South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 4578

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Willis, Sottile, G.R. Smith and Forrester
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5014cm16.docx

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Virginia Tech Special License Plates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/10/2015  House   Prefiled
  12/10/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/12/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 110)
   1/12/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 110)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/10/2015

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 138 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE VIRGINIA TECH SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 138

Virginia Tech Special License Plates

Section 56-3-13810.    (A)    The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue 'Virginia Tech' special license plates to owners of private passenger carrying motor vehicles as defined in Section 56-3-630, and motorcycles as defined in Section 56-3-20, registered in their names. The fee for each special license plate is seventy dollars every two years in addition to the regular motor vehicle license fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title. Each special license plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates. Each special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month the special license plate is issued.

(B)    The fees collected pursuant to the cost of producing the license plates must be distributed to the South Carolina Palmetto Chapter of Virginia Tech.

(C)    The guidelines for the production, collection, and distribution of fees for a special license plate under this section must meet the requirements of Section 56-3-8100."

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

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