S 113 Session 112 (1997-1998)
S 0113 General Bill, By Giese, Lander and McGill
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 69
TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE
PLATES FOR VIETNAM VETERANS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-20, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO
PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR PRIVATE MOTOR VEHICLE OR PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR
VEHICLES.
01/14/97 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-121
01/14/97 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-121
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 69 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, SO
AS TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE
PLATES FOR VIETNAM VETERANS; AND TO AMEND
SECTION 56-3-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO MOTOR
VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING DEFINITIONS, SO
AS TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR "PRIVATE MOTOR
VEHICLE OR PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE".
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 69
Special License Plates; Vietnam Veterans
Section 56-3-7550. (A) The department may issue special motor
vehicle license plates to Vietnam Veterans for private motor vehicles
registered in their names. Only one plate may be issued to a veteran.
The fee for this license plate is the same as provided in Section
56-3-2020, plus an initial fee of fifteen dollars. The plate must be
issued or revalidated biennially for the regular registration period.
(B) The special license plate must be the same size as the regular
motor vehicle license plate, but must be of a distinctive design and
bear the words 'Vietnam Veteran'. An applicant must submit a copy
of his DD-214 or other evidence satisfactory to the department to
prove that he served as a member of the armed forces of the United
States of America in Vietnam during the period from August 5, 1964,
to May 7, 1975."
SECTION 2. Section 56-3-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended
by Act 459 of 1996, is further amended by adding:
"(31) 'Private motor vehicle or private passenger motor vehicle:'
A motor vehicle designed and operated for the transportation of ten
or fewer persons and trucks having an empty weight of not more than
five thousand pounds and a gross weight of not more than eight
thousand pounds excluding motorcycles, motor driven cycles,
mopeds, three-wheel vehicles, and motor vehicles which are operated
for the transportation of persons or property for compensation."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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