S*1328(Rat #0231, Act #0188 of 2010)  General Bill, By Peeler and Land

Similar(H 4821)
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO
 INCREASE FROM FOUR TO FIVE HUNDRED THE NUMBER OF THESE PLATES THAT MAY BE
 ISSUED TO A MANUFACTURER AND TO INCREASE FROM TEN TO TWENTY DAYS THE MAXIMUM
 NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS THAT VEHICLES WITH THESE PLATES MAY BE USED IN
 CONNECTION WITH CIVIC AND SPORTING EVENTS. - ratified title

   03/30/10  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   03/30/10  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-4
   03/31/10  Senate Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-3
   04/13/10  Senate Read second time SJ-16
   04/14/10  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-72
   04/15/10  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-31
   04/15/10  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-31
   05/12/10  House  Recalled from Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-22
   05/20/10  House  Read second time HJ-67
   05/20/10  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-67
   05/21/10  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-1
   05/25/10         Ratified R 231
   05/28/10         Signed By Governor
   06/03/10         Effective date 05/28/10
   06/09/10         Act No. 188

(A188, R231, S1328)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM FOUR TO FIVE HUNDRED THE NUMBER OF THESE PLATES THAT MAY BE ISSUED TO A MANUFACTURER AND TO INCREASE FROM TEN TO TWENTY DAYS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS THAT VEHICLES WITH THESE PLATES MAY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH CIVIC AND SPORTING EVENTS.

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

Manufacturer license plates

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-2330 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 261 of 2006, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-3-2330.    (A)    Upon application and payment of the required fee, the Department of Motor Vehicles may issue not more than five hundred manufacturer license plates to a motor vehicle manufacturer. The license plates must be used exclusively on motor vehicles, including motorcycles, owned or in the possession of a manufacturer. Manufacturer license plates must not be used to operate wreckers in use by the manufacturer nor to operate vehicles leased or rented to the public by the manufacturer.

(B)    A motor vehicle manufacturer shall apply for manufacturer license plates on a form prescribed by the department and shall provide proof the applicant is a bona fide motor vehicle manufacturer. The cost of each manufacturer plate issued is two hundred dollars, of which one hundred sixty dollars must be remitted by the department to the county in which the principal facility of the manufacturer is located. Each plate is valid for two years.

(C)    Vehicles with manufacturer plates, not to exceed one licensed vehicle for each household, may be operated by persons authorized by the manufacturer on vehicles of that manufacturer's brand on state streets and highways for testing, distribution, evaluation, and promotion of vehicles. Vehicles with manufacturer plates may be used no more than twenty consecutive days in connection with civic events and sporting events.

(D)    A manufacturer who violates the provisions regarding use of motor vehicles is subject to the imposition of any administrative penalty permitted by law.

(E)    For the purpose of this section only, 'motor vehicle manufacturer' is defined as a person in the business of manufacturing or assembling new and unused vehicles in this State."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 25th day of May, 2010.

Approved the 28th day of May, 2010.