Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3716 Primary Sponsor:Davenport Committee Number:26 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Motor vehicle insurance, certificate of Residing Body:House Computer Document Number:BBM/10354JM.93 Introduced Date:19930316 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930421 Last History Type:Referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Davenport Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3716 House 19930421 Referred to Committee 26
3716 House 19930421 Recalled from Committee 21
3716 House 19930316 Introduced, read first time, 21
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 56-10-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT A MOTOR VEHICLE SOUGHT TO BE REGISTERED IS INSURED AND PROOF OF INSURANCE, SO AS TO DELETE CERTAIN LANGUAGE AND ADD PROVISIONS AND LANGUAGE, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A PROVISION THAT THE REGISTRATION APPLICANT'S CERTIFICATE THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE IS INSURED MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE EXECUTED BY AN AUTHORIZED AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY DATED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE REGISTRATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-10-220 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-10-220. Every person applying for registration for a motor vehicle shall at the time of such registration and licensing declare the vehicle to be an insured motor vehicle under the penalty set forth in Section 56-10-260 and shall execute and furnish to the department his certificate that such motor vehicle is an insured motor vehicle and that he will maintain insurance thereon during the registration period. The certificate must be in the form prescribed by the department. The Department may require any registered owner or any applicant for registration and licensing of a motor vehicle declared to be an insured motor vehicle to submit and must be accompanied by a certificate of insurance executed by an authorized agent or representative of an insurance company authorized to do business in this State dated within thirty days of the registration. Such certificate must also be in a form prescribed by the department but must state the period for which coverage is provided under the policy and the previous period for which coverage was provided."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect January 1, 1994.