South Carolina S 15: Graduation requirements

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2025-2026 Bill 15 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 11, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 15

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 56-1-1100, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR DRIVING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO 
PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR DRIVING A MOPED FOR A PERSON DECLARED AN HABITUAL 
OFFENDER, AND TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES 
PROVIDES SPECIFIC NOTICE TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR THE APPROPRIATE SOLICITOR 
OF ANY VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-1-1100 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
56-1-1100. A person found to be an habitual offender 
under the provisions of this article, who subsequently is convicted of 
operating a motor vehicle, except for a moped when the 
operator is issued a valid moped operator's license, in this State while 
the decision of the Department of Motor Vehicles prohibiting the operation is 
in effect, but not including any time the person may 
remain suspended past the suspension dates due to unmet reinstatement 
requirements, is guilty of a felony and must be imprisoned not more than 
five years.

 For the purpose of 
enforcing this section, in any case in which the accused is charged with 
driving a motor vehicle while his driver's license or permit is suspended or 
revoked or is charged with driving without a license, the department, before 
hearing the charges, shall determine whether the person has been adjudged an 
habitual offender and is barred from operating a motor vehicle on the highways 
of this State. If the person is found to be an habitual 
offender, the department shall notify the solicitor or Attorney General and he 
shall cause the appropriate criminal charges to be lodged against the offender.

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

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