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Bill 3423

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3423
Type of Legislation:              Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010201
Primary Sponsor:                  Stuart
All Sponsors:                     Stuart, Allison, Barfield, Bowers, 
                                  J. Brown, Coates, Davenport, Freeman, Gilham, 
                                  Govan, Harrison, M. Hines, Hinson, Knotts, 
                                  Lee, Lloyd, Lourie, McCraw, 
                                  Meacham-Richardson, Merrill, Miller, 
                                  Moody-Lawrence, Parks, Phillips, Rodgers, 
                                  Scott, Simrill, G.M. Smith, Talley, Weeks, 
                                  Whatley, Whipper and J. Young
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20139sd01.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020606
Date of Last Amendment:           20020606
Subject:                          Motor vehicles, special identification 
                                  cards may be used for same purposes as 
                                  drivers' licenses except for operation of


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020606  Concurred in House amendment
House   20020606  Senate amendments amended,
                  returned to Senate with amendment
Senate  20020605  Amended
Senate  20020522  Recalled from Committee,               11 SJ
                  placed on the Calendar
Senate  20010410  Introduced, referred to Committee      11 SJ
House   20010405  Adopted, sent to Senate
------  20010405  Scrivener's error corrected
House   20010404  Committee report: Favorable            25 HJ
House   20010201  Introduced, referred to Committee      25 HJ


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Revised on April 5, 2001 - Word format
Revised on May 22, 2002 - Word format
Revised on June 5, 2002 - Word format

AMENDED

June 5, 2002

    H. 3423

Introduced by Reps. Stuart, Allison, Barfield, Bowers, J. Brown, Coates, Davenport, Freeman, Gilham, Govan, Harrison, M. Hines, Hinson, Knotts, Lee, Lloyd, Lourie, McCraw, Meacham-Richardson, Merrill, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, Parks, Phillips, Rodgers, Scott, Simrill, G.M. Smith, Talley, Weeks, Whatley, Whipper and J. Young

S. Printed 6/05/02--S.

Read the first time April 10, 2001.

TO EXPRESS THE BELIEF AND INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS ISSUED BY THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA UNDER SECTION 56-1-3350 OF THE 1976 CODE ARE VALID FOR ALL PURPOSES FOR WHICH A DRIVER'S LICENSE MAY BE USED AS A FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION OTHER THAN AS AUTHORIZATION FOR THE HOLDER TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE.

    Amend Title To Conform

Whereas, Section 56-1-3350 of the 1976 Code provides for the issuance of special identification cards to South Carolinians five years of age and older by the Department of Public Safety; and

Whereas, these special identification cards are designed by law to bear an individual's photograph and resemble a South Carolina driver's license, except that the card must contain a statement indicating that it does not license the bearer to operate a motor vehicle; and

Whereas, the South Carolina General Assembly, in enacting Section 56-1-3350, intended that these photographic identification cards be used for all purposes for which a licensed driver might use a driver's license not related to the operation of a motor vehicle including presenting a form of photographic identification when cashing or negotiating a check; and

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Whereas, banks and merchants apparently do not always recognize these identification cards as valid forms of photographic identification when presented by blind persons and other nondrivers, and in at least two recent instances, merchants and check-cashing centers have refused to negotiate checks presented by blind South Carolinians holding special identification cards and required instead that a sighted person holding a driver's license endorse the check; and

Whereas, this recent action is inconsistent with the plain meaning of Section 56-1-3350 and what the General Assembly intended in enacting this provision; and

Whereas, the General Assembly, by this resolution, hereby calls on all merchants and banks to transact business in accordance with the intent of this law as expressed in this resolution and also requests appropriate media outlets to raise public awareness of this important issue. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly express their belief and intent that special identification cards issued by the State of South Carolina under Section 56-1-3350 of the 1976 Code are valid for all purposes for which a driver's license may be used as a form of photographic identification other than as authorization for the holder to operate a motor vehicle. The special identification card shall be issued to the applicant as long as the applicant presents one of the following: a birth certificate; a valid South Carolina driver's license; a valid U.S. Certificate of Naturalization; a valid passport; or, any other evidence acceptable to the department.

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