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H. 4142
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Parks and Breeland
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5353cm03.doc
Introduced in the House on May 1, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: Disabled veterans 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-33
5/1/2003 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-34
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES TO DISABLED VETERANS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL LICENSE PLATES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE DISTINGUISHING SYMBOL USED ON LICENSE PLATES TO INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE IT IS ASSIGNED TO MAY BE PARKED IN A METERED OR TIMED PARKING PLACE WITHOUT BEING SUBJECT TO PARKING FEES OR FINES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-3310, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR RECIPIENTS OF THE PURPLE HEART, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE LICENSE PLATES MAY BE ISSUED TO A RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART DUE TO HOSTILE FIRE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSE PLATES MUST BE ISSUED AT NO FEE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-3320, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DESIGN OF THE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR RECIPIENTS OF THE PURPLE HEART AND CERTAIN PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO OBTAIN FREE PARKING PRIVILEGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE LICENSE PLATES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE DISTINGUISHING SYMBOL USED ON LICENSE PLATES TO INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE IT IS ASSIGNED TO MAY BE PARKED IN A METERED OR TIMED PARKING PLACE WITHOUT BEING SUBJECT TO PARKING FEES OR FINES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-3-1110(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 242 of 2000, is further amended to read:
"(B) If a person who qualifies for the special license plate issued under this section also qualifies for the handicapped license plate issued pursuant to Section 56-3-1960(1), then The license plate issued pursuant to this section shall also include the distinguishing symbol used on license plates issued pursuant to Section 56-3-1960(1). Until the department determines that the license plate shall be redesigned to include the symbol, the department shall develop a decal using a distinguishing symbol to be placed on the license plate which shall be issued to all persons who request the license plate authorized by this subsection, including persons for whom license plates were issued pursuant to this section on the effective date of this subsection."
SECTION 2. Section 56-3-3310 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 17 of 2001, is further amended to read:
"Section 56-3-3310. The department may issue a permanent special motor vehicle license plate to a recipient of the Purple Heart due to hostile fire for use on a private passenger motor vehicle at no fee. The biennial fee for the special license plate is the same as the fee provided in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title, and Not more than two license plates may be issued to a person. The application for a special plate must include proof the applicant is a recipient of the Purple Heart due to hostile fire."
SECTION 3. Section 56-3-3320(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 242 of 2000, is further amended to read:
"(B) If a person who qualifies for the special license plate issued under this section also qualifies for the handicapped license plate issued pursuant to Section 56-3-1960(1), then The license plate issued pursuant to this section shall must also include the distinguishing symbol used on license plates issued pursuant to Section 56-3-1960(1). Until the department determines that the license plate shall must be redesigned to include the symbol, the department shall develop a decal using a distinguishing symbol to be placed on the license plate which shall must be issued to all persons who request the license plate authorized by this subsection, including persons for whom license plates were issued pursuant to this section on the effective date of this subsection section."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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