H 4442 General Bill, By G. Brown, Anderson, Bowen, Breeland, R. Brown, Delleney, 
Gullick, Harvin, Hodges, Jefferson, Knight, Leach, Littlejohn, Lucas, Miller, 
Spires, Williams and Agnew
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-3310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES TO RECIPIENTS OF THE
 PURPLE HEART, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT ESTABLISHES A FEE FOR THE
 LICENSE PLATE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THERE IS NO FEE FOR THE LICENSE PLATE.

   01/09/08  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-73
   01/09/08  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-73
   02/07/08  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Agnew

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-3310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES TO RECIPIENTS OF THE PURPLE HEART, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT ESTABLISHES A FEE FOR THE LICENSE PLATE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THERE IS NO FEE FOR THE LICENSE PLATE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-3310 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 53 of 2005, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-3-3310.    The department may issue a permanent special motor vehicle license plate to a recipient of the Purple Heart for use on a private passenger motor vehicle or motorcycle. The biennial fee for the special license plate is the same as the fee provided in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title, There is no fee for the license plate, and not more than two license plates may be issued to a person. The application for a special plate must include proof that the applicant is a recipient of the Purple Heart."

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