South Carolina S 129: Driver's license requirements

Bill Text

2025-2026 Bill 129 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 11, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 129

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
23-31-1100 SO AS TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL IMMUNITY TO fedERAL FIREARMS 
LICENSEES WHO POSSESS ANOTHER'S FIREARMS PURSUANT TO A VALID FIREARM HOLD 
AGREEMENT.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 31, Title 23 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

Article 11

Firearm Hold Agreements

 Section 
23-31-1100. (A) For the purposes 
of this article:

 (1) 
"Federal firearms licensee" means a person licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C § 923 
to engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms, 
or importing or manufacturing ammunition.

 (2) 
"Firearm" has the same meaning as provided in Section 16-25-10(7).

 (3) 
"Firearms hold agreement" means a written agreement between a federal firearms 
licensee and an individual firearms owner through which the individual firearms 
owner voluntarily transfers possession of one or more of his lawfully possessed 
firearms to the federal firearms licensee for an agreed upon period of time, 
after which the owner is entitled to reacquire possession pursuant to the terms 
of the agreement.

 (B) 
A federal firearms licensee in possession of firearms pursuant to a valid 
firearms hold agreement is not subject to civil or criminal liability for his 
acts or omissions for his acts or omissions related to the firearms hold 
agreement that proximately cause death or personal injury to another person.

 (C) 
The criminal and civil immunity provided for in subsection (B) does not apply 
if the death or personal injury proximately caused by the act or omission was 
the result of unlawful conduct, gross negligence, or recklessness by the federal 
firearms licensee when executing the terms of the firearms hold agreement.

 (D) 
The provisions of this section do not apply to firearms transfers made pursuant 
to Section 16-25-30 of the Domestic Violence Reform Act.

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

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