South Carolina House Bill 3461 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-05 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-8
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-440, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES THAT ARE IMPOSED FOR THE OFFENSE OF DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR THIS OFFENSE, TO ESTABLISH THE CRIMES OF OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT A DRIVER'S LICENSE WHEN DEATH OCCURS AND OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT A DRIVER'S LICENSE WHEN SERIOUS IMPAIRMENT OF A BODILY FUNCTION OF ANOTHER PERSON OCCURS, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR BOTH OFFENSES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A CONVICTION UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT BAR A CONVICTION FOR ANOTHER OFFENSE FOR THE SAME UNLAWFUL ACT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-480, RELATING TO AUTHORIZING OR KNOWINGLY PERMITTING A PERSON WHO IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE A VEHICLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THIS OFFENSE, TO ESTABLISH THE CRIMES OF COMMITTING THIS OFFENSE WHEN THE PERSON WHO OPERATES THE VEHICLE ILLEGALLY CAUSES SERIOUS IMPAIRMENT OF A BODILY FUNCTION OF ANOTHER PERSON AND COMMITTING THIS OFFENSE WHEN THE PERSON WHO OPERATES THE VEHICLE ILLEGALLY CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR BOTH OFFENSES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A CONVICTION UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT BAR A CONVICTION FOR ANOTHER OFFENSE FOR THE SAME UNLAWFUL ACT.

Provide Penalties For This Offense, To Establish The Crimes Of Committing This Offense When The Person Who Operates The Vehicle Illegally Causes Serious Impairment Of A Bodily Function Of Another Person And Committing This Offense When The Person Who Operates The Vehicle Illegally Causes The Death Of Another Person, To Provide Penalties For Both Offenses, And To Provide That A Conviction Under This Section Does Not Bar A Conviction For Another Offense For The Same Unlawful Act.

Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]	Rep. Harry Limehouse [R]	Rep. David Mack [D]	Rep. Michael Sottile [R]
Rep. Tommy Stringer [R]	Rep. David Umphlett [R]	Rep. William Wylie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-05		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-8
2009-02-05		Introduced and read first time HJ-7

S0192 (Similar To) 2009-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-160

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
56	1	440	(n/a)	See Bill Text
56	1	480	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3461&session=118