2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

S0192: DUI Blood Draw & Implied Consent

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-2950, Relating To Implied Consent To Testing For Alcohol Or Drugs, Procedures, And Inference Of Dui, So As To Allow For The Law Enforcement Agency To Determine Which Tests Shall Be Administered, Remove The Requirement That A Breath Test Be Administered Before Other Tests, And Provide For The Training Of Personnel To Become Qualified To Obtain Blood Test Samples; By Amending Section 24-13-100, Relating To The Definition Of A "no Parole Offense", So As To Provide That Felony Driving Under The Influence Or Felony Driving With An Unlawful Alcohol Concentration Resulting In Death Is Not A "no Parole Offense"; By Amending Section 56-5-2951, Relating To The Suspension Of A License For Refusal To Submit To Testing Or For Certain Level Of Alcohol Concentration, Temporary Alcohol Licenses, Restricted Driver's Licenses, And Penalties, So As To Remove The Temporary Alcohol License And Provide Suspension Penalties; And By Amending Section 56-5-2953, Relating To Incident Site And Breath Test Site Video Recording, So As To Provide That Law Enforcement Officers Must Make Reasonable Efforts To Ensure Video Recording Of The Stop, Tests, And Arrest Of A Person For A Dui.

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Bill History

1/14/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
1/14/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/14/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/14/202534.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/12/2025193.2 KB