South Carolina H 3142: Statewide assessment

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2025-2026 Bill 3142 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3142

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 56-1-460, RELATING TO PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR DRIVING MOTOR VEHICLES WHEN 
A PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE IS CANCELED, SUSPENDED, OR REVOKED, SO AS TO REVISE 
THE PENALTIES FOR THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES, AND MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-1-460(A)(1)(c) and (A)(1)(e)(i) of the S.C. 
Code is amended to read:

 (c) for a third or subsequent offense, 
fined one thousand dollars, andor imprisoned for up to ninety days or confined to a person's 
place of residence pursuant to the Home Detention Act for up to ninety days. No 
portion of a term of imprisonment or confinement under home detention may be 
suspended by the trial judge except when the court is suspending a term of 
imprisonment upon successful completion of the terms and conditions of 
confinement under home detention. For purposes of this item, a person sentenced 
to confinement pursuant to the "Home Detention Act" is required to pay for the cost of such confinement.

 (e)(i) A person convicted of a first or 
second offense of this item, as determined by the records of the department, 
and who is employed or enrolled in a college or university at any time while 
the person's driver's license is suspended pursuant to this item, may apply for 
a route restricted driver's license permitting the person to drive only to and 
from work or the person's place of education and in the course of the person's employment 
or education during the period of suspension. The department may issue the 
route restricted driver's license only upon a showing by the person that the 
person is employed or enrolled in a college or university and that the person 
lives furtherfarther 
than one mile from the person's place of employment or place of education.

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

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