South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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S. 251

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Bright
Document Path: l:\s-res\lb\007offi.mrh.lb.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Accident causing death

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/8/2010  Senate  Prefiled
   12/8/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 114)
   1/11/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 114)
    1/9/2012  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rose, Shoopman

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2010

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2960 TO PROVIDE THAT AN ARRESTING OFFICER MUST DIRECT AND A DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON TO SUBMIT TO CHEMICAL TESTS OF THE DRIVER'S BREATH, BLOOD, OR URINE TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS, OR THE COMBINATION OF BOTH, FOR AN OFFENSE ARISING OUT OF ACTS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN COMMITTED WHILE THE PERSON WAS DRIVING THE MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, DRUGS, OR BOTH.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 23, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-2960.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, an arresting officer must direct and a driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident that causes the death of another person to submit to chemical tests of the driver's breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of determining the presence of alcohol or drugs, or the combination of both, for an offense arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was driving the motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or both."

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

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