S 1017 General Bill, By Gregory

Similar(H 3882)
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 10
 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
 MAY ALLOW YEAR OF MANUFACTURE LICENSE PLATES TO SERVE AS THE OFFICIAL LICENSE
 PLATES FOR CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.

   01/10/06  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-42
   01/10/06  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-42
   02/01/06  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Transportation SJ-41
   02/02/06  Senate Amended SJ-11
   02/02/06  Senate Read second time SJ-11
   02/02/06         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/07/06  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-21
   02/08/06  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   02/08/06  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-11
   02/22/06  House  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-35
   02/22/06  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-35

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

February 2, 2006

S. 1017

S. Printed 2/2/06--S.    [SEC 2/2/06 2:30 PM]

Read the first time January 10, 2006.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ALLOW YEAR OF MANUFACTURE LICENSE PLATES TO SERVE AS THE OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.

Amend Title To Conform

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 10

Section 56-3-1450.    (A)    An owner of a motor vehicle that is thirty years old or older, may apply to the department to use a license plate issued by this State in the year corresponding to the model year of the vehicle, if the license plate is legible and serviceable, as determined by the department. If the department determines that the plate is legible and serviceable, the applicant must submit the regular vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title, and the special license plate fee required by Section 56-3-2020. The biennial renewal fee for these plates shall be the regular vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title, and the special license plate fee required by Section 56-3-2020.

(B)    Once the department approves use of the plate and the applicant submits the required fees, the department shall register the plate to the applicant. The department may not register any duplicate plates. The applicant may only use the special license plate on the vehicle with which the license plate registration corresponds.

(C)    License plates registered pursuant to this section may only be transferred to vehicles of the same model year as the year the license plate was originally issued."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect six months after the approval by the Governor.