South Carolina General Assembly
108th Session, 1989-1990

Bill 911

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               911
Ratification Number:       538
Act Number                 451
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Proof of certain items may be required by
                           applicant
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(A451, R538, S911)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROOF OF ITEMS IN APPLYING FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, SO AS TO ALLOW ANY REASONABLY RELIABLE DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE APPLICANT'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO SERVE AS SUFFICIENT PROOF OF THE EXISTENCE AND VALIDITY OF HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER MAY BE OBTAINED FROM OTHER SOURCES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER MAY BE HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

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

Proof of certain items may be required by applicant

SECTION 1. Section 56-1-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read as follows:

"Section 56-1-90. The South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation may by rule require every applicant to submit for identification purposes proof of name, Social Security number, and date and place of birth when applying for a driver's license. An applicant for a driver's license, driver's permit, or special identification card or a renewal thereof may sufficiently prove the existence and validity of his Social Security number, for purposes of Section 14-7-130, by any reasonably reliable document containing the Social Security number. Such a document includes, but is not limited to, an official Social Security card, Social Security check, Social Security form SSA-1099, letter from the Social Security Administration, voter registration card, payroll stub, Federal W-2 form, or U.S. military identification card. The numbers may also be obtained from the South Carolina Tax Commission pursuant to Section 12-54-240(B)(7) which permits the Tax Commission to submit taxpayer Social Security numbers to the department and to the State Election Commission.

For purposes of this section, when a licensee is applying for a replacement license, the department must accept an affidavit as evidence that the licensee has established the existence and validity of his Social Security number at the time of license application. The driver's license number of a person may be his Social Security number.

This section does not prevent issuance of a driver's license or identification card to a foreign exchange student participating in a valid foreign exchange program."

Time effective

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

Approved the 3rd day of May, 1990.