S 0545 General Bill, By Drummond, Bryan, Courson, H.U. Fielding, Giese, 
F. Gilbert, J.C. Hayes, R.L. Helmly, D.L. Hinds, C.T. Hinson, Holland, Land, 
Leatherman, Leventis, J.M. Long, I.E. Lourie, A.S. Macaulay, J.A. Martin, 
S.S. Martschink, Matthews, McConnell, McGill, T.W. Mitchell, Moore, 
M.F. Mullinax, O'Dell, Passailaigue, Patterson, Peeler, T.H. Pope, Reese, 
M.T. Rose, Russell, Saleeby, Setzler, R.C. Shealy, H.C. Smith, J.V. Smith, 
N.W. Smith, H.S. Stilwell, Thomas, J.M. Waddell, Washington, M.B. Williams and 
Wilson
 A Bill to amend Section 56-3-2010, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to personalized license plates for certain individuals so as to
 provide for the issuance, reissuance, or reassignment of personalized license
 plates for members of the General Assembly.

   01/23/91  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-12
   01/23/91  Senate Unanimous consent for second reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-12
   01/23/91  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-12
   01/24/91  Senate Read second time SJ-1
   01/25/91  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1
   01/30/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-18
   01/30/91  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-18
   05/07/91  House  Tabled in committee

INTRODUCED

January 23, 1991

S. 545

Introduced by SENATORS Drummond, Williams, Waddell, Martin, Horace C. Smith, Holland, Lourie, Saleeby, J. Verne Smith, Land, Setzler, Leatherman, Leventis, Macaulay, McConnell, Moore, Peeler, Shealy, Nell W. Smith, Bryan, Courson, Fielding, Giese, Hayes, Hinson, Long, Matthews, Mitchell, Pope, Thomas, Wilson, Patterson, Stilwell, Martschink, Russell, Gilbert, Helmly, Hinds, McGill, Mullinax, O'Dell, Passailaigue, Rose, Washington and Reese

S. Printed 1\23\91--S.

Read the first time January 23, 1991.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2010, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE, REISSUANCE, OR REASSIGNMENT OF PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-3-2010 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-3-2010. (A) The Department of Highways and Public Transportation shall provide, upon proper application being made, special personalized motor vehicle license plates to the owner of a private passenger motor vehicle, trucks having a rated capacity of not more than five thousand pounds empty weight or not more than eight thousand pounds gross vehicle weight, and motorcycles. The personalized plates must be of the design and bear the letters and numerals as the department prescribes, but there may be no duplication of any registration plates, except that South Carolina members of the United States Congress or members of South Carolina General Assembly are allowed to purchase a maximum of the original and two duplicate registration plates. The department, in its discretion, may refuse the issue of letter combinations which may carry connotations offensive to good taste and decency and may not assign to any person not holding the relevant office any letters or numerals denoting the holder to have a public office.

(B) Private passenger motor vehicles and trucks meeting the above specifications must be assigned an annual registration which expires on a staggered monthly basis. In the case where a current vehicle license plate is currently displayed, the owner of the vehicle may make application for personalized license plates two months in advance of the current registration expiration. A sticker reflecting the month of expiration of registration must be issued and affixed in the space provided on the license plate assigned to the vehicle. A personalized license plate issued to a motorcycle expires November thirtieth of each year. Every personalized license plate issued to members of the General Assembly and members of licensed state commissions and boards expires on January thirty-first of each year. Every vehicle registration must be renewed annually upon application by the owner and by payment of the fee required by law to take effect on the first day of the month following the expiration of the registration to be renewed.

(C) In the issuance, reissuance, or reassignment of personalized license plates for members of the South Carolina General Assembly, the department must issue, reissue, or reassign the license plates for members of the respective houses in accordance with such written designation as is communicated and certified to the department by the clerk of each house."

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