S.C. Code Ann. § 7-3-70

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SECTION 7-3-70. Reports furnished by Department of Motor Vehicles.

Official statutory text

(a) The Department of Motor Vehicles must furnish the executive director a monthly report of all persons eighteen years of age or older who have surrendered their driver's license or identification card and obtained a driver's license or identification card in another state. All reports must contain the name of the driver or identification cardholder, social security number, date of birth, South Carolina county where previously a resident, and the state in which the license or identification card was surrendered. The department must provide this information at no charge. (b) The Department of Motor Vehicles must furnish the executive director a monthly report of all persons eighteen years of age or older who were reported as deceased by Social Security Administration. All reports must contain the name, social security number, date of birth, and date of death. The department must provide this information at no charge. (c) The Department of Motor Vehicles must furnish the executive director a monthly report of all non-United States citizens who are issued a driver's license or identification card. All reports must contain the name of the driver or identification cardholder, social security number, if any, and date of birth. The department must provide this information at no charge. Editor's Note 2012 Act No. 265, SECTION 9, provides as follows: "This act takes effect upon preclearance approval by the United States Department of Justice or approval by a declaratory judgment issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, whichever occurs first." Preclearance approval for 2012 Act No. 265 was received on October 1, 2012. 2022 Act No. 150, SECTION 32.B, provides as follows: "[SECTION 32.]B. The first monthly report provided by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this SECTION must include every non-United States citizen in this State with a driver's license or identification card." Effect of Amendment 2022 Act No. 150, SECTION 32.A, added (c).

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