H*3099 Session 110 (1993-1994)
H*3099(Rat #0213, Act #0093) General Bill, By Phillips
A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Article 47
to Chapter 3, Title 56 so as to provide for special license plates for members
of the South Carolina State Guard, including provisions which set an annual
fee and which make it unlawful knowingly to permit the license plate to be
displayed on a vehicle other than the one authorized by the Department of
Highways and Public Transportation.
01/13/93 House Introduced and read first time HJ-15
01/13/93 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-16
02/17/93 House Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
Works HJ-5
02/18/93 House Objection by Rep. Kirsh HJ-21
02/23/93 House Objection by Rep. Elliott HJ-18
02/23/93 House Read second time HJ-18
02/24/93 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-15
02/25/93 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-10
02/25/93 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-10
05/13/93 Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-16
05/17/93 Senate Read second time SJ-15
05/18/93 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-13
06/10/93 Ratified R 213
06/15/93 Signed By Governor
06/15/93 Effective date 06/15/93
06/25/93 Copies available
(A93, R213, H3099)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 47 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE
56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR
MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GUARD,
INCLUDING PROVISIONS WHICH SET AN ANNUAL FEE AND
WHICH MAKE IT UNLAWFUL KNOWINGLY TO PERMIT THE
LICENSE PLATE TO BE DISPLAYED ON A VEHICLE OTHER THAN
THE ONE AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
South Carolina State Guard license plates
SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by
adding:
"Article 47
Special License Plates--Members
of the South Carolina State Guard
Section 56-3-4710. (A) The Department of Highways and Public
Transportation may issue a special motor vehicle license plate to a member
of the South Carolina State Guard who is a resident of the State for a
private passenger motor vehicle or truck, having a rated capacity of one ton
or less, registered in the member's name.
(B) The annual fee for the special license plate is the regular motor
vehicle registration fee plus the personalized license plate fee provided by
Section 56-3-2020. Only one plate may be issued to a person. The revenue
from the issuance of plates under this article must be deposited in the
manner provided for under Section 56-3-2020. The department shall issue
the license plate or the revalidation sticker upon receipt of an application
made under oath and in the form required by the department.
(C) A person who is issued a license plate under the provisions of this
article is not required to reapply so long as that person owns the vehicle for
which the plate is issued or is authorized pursuant to this article. The
provisions of this article do not apply if the member applies for a special
personalized motor vehicle license plate under the provisions of Section
56-3-2010.
Section 56-3-4720. The special license plate must be of the same size
and general design as regular motor vehicle license plates. The department
shall imprint the special license plates with the words `South Carolina State
Guard' together with numbers the department may determine necessary or
expedient. The licensing period for the plate is on an annual basis and
expires twelve months from the month it is issued.
Section 56-3-4730. A license plate issued pursuant to this article may
be transferred to another vehicle of the same weight class owned by the
same person upon application being made and approved by the department.
It is unlawful for a person to whom the plate has been issued knowingly to
permit it to be displayed on a vehicle except the one authorized by the
department.
Section 56-3-4740. The provisions of this article do not affect the
registration and licensing of motor vehicles as required by other provisions
of this chapter but are cumulative to those other provisions. A person
violating the provisions of this article or a person who: (1) fraudulently
gives false or fictitious information in an application for a special license
plate, as authorized in this article, (2) conceals a material fact, or (3)
otherwise commits fraud in the application or in the use of a special license
plate issued under this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned
not more than thirty days, or both."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 15th day of June, 1993. |