South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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S. 587

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Sheheen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7267ahb11.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3582

Introduced in the Senate on February 17, 2011
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Traffic education program

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/17/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   2/17/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 5)
    1/9/2012  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Knotts (ch), Massey, Coleman

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/17/2011

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY FOR A TRAFFIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PROGRAM IF HE HAS NO SIGNIFICANT HISTORY OF TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 17-22-320(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 176 of 2008, is further amended to read:

"(A)    A person may be considered for a traffic education program if he has no points on his driving record significant history of traffic violations. A person may not participate in a traffic education program more than once."

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

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