Current Status Bill Number:3396 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970205 Primary Sponsor:Stille All Sponsors:Stille, Edge, Wilder, Koon, G. Brown, Felder, Whipper, Simrill, Kelley, Kirsh, Inabinett, Lloyd, Jordan, Moody-Lawrence, Mason, Bowers, Altman, Rice, Stoddard, Robinson, Neal, Govan, Maddox, Barrett, Stuart, Walker, Allison, Littlejohn, Davenport, Leach and Vaughn Drafted Document Number:bbm\9107cm.97 Companion Bill Number:308 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Motor vehicle registration and drivers licenses renewal; biennial license plates and revalidation decals
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House 19970205 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 56-2-2740, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REFUSAL TO RENEW A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FOR NONPAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL ISSUE BIENNIAL LICENSE PLATES AND REVALIDATION DECALS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-2-2740(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 459 of 1996, is amended to read:
"(B) The Department of Public Safety shall issue to the county treasurer or county tax collector biennial license plates and revalidation decals. The county treasurer or county tax collector department shall give a motor vehicle owner a license plate or revalidation decal for the tax year to which personal property taxes and biennial fees have been paid pursuant to Section 56-3-253."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.