South Carolina § 56-1-420 - Effect of dissolution of injunction restraining suspension or revocation of license.
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§ 56-1-420. Effect of dissolution of injunction restraining suspension or revocation of license.
If any court restrains or enjoins the Department of Motor Vehicles from enforcing the suspension or revocation of any license and the suspension or revocation is finally determined to have been properly put into effect by the department, the time during which the revocation or suspension was made ineffective by the judicial order shall not be considered part of the time during which the suspension or revocation was in effect. It is the purpose of this section to ensure that the license shall be suspended or revoked for the full term of such suspension or revocation, if proper in the first place.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-188; 1959 (51) 421; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1320; 1996 Act No. 459, SECTION 93.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-1-420 ("Effect of dissolution of injunction restraining suspension or revocation of license.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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