A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 561555 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT BE PLACED UNDER CUSTODIAL ARREST WHEN STOPPED FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A SUSPENDED DRIVER’S LICENSE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE PERSON’S DRIVER’S LICENSE AND THE DISMISSAL OF THE DRIVING WHILE UNDER SUSPENSION CHARGE; BY ADDING SECTION 561557 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A PERSON APPEALS A CONVICTION THAT REQUIRES THE SUSPENSION OF HIS LICENSE, THE DRIVER’S DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSION MUST BE STAYED WHILE THE CASE IS BEING APPEALED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 561365, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO A PERSON WHO SURRENDERS HIS LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE DRIVER’S THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY NOT SUSPEND A LICENSE IF IT FAILS TO PERSON’S DRIVER’S RECEIVE NOTICE OF A CONVICTION THAT REQUIRES THE LICENSE TO BE SUSPENDED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE CONVICTION. 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: 561555. Notwithstanding another provision of law, a “Section person may not be placed under custodial arrest when stopped for operating a motor vehicle with a license when suspended driver’s the suspension is based upon an outstanding unpaid traffic ticket or
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 561555 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT BE PLACED UNDER CUSTODIAL ARREST WHEN STOPPED FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A SUSPENDED DRIVER’S LICENSE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE PERSON’S DRIVER’S LICENSE AND THE DISMISSAL OF THE DRIVING WHILE UNDER SUSPENSION CHARGE; BY ADDING SECTION 561557 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A PERSON APPEALS A CONVICTION THAT REQUIRES THE SUSPENSION OF HIS DRIVER’S LICENSE, THE DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSION MUST BE STAYED WHILE THE CASE IS BEING APPEALED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 561365, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO A PERSON WHO SURRENDERS HIS DRIVER’S LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY NOT SUSPEND A PERSON’S DRIVER’S LICENSE IF IT FAILS TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF A CONVICTION THAT REQUIRES THE LICENSE TO BE SUSPENDED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE CONVICTION. 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 561555. Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person may not be placed under custodial arrest when stopped for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver’s license when the suspension is based upon an outstanding unpaid traffic ticket or