Bill Text: SC S0308 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Drug and Alcohol testing
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-25 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [S0308 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2017-S0308-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2946(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO SUBMISSION TO TESTING FOR DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, TO PROVIDE THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A PERSON MUST SUBMIT TO CHEMICAL TESTS OF HIS BREATH, BLOOD, OR URINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF ALCOHOL, DRUGS, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH IF THERE IS PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON VIOLATED OR IS UNDER ARREST FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION 56-5-2945 OR IF A PERSON WAS KILLED OR REASONABLY BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A MOTOR VEHICLE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-2946(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-5-2946. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person must submit to either one or a combination of chemical tests of his breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of determining the presence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of alcohol and drugs if:
(1) there is probable cause to believe that the person violated or is under arrest for a violation of Section 56-5-2945.; or
(2) a person was killed or reasonably believed to have been killed as a result of an accident involving a motor vehicle."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.