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Bill 838

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      838
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020108
Primary Sponsor:                  Reese
All Sponsors:                     Reese, Elliott
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22191cm01..doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Transportation Committee 15 ST
Subject:                          Special registration also allowed for the 
                                  movement of vehicles from a manufacturer to a 
                                  final purchaser for a business facilitating 
                                  the movement of a vehicle from a manufacturer 
                                  to a dealer or distributor for further 
                                  construction or for foreclosure or 
                                  repossession of the vehicle


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020108  Introduced, read first time,           15 ST
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20011219  Prefiled, referred to Committee        15 ST


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2350, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIAL REGISTRATION FOR A BUSINESS FACILITATING THE MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE FROM A MANUFACTURER TO A DEALER OR DISTRIBUTOR, FOR FURTHER CONSTRUCTION OF A CAB OR BODY, OR FOR FORECLOSURE OR REPOSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION ALSO APPLIES TO THE MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES FROM A MANUFACTURER TO A FINAL PURCHASER.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-3-2350 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Part II, Section 32A of Act 155 of 1997, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-3-2350. A person engaged in the business of limited operation of motor vehicles to facilitate the movement of vehicles from a manufacturer to a dealer, or distributor, final purchaser, or for the movement of vehicles to further the construction of cabs or bodies, or in connection with the foreclosure or repossession of these motor vehicles may apply to the department for special registration to be issued to and used by the person upon the following conditions:

(1) The application must be in a form prescribed by the department to include the applicable liability insurance as prescribed by statute and filed with the department each year. The application must include the name and residence address of the applicant as follows:

(a) if an individual, the name under which he intends to conduct business;

(b) if a partnership, the name and residence address of each member of the partnership and the name under which the business is to be conducted;

(c) if a corporation, the name and company addresses of the corporation and the name and residence address of each of its officers.

(2) The application must be certified by the applicant and by an agent of the department to verify the facts set forth in the application.

(3) The annual fee for registration is fifty dollars, plus an annual fee of ten dollars for each license plate.

(4) License plates authorized by this section must not be used on vehicles that are loaned, rented, or leased by the licensed transporter to employees or any other individuals."

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

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