S*1281(Rat #0691, Act #0563 of 1990)  General Bill, By Moore
 A Bill to amend Section 58-23-1210, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the licensing of taxis in counties containing a city having a
 population in excess of seventy thousand persons, so as to delete the
 requirement that every taxi must be licensed in counties containing a city
 having more than seventy thousand inhabitants and to authorize the governing
 body of a county or city to license taxis only in the county or city where the
 taxi principally is operated at the time of application for a license; and to
 amend the 1976 Code by adding Section 58-23-1215 so as to provide for the
 exception to the meaning of operating a taxi.-amended title

   02/15/90  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-34
   02/15/90  Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry SJ-34
   03/29/90  Senate Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry SJ-18
   04/04/90  Senate Amended SJ-31
   04/04/90  Senate Read second time SJ-32
   04/05/90  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-25
   04/10/90  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   04/10/90  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-9
   05/10/90  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry HJ-3
   05/16/90  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 17, 1990 HJ-17
   05/17/90  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 23, 1990 HJ-3
   05/23/90  House  Amended HJ-11
   05/23/90  House  Read second time HJ-12
   05/24/90  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-41
   05/31/90  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-18
   06/07/90         Ratified R 691
   06/11/90         Signed By Governor
   06/11/90         Effective date 06/11/90
   06/11/90         Act No. 563
   07/06/90         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 58-23-1210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF TAXIS IN COUNTIES CONTAINING A CITY HAVING A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF SEVENTY THOUSAND PERSONS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT EVERY TAXI MUST BE LICENSED IN COUNTIES CONTAINING A CITY HAVING MORE THAN SEVENTY THOUSAND INHABITANTS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY OR CITY TO LICENSE TAXIS ONLY IN THE COUNTY OR CITY WHERE THE TAXI PRINCIPALLY IS OPERATED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE; AND TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 58-23-1215 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXCEPTION TO THE MEANING OF OPERATING A TAXI.

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

Taxi licensing authorized instead of required

SECTION 1. Section 58-23-1210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 58-23-1210. The governing body of a county or city may license taxis only in the county or city where the taxi principally is operated at the time of application for a license. The owner of a taxi or his agent annually during the month of July shall register the taxi with the governing body of the county or city and shall obtain from the governing body an application for the license. Upon presentation of the application, properly completed, to the governing body of the county or city and payment to the governing body of a license fee of two dollars, the governing body shall issue a license card or plate which must bear a number, indicate that the vehicle is a taxi, identify it by make, model, number, and the name of the owner, and show the year for which the license is issued. The license card or plate must be affixed in the vehicle at a place and in a manner as to be seen readily."

Exception to the meaning of operating a taxi

SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 58-23-1215. A person who provides transportation services in a private passenger motor vehicle or van for a specific group of people to a specific destination over a continuing period of time, where these transportation services are not available to the general public, is not considered to be operating a taxi within the meaning of this article."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 11th day of June, 1990.