South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 1326


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    1326
Primary Sponsor:                Mitchell
Committee Number:               15
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Drivers' license number to be
                                social security number
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Transportation
Computer Document Number:       NO5/7768BDW.94
Introduced Date:                19940406    
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              19940406    
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Mitchell
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
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1326  Senate  19940406      Introduced, read first time,    15
                            referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-90, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE IDENTIFICATION NECESSARY FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DRIVER'S LICENSE, DRIVER'S PERMIT, AND SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD NUMBER TO BE THE PERSON'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-1-90 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Section 1299, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-1-90. The department may by rule may 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 prove sufficiently prove the existence and validity of his Social Security number, for purposes of Section 14-7-130, by any a reasonably reliable document containing the Social Security number. Such a This document includes, but is not limited to, an official Social Security card, a Social Security check, a Social Security form SSA-1099, a letter from the Social Security Administration, a voter registration card, a payroll stub, a federal W-2 form, or a United States military identification card. The numbers may also may be obtained from the department pursuant to Section 12-54-240(B)(7) which permits the department 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 shall 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, driver's permit, and special identification card number of a person may must 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."

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

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