H 4380 {Rat #102, Act #82 of 2019} General Bill, By Rose, Caskey, Huggins, Bales, 
Anderson, Crawford, Moore, Hewitt and Bailey
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 58-23-1640, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE SAFETY INSPECTION OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY (TNC)
 VEHICLES, SO AS TO REQUIRE TNC VEHICLES IN THIS STATE TO DISPLAY LICENSE PLATE
 NUMBERS FROM THE FRONT, TO ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE
 FRONT-DISPLAYED LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS, AND TO ESTABLISH MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES
 FOR MISREPRESENTING ONESELF AS AN AUTHORIZED TNC DRIVER AND KNOWINGLY USING
 TNC TRADE DRESS OR TNC RIDESHARING APPLICATIONS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF CRIMINAL
 ACTIVITY. - ratified title
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   04/02/19  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 60)
   04/03/19  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt, Bailey
   04/09/19  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s).  G.R. Smith,
                     Magnuson, Long, Bennett, McKnight
                     (House Journal-page 80)
   04/09/19  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s).  Magnuson,
                     McKnight, G.R. Smith, Bennett (House Journal-page 107)
   04/09/19  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 148)
   04/09/19  House  Roll call Yeas-99  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 149)
   04/10/19  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 10)
   04/10/19  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 23)
   04/10/19  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 23)
   04/25/19  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Transportation (Senate Journal-page 11)
   04/26/19         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/07/19  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 103)
   05/07/19  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 103)
   05/08/19         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/08/19  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 72)
   05/08/19  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 72)
   05/08/19  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 72)
   05/09/19  House  Senate amendment amended (House Journal-page 89)
   05/09/19  House  Returned to Senate with amendments
                     (House Journal-page 89)
   05/09/19  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
                     (Senate Journal-page 58)
   05/13/19         Ratified R  102
   05/16/19         Signed By Governor
   05/31/19         Effective date  06/15/19
   06/05/19         Act No.  82

(A82, R102, H4380)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 58-23-1640, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SAFETY INSPECTION OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY (TNC) VEHICLES, SO AS TO REQUIRE TNC VEHICLES IN THIS STATE TO DISPLAY LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS FROM THE FRONT, TO ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE FRONT-DISPLAYED LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS, AND TO ESTABLISH MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES FOR MISREPRESENTING ONESELF AS AN AUTHORIZED TNC DRIVER AND KNOWINGLY USING TNC TRADE DRESS OR TNC RIDESHARING APPLICATIONS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

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

TNC vehicle must display license plate number from vehicle's front, penalties

SECTION    1.    Section 58-23-1640 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding appropriately lettered subsections at the end to read:

"( )    At the time of a pick up of a TNC passenger, a TNC vehicle must display the vehicle's license plate number, which must be printed in a legible font of no less than two inches in height and displayed from the front of the TNC vehicle. The display of the license plate number shall not be required to be permanent and shall not be required to be issued or approved by a TNC or the State, including the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Office of Regulatory Staff.

( )    A person who misrepresents himself as an authorized TNC driver is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

( )    A person who knowingly engages in the use of a TNC trade dress or a TNC ridesharing application in the furtherance of a criminal activity is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than two years, or both."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect thirty days after approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 13th day of May, 2019.

Approved the 16th day of May, 2019.