South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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A19, R28, S344

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Corbin
Document Path: l:\s-res\tdc\002auti.dmr.tdc.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 1, 2017
Introduced in the House on March 13, 2017
Last Amended on April 27, 2017
Passed by the General Assembly on May 3, 2017
Governor's Action: May 9, 2017, Signed

Summary: Driver's license or permit

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/1/2017  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 19)
    2/1/2017  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 19)
    3/2/2017  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment 
                        Transportation (Senate Journal-page 12)
    3/8/2017  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 34)
    3/8/2017  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 34)
    3/8/2017  Senate  Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 34)
    3/9/2017  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 21)
   3/13/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 18)
   3/13/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 18)
   4/26/2017  House   Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 10)
   4/27/2017  House   Amended (House Journal-page 22)
   4/27/2017  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 22)
   4/27/2017  House   Roll call Yeas-93  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 23)
   4/27/2017  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 24)
   4/28/2017  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        (House Journal-page 2)
    5/3/2017  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled 
                        (Senate Journal-page 63)
    5/4/2017          Ratified R 28
    5/9/2017          Signed By Governor
   5/12/2017          Effective date 5/9/17
   5/15/2017          Act No. 19

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/1/2017
3/2/2017
3/8/2017
4/26/2017
4/27/2017


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A19, R28, S344)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONTENTS OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT MUST ALLOW AN APPLICANT WHO HAS BEEN MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE THAT HE IS AUTISTIC, WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND CONTAINED IN THE DRIVER'S RECORD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-3350, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD WHO WISHES TO OBTAIN A CARD THAT INDICATES THAT HE IS AUTISTIC MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF HIS CONDITION WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON HIS SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD.

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

Autism designation placed on a driver's license

SECTION    1.    Section 56-1-80(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 277 of 2010, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-1-80.    (A)    An application for a driver's license or permit must:

(1)    be made upon the form furnished by the department;

(2)    be accompanied by the proper fee and acceptable proof of date and place of birth;

(3)    contain the full name, date of birth, sex, race, and residence address of the applicant and briefly describe the applicant;

(4)    state whether the applicant has been licensed as an operator or chauffeur and, if so, when and by what state or country;

(5)    state whether a license or permit has been suspended or revoked or whether an application has been refused and, if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation, or refusal;

(6)    allow an applicant voluntarily to disclose a permanent medical condition, which must be indicated by a symbol designated by the department on the driver's license and contained in the driver's record;

(7)    allow an applicant voluntarily to disclose that he is an organ and tissue donor, which must be indicated by a symbol designated by the department on the driver's license and contained in the driver's record; and

(8)    allow an applicant voluntarily to disclose that he is autistic, which must be indicated by a symbol designated by the department on the driver's license and contained in the driver's record. The applicant must provide documentation that he is autistic from a physician licensed in this State, as defined in Section 40-47-20(35)."

Autism designation placed on a special identification card

SECTION    2.    Section 56-1-3350(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 147 of 2012, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-1-3350.    (A)    Upon application by a person five years of age or older, who is a resident of South Carolina, the department shall issue a special identification card as long as the:

(1)    application is made on a form approved and furnished by the department;

(2)    applicant presents to the person issuing the identification card a birth certificate or other evidence acceptable to the department of his name and date of birth; and

(3)    applicant, who wishes to obtain a special identification card that indicates the applicant is autistic, complies with subsections (A)(1) and (2) and provides documentation that he is autistic from a physician licensed in this State, as defined in Section 40-47-20(35). The special identification requested must be indicated by a symbol designated by the department on the person's special identification card."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 4th day of May, 2017.

Approved the 9th day of May, 2017.

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