2017-2018 Bill 3606: Child Support - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 122nd Session, 2017-2018 3 4 H. 3606 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 General Bill 9 Sponsors: Reps. King, Henegan, Gilliard and RobinsonSimpson 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15083vr17.docx 11 12 Introduced in the House on January 31, 2017 13 Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary 14 15 Summary: Child Support 16 17 18 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 19 20 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 21 1/31/2017 House Introduced and read first time ( House Journalpage 10) 22 1/31/2017 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journalpage 10) 23 24 View the latest legislative information at the website 25 26 27 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 28 29 1/31/2017 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A BILL 10 11 TO AMEND SECTION 63171020, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH 12 CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT 13 ENFORCEMENT THROUGH LICENSE REVOCATION, SO AS 14 TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF “LICENSE” TO NOT 15 INCLUDE DRIVER’S LICENSES, COMMERCIAL HUNTING, 16 FISHING, AND TRAPPING LICENSES, AND BUSINESS, 17 OCCUPATIONAL, AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES. 18 19 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South 20 Carolina: 21 22 SECTION 1. Section 63171020(5) of the 1976 Code is amended 23 to read: 24 25 “(5)(a) ‘License’ means: 26 (a) a certificate, license, credential, permit, registration, or any 27 other authorization issued by a licensing entity that allows an 28 individual or is required of an individual to engage in a business, 29 occupation, or profession and includes, but is not limited to, a 30 medical license, teaching certificate, commission and certificate of 31 training from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy for a 32 sworn law enforcement officer, and a hunting, fishing, or trapping 33 license for commercial use and the privilege to hunt, fish, or trap 34 or hold a hunting, fishing, or trapping license for commercial use; 35 (b) a driver’s license and includes, but is not limited to, a 36 beginner’s or instruction permit, a restricted driver’s license, a 37 motorcycle driver’s license, or a commercial driver’s license; 38 (c) a hunting, fishing, or trapping license for recreational 39 purposes , a watercraft registration for recreational purposes, and 40 the privilege to hunt, fish, or trap or hold a hunting, fishing, or 41 trapping license for recreational purposes; 42 (d) a watercraft registration.

[3606] 2 1 ‘License’ does not include the authority to practice law; 2 however, the Supreme Court may consider as an additional ground 3 for the discipline of members of the bar the wilful violation of a 4 court order including an order for child support. The department 5 has grounds to file a grievance with the Supreme Court if a 6 licensed attorney is in wilful violation of a court order for child 7 support. 8 (b) ‘License’ does not mean: 9 (i) a driver’s license including, but not limited to, a 10 beginner’s or instruction permit, a restricted driver’s license, a 11 motorcycle driver’s license, or a commercial driver’s license; 12 (ii) a hunting, fishing, or trapping license for 13 commercial purposes , a watercraft registration for commercial 14 purposes, and the privilege to hunt, fish, or trap or hold a hunting, 15 fishing, or trapping license for commercial purposes; or 16 (iii) a certificate, license, credential, permit, registration, or 17 any other authorization issued by a licensing entity that allows an 18 individual or is required of an individual to engage in a business, 19 occupation, or profession including, but not limited to, a medical, 20 nursing or other health care license, a teaching certificate, a 21 commission or certificate of training from the South Carolina 22 Criminal Justice Academy for a sworn law enforcement officer, or 23 a South Carolina Bar license and any other authority required to 24 practice law as determined by the South Carolina Supreme Court.” 25 26 SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the 27 Governor. 28 XX 29

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