A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 561210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF A TO DELETE DRIVER’S LICENSE, SO AS THE PROVISION THAT PROVIDES THAT A FIVE YEAR LICENSE MUST BE ISSUED TO A PERSON WHO DRIVER’S IS AT LEAST SIXTYFIVE YEARS OF AGE WHEN HE RENEWS HIS LICENSE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 561220, RELATING TO VISION SCREENINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR A PERSON TO RENEW HIS LICENSE, SO AS DRIVER’S TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES A PERSON TO SUBMIT A VISION SCREENING CERTIFICATE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES DURING THE FIFTH YEAR OF A TEN YEAR LICENSE, AND THE DRIVER’S PROVISION THAT ALLOWS A PERSON WHO IS AT LEAST SIXTYFIVE YEARS OF AGE TO OBTAIN A DRIVER’S LICENSE THAT IS VALID FOR FIVE YEARS. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 561210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read: (A) A license issued or renewed before “Section 561210. October 1, 2003, expires on the on the fifth licensee’s birth date calendar year after the calendar year in which it is issued. A license issued or renewed on or after October 1, 2003, expires on the on the tenth calendar year in which it is issued. licensee’s birth date When a person who is sixtyfive years of age or older renews his license, the license shall expire five years from the date it was issued. (B) A license is renewable on or before its expiration date upon application and the payment of the required fee.
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 561210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF A DRIVER’S LICENSE, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT PROVIDES THAT A FIVE YEAR DRIVER’S LICENSE MUST BE ISSUED TO A PERSON WHO IS AT LEAST SIXTYFIVE YEARS OF AGE WHEN HE RENEWS HIS LICENSE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 561220, RELATING TO VISION SCREENINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR A PERSON TO RENEW HIS DRIVER’S LICENSE, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES A PERSON TO SUBMIT A VISION SCREENING CERTIFICATE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES DURING THE FIFTH YEAR OF A TEN YEAR DRIVER’S LICENSE, AND THE PROVISION THAT ALLOWS A PERSON WHO IS AT LEAST SIXTYFIVE YEARS OF AGE TO OBTAIN A DRIVER’S LICENSE THAT IS VALID FOR FIVE YEARS. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 561210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read: “Section 561210. (A) A license issued or renewed before October 1, 2003, expires on the licensee’s birth date on the fifth calendar year after the calendar year in which it is issued. A license issued or renewed on or after October 1, 2003, expires on the licensee’s birth date on the tenth calendar year in which it is issued. When a person who is sixtyfive years of age or older renews his license, the license shall expire five years from the date it was issued. (B) A license is renewable on or before its expiration date upon application and the payment of the required fee.
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