South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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S. 308

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Talley, Rice and Climer
Document Path: l:\s-res\sft\005bloo.dmr.sft.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 25, 2017
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Drug and Alcohol testing

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/25/2017  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
   1/25/2017  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/25/2017

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2946(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO SUBMISSION TO TESTING FOR DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, TO PROVIDE THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A PERSON MUST SUBMIT TO CHEMICAL TESTS OF HIS BREATH, BLOOD, OR URINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF ALCOHOL, DRUGS, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH IF THERE IS PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON VIOLATED OR IS UNDER ARREST FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION 56-5-2945 OR IF A PERSON WAS KILLED OR REASONABLY BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A MOTOR VEHICLE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-2946(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-5-2946.    (A)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person must submit to either one or a combination of chemical tests of his breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of determining the presence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of alcohol and drugs if:

(1)    there is probable cause to believe that the person violated or is under arrest for a violation of Section 56-5-2945.; or

(2)    a person was killed or reasonably believed to have been killed as a result of an accident involving a motor vehicle."

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

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