S*1329(Rat #0316, Act #0253 of 2008)  General Bill, By McGill, Grooms and 
Bryant
 AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BY ADDING ARTICLE 101 SO
 AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "I BELIEVE" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES AND
 PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THESE LICENSE PLATES MAY BE ISSUED. -
 ratified title

   04/24/08  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-2
   04/25/08         Scrivener's error corrected
   04/29/08  Senate Read second time SJ-63
   04/29/08  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-63
   04/30/08  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-24
   05/01/08  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-121
   05/01/08  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-121
   05/15/08  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works HJ-12
   05/21/08  House  Amended HJ-70
   05/21/08  House  Read second time HJ-72
   05/21/08  House  Roll call Yeas-109  Nays-0 HJ-72
   05/22/08  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-11
   05/22/08  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-43
   05/29/08         Ratified R 316
   06/05/08         Became law without Governor's signature
   06/10/08         Copies available
   06/10/08         Effective date 06/05/08
   06/13/08         Act No. 253

(A253, R316, S1329)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 101 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "I BELIEVE" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES AND PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THESE LICENSE PLATES MAY BE ISSUED.

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

"I Believe" special license plates

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

"Article 101

Section 56-3-10110.    The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue 'I Believe' special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private motor vehicles registered in their names. The plate must contain the words 'I Believe' and a cross superimposed on a stained glass window. The biennial fee for this special license plate is the same as the fee provided in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title. The guidelines for the production of this special license plate must meet the requirements contained in Section 56-3-8100."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2008.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/5/08.