Bill Text: SC H3041 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly | Introduced

South Carolina House Bill 3041 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Driver's license, cancelled, suspended or revoked

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-09 - Committed to Committee on Judiciary [H3041 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2021-H3041-Introduced.html

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-467 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A CANCELED, SUSPENDED, OR REVOKED DRIVER'S LICENSE AND CAUSING THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON.

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

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-1-467. Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person who drives a motor vehicle on the public highways of this State when his license to drive is canceled, suspended, or revoked and causes the death of another person is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not more than fifteen years, or fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars or not more than ten thousand dollars, or both."

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