H 4742  General Bill, By Erickson, Wooten, Clyburn, McCravy and B.Newton
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE
 147 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
 MAY ISSUE "FALLEN OFFICER" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
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   11/20/19  House  Prefiled
   11/20/19  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/14/20  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 86)
   01/14/20  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 86)

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 147 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE "FALLEN OFFICER" 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 147

    Section 56-3-14710.    (A)    The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue 'Fallen Officer' 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 the regular motor vehicle license fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3, Title 56. Carolina C.O.P.S. shall submit to the department for its approval the proposed design it desires to be used for this special license plate honoring South Carolina's fallen law enforcement officers.

    (B)    Each special license plate must be of the same size and general design as regular motor vehicle license plates. Each special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period that expires twenty-four months from the month the special license plate is issued.

    (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.