Senate Amendment 2
S 1158 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Graduated Penalties for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

Senator Campsen proposes the following amendment (SFGF-1158.BC0003S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding appropriately numbered SECTIONS to read:

SECTION X. Section 23-31-215(P) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (P) Upon renewal, aA permit issued pursuant to this article is valid for five years. Subject to subsection (Q), SLED shall renew a currently valid permit upon:automatically issue a renewed permit to a permit holder as soon as is practicable prior to a permit's expiration date if it determines the permit holder has a valid South Carolina driver's license and a state and federal background check on the permit holder is favorable. A permit that is automatically renewed must use the information and photograph of the permit holder that is on the permit holder's driver's license, and it must be mailed to the address on the driver's license. Subject to subsection (Q), a permit that is not automatically renewed shall be renewed at no cost upon:
  (1) payment of a fifty-dollar renewal fee by the applicant. This fee must be waived for disabled veterans and retired law enforcement officers;
  (2)(1) completion of the renewal application; and
  (3)(2) picture identification or facsimile copy thereof.

SECTION X. Section 23-31-215(S) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (S) At least thirty days before a permit issued pursuant to this article expires, SLED shall notify the permit holder by mail, or online if permitted by subsection (H), at the permit holder's address of record that the permit is set to expire along with notification of the permit holder's opportunity to renew the permit pursuant to the provisions of subsections (P) and (Q). The notification is not required to be sent to the holder of a permit that will be automatically renewed.