Reference is to Printer's Date 2/14/18-H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 1 and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Section 56-3-2320(A)(1) and (2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(1) Upon
application being made and the required fee being paid to the
Department of Motor Vehicles, the department may issue dealer
license plates to a licensed motor vehicle dealer. The license
plates, notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter to the
contrary, may be used exclusively on motor vehicles owned by,
assigned, or loaned for test driving purposes to the dealer when
operated on the highways of this State by the dealer, its
corporate officers, its employees, a prospective purchaser of
the motor vehicle, or a person whose vehicle is being serviced
or repaired by the dealer. The use by a prospective purchaser is
limited to seven days, and the dealer shall provide the
prospective purchaser with a dated demonstration certificate. A
dealer license plate may be used by a person whose vehicle is
being serviced or repaired by the dealership, provided that the
vehicle displaying the license plate is part of a manufacturer
program and given to the person by the dealer at no charge to
the consumer. The use of a dealer license plate by the consumer
for service and repair is limited to thirty days. The
demonstration certificate for a prospective customer must be
approved by the department. Dealer plates must not be used to
operate wreckers or service vehicles in use by the dealer nor to
operate vehicles owned by the dealer that are leased or rented
by the public. No dealer plates may be issued by the department
unless the dealer furnishes proof in a form acceptable to the
department that he has a retail business license as required by
Chapter 36, Title 12 and has made at least
twenty five sales of motor vehicles in
the twelve months preceding his application for a dealer plate.
The sales requirement may be waived by the department if the
dealer has been licensed for less than one year. For purposes of
this section, the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle
between the same individual or corporation more than one time is
considered as only one sale. Multiple transfer of motor vehicles
between licensed dealers for the purpose of meeting eligibility
requirements for motor vehicle dealer plates is prohibited.
(2)
A dealer may be issued two plates for the first
fifteen five vehicles sold during the
preceding year and one additional plate for each fifteen
vehicles sold beyond the initial twenty
five during the preceding year. A dealer participating in
a manufacturer program may be issued two additional plates for
each fifteen vehicles sold beyond the initial
twenty five during the preceding year.
For good cause shown, the department in its discretion may issue
extra plates. If the dealer has been licensed less than one
year, the department shall issue a number of license plates
based on an estimated number of sales for the coming year. The
department may increase or decrease the number of plates issued
based on actual sales made."
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Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.