   2/27/2008  House   Read second time HJ-24
   2/28/2008  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-12
    3/4/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-9
    3/4/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-9
   5/29/2008  Senate  Polled out of committee Transportation SJ-16
   5/29/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-16
    6/3/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-30
    6/4/2008  Senate  Amended SJ-162
    6/4/2008  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-162
    6/5/2008  House   Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-102
    6/5/2008  House   Reconsidered HJ-214
    6/5/2008  House   Senate amendment amended HJ-214
    6/5/2008  House   Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-214
    6/5/2008  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-142
   6/10/2008          Ratified R 420
   6/16/2008          Signed By Governor
   6/26/2008          Copies available
   6/26/2008          Effective date 06/16/08
   7/11/2008          Act No. 336

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/17/2008
2/14/2008
5/29/2008
6/5/2008
6/5/2008-A

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A336, R420, H4511)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-187 SO AS TO ENACT "TYLER'S LAW", TO PROVIDE A CIVIL PENALTY FOR A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILFULLY PERMITS HIS DEPENDENT TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT A LEARNER'S PERMIT OR IN VIOLATION OF PERMIT RESTRICTIONS, TO PROVIDE RELATED ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES, EXEMPTIONS, AND LIMITS ON ADMISSIBILITY OF A FINE IMPOSED UNDER THIS SECTION FOR CERTAIN OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 56-1-1750 RELATING TO A PHOTOGRAPH OF AN APPLICANT FOR A MOPED DRIVER'S LICENSE.

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

Civil penalty for parent or guardian who knowingly and wilfully permits dependent to operate a motor vehicle without learner's permit or in violation of permit restrictions, enforcement procedures, fines, exemptions

SECTION    1.    A.    This section may be cited as "Tyler's Law".

B.        Chapter 1, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-1-187.    A parent or guardian who knowingly and wilfully permits his dependant to operate a motor vehicle in violation of a restriction imposed on a beginner's permit pursuant to Section 56-1-50, a conditional driver's license pursuant to Section 56-1-175, or a special restricted driver's license pursuant to Section 56-1-180, or knowingly permits his dependant to operate a motor vehicle without a valid beginner's permit or driver's license, must be assessed a civil fine in an amount up to five hundred dollars. Upon the magistrates or municipal court receiving notice of the dependent's violation through transmittal to the court of the traffic ticket or through other means, the court shall determine the names of the parents or guardians from the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles. The court shall then notify the dependent's parents or guardians by certified mail at the address shown on the traffic ticket, unless the department's records show a different address, of the violation and the fact that they may be subject to a civil fine. Failure to receive the notice does not prohibit the imposition of the civil fine pursuant to this section. If, while operating the motor vehicle in violation of a restriction, the dependant causes great bodily injury or death, the parent or guardian must be assessed a civil fine in an amount up to one thousand dollars. The court may suspend the imposition of the fine, conditioned upon the parent or guardian completing, to the satisfaction of the court, public service with a nonprofit organization, community service, or parenting classes. This section does not apply to a motor vehicle operated on private property. A civil fine imposed pursuant to this section does not give rise to a private cause of action based solely upon the fact that the fine was imposed. The imposition of a civil fine is not admissible for the purpose of establishing the liability of a parent or guardian in a private cause of action to which the parents or guardians are a party."

Repealed section

SECTION    2.    Section 56-1-1750 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 10th day of June, 2008.

Approved the 16th day of June, 2008.

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