H 3044 General Bill, By Rice, Meacham, Robinson and Witherspoon
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-210, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE GRACE PERIOD FOR PROCURING A MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
 AND LICENSE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A PLACARD CONTAINING CERTAIN INFORMATION BE
 DISPLAYED ON THE MOTOR VEHICLE BEFORE THE REGISTRATION AND LICENSE PLATE ARE
 RECEIVED, TO PROVIDE FINES FOR THE DISPLAY OF INACCURATE OR FALSE INFORMATION,
 AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF THE FINES MUST BE REMITTED TO THE REINSURANCE
 FACILITY.

   12/11/96  House  Prefiled
   12/11/96  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/14/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-28
   01/14/97  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-28

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-210, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE GRACE PERIOD FOR PROCURING A MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A PLACARD CONTAINING CERTAIN INFORMATION BE DISPLAYED ON THE MOTOR VEHICLE BEFORE THE REGISTRATION AND LICENSE PLATE ARE RECEIVED, TO PROVIDE FINES FOR THE DISPLAY OF INACCURATE OR FALSE INFORMATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF THE FINES MUST BE REMITTED TO THE REINSURANCE FACILITY.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-3-210 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 497 of 1994, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-3-210. (A) Persons newly acquiring vehicles and owners of foreign vehicles being moved into this State and required to be registered under this chapter may have not more than forty-five days in which to register and license them.

(B) Before obtaining a motor vehicle registration and license plate pursuant to subsection (A), the following information must be displayed on the lower left corner of the rear windshield or in the space designated for the placement of a license plate:

(1) the motor vehicle owner's driver's license number;

(2) the motor vehicle's purchase date; and

(3) the date the grace period expires.

(C) Information displayed pursuant to subsection (B) must consist of letters and numbers at least two inches in height and visible for a distance of fifty feet.

(D) A person subject to the provisions contained in subsection (B) is responsible for the accuracy of the information displayed. Failure to properly display the information required in this section shall result in a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars. Display of false information shall result in a fine of not more than two hundred dollars with three-fourths of the fine to be remitted to the South Carolina Reinsurance Facility."

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