South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4773

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4773
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020220
Primary Sponsor:                  Gilham
All Sponsors:                     Gilham and Rodgers
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22360cm02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Driver's license issued to non-U.S. 
                                  citizen who holds visitor visa and who owns 
                                  property in this State


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020220  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS WHO MAY NOT OBTAIN A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE RENEWED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY, OR HIS DEPENDENTS, WHO IS NOT A RESIDENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA BUT IS PRESENT IN THE STATE ON A VISITOR VISA AND WHO OWNS PROPERTY IN THE STATE MAY BE ISSUED A DRIVER'S LICENSE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-1-40(7) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 497 of 1994, is further amended to read:

    "(7) who is not a resident of South Carolina, except for persons a person from other countries another country who are is present in South Carolina on a student visa, or on a work visa, or visitor visa and owns property in South Carolina, or the dependents of the student, or worker, or visitor who may be issued a license. However, the granting of the license is not evidence of meeting the residency requirements of Section 59-112-20;"

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

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