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H. 4139
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Parks and Breeland
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9745cm03.doc
Introduced in the House on May 1, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: Military reserve special plates
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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5/1/2003 House Introduced and read first time HJ-32
5/1/2003 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-32
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1750, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES AUTHORIZED FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY RESERVE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONE PLATE MAY BE ISSUED TO AN ACTIVE OR RETIRED RESERVIST FOR EACH PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTERED IN HIS NAME IN THIS STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1760, RELATING TO THE DESIGN OF RESERVIST PLATES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE PLATE MUST BEAR THE INSIGNIA AND NAME OF THE BRANCH OF SERVICE OF WHICH THE ACTIVE OR RETIRED RESERVIST IS A MEMBER; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-4310, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE SECTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-4320, RELATING TO THE DESIGN OF RETIRED MILITARY PLATES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE PLATE MUST BEAR THE INSIGNIA AND NAME OF THE BRANCH OF SERVICE FROM WHICH THE MEMBER IS RETIRED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-3-1750 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 459 of 1996, is further amended to read:
"Section 56-3-1750. The department may issue a special motor vehicle license plate to active and retired members of the United States Air Force Reserve, United States Army Reserve, United States Coast Guard Reserve, United States Marine Corps Reserve, or United States Navy Reserve who are residents of the State for a private passenger motor vehicle registered in their respective names. The biennial fee for the special license plate is the regular motor vehicle registration fee plus the personalized license plate fee provided by Section 56-3-2020. Only one One plate may be issued to a person."
SECTION 2. Section 56-3-1760 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 164 of 1993, is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-1760. The special license plate must be of the same size and general design as regular motor vehicle license plates. The department shall imprint the special license plates with the words "United States Military Reserve" or an abbreviation selected by the department, with numbers the department may determine. The plate shall bear the insignia of the branch of service of which the reservist is an active or retired member. Below the branch insignia the department shall imprint the name of the reservist's branch of service, to wit: 'U.S. Army Reserve', 'U.S. Air Force Reserve', 'U.S. Navy Reserve', 'U.S. Marine Corps Reserve', or 'U.S. Coast Guard Reserve'. The license plate must be for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month it is issued."
SECTION 3. Section 56-3-4310 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 459 of 1996, is further amended to read:
"Section 56-3-4310. (A) The department shall issue a special motor vehicle license plate for use on a private passenger motor vehicle owned by any retired member of the United States Armed Forces who is a resident of this State in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(B) The annual fee for the special license plate is the regular motor vehicle registration fee plus the personalized license plate fee provided by Section 56-3-2020, and only one plate may be issued to any person for each vehicle owned by that person, up to a maximum of two vehicles. The revenue from the issuance of plates under this article must be deposited in the manner provided under Section 56-3-2020. The department shall issue the license plate or the revalidation sticker upon receipt of an application made under oath and in the form required by the department.
(C) Any person is authorized to use the special license plates provided by this section article if he provides evidence that he is a retired member of one of the branches of the United States Armed Forces designated in Section 56-3-4320."
SECTION 4. Section 56-3-4320 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 96 of 1991, is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-4320. The special license plate must be of the same size and general design as regular motor vehicle license plates. The department shall imprint the special license plates with the words "U.S. Armed Forces, Retired". The plate shall bear the insignia of the branch of service from which the individual retired. Below the branch insignia the department shall imprint the name of the retired member's branch of service followed by a comma and the word 'Retired', to wit: 'U.S. Army, Retired', 'U.S. Air Force, Retired', 'U.S. Navy, Retired', 'U.S. Marine Corps, Retired', or 'U.S. Coast Guard, Retired'."
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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