South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 3082

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3082
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010109
Primary Sponsor:                  Kirsh
All Sponsors:                     Kirsh, Altman, Meacham-Richardson, 
                                  Clyburn
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22701cm01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Motor vehicle registration and license 
                                  fee, disabled veteran due to service-connected 
                                  disability exempt from; Veterans'


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010109  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
House   20001206  Prefiled, referred to Committee        21 HEPW


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FREE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FOR VETERANS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A VETERAN CLASSIFIED AS AT LEAST FIFTY-FIVE PERCENT DISABLED DUE TO A SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION AND LICENSE OF A PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT PAYING THE FEE FOR REGISTRATION AND LICENSE OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-1110(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 242 of 2000, is further amended to read:

    "Section 56-3-1110.    (A)    A wartime disabled veteran who is entitled to compensation for the loss, or loss of use of one or both legs or arms, or the permanent impairment of vision in both eyes to a degree as to constitute that constitutes virtual blindness and is also entitled to a special monthly statutory award by reason thereof or any a South Carolina veteran classified as totally and permanently at least fifty-five percent disabled due to service-connected disabilities as determined from medical records on file with the Veterans Administration may make application for registration and license of his owned or leased private passenger motor vehicle to the department without accompanying such the application with the usual fee for registration and license of a vehicle of similar type. The department shall issue such a license plates plate upon the receipt of such an application in such form as may be required. A veteran who is issued a license plate under the provisions of this section shall not be is not required to reapply so long as he owns or leases the vehicle for which the plate is issued and a surviving spouse of such a veteran is also eligible to obtain such a plate so long as the surviving spouse does not remarry.

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

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