S 669 Session 112 (1997-1998)
S 0669 General Bill, By Anderson
Similar(H 4958)
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO THE GRACE PERIOD FOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE
DEALERS TO ISSUE INTERIM LICENSE PLATES AND REGISTRATION CARDS WHEN THEY SELL
VEHICLES; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO DESIGN THE LICENSE
PLATE MADE OF AN INEXPENSIVE AND IMPERMANENT MATERIAL; TO PROVIDE FOR A $5.00
FEE FOR THE LICENSE PLATE; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON PURCHASES A VEHICLE
FROM A PERSON OTHER THAN A DEALER, THEN THE PURCHASER MUST APPLY TO THE
DEPARTMENT FOR AN INTERIM LICENSE PLATE AND REGISTRATION WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF
PURCHASING THE VEHICLE; TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION
56-3-220 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO DEALER "SOLD" CARDS.
04/16/97 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-7
04/16/97 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-7
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE GRACE PERIOD FOR
VEHICLE REGISTRATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE DEALERS TO
ISSUE INTERIM LICENSE PLATES AND REGISTRATION
CARDS WHEN THEY SELL VEHICLES; TO REQUIRE THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO DESIGN THE
LICENSE PLATE MADE OF AN INEXPENSIVE AND
IMPERMANENT MATERIAL; TO PROVIDE FOR A $5.00 FEE
FOR THE LICENSE PLATE; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON
PURCHASES A VEHICLE FROM A PERSON OTHER THAN A
DEALER, THEN THE PURCHASER MUST APPLY TO THE
DEPARTMENT FOR AN INTERIM LICENSE PLATE AND
REGISTRATION WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF PURCHASING THE
VEHICLE; TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES; AND TO REPEAL
SECTION 56-3-220 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO
DEALER "SOLD" CARDS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-3-210 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 56-3-210. Unless the owner has transferred a license
plate pursuant to Section 56-3-1290, a dealer must issue an interim
license plate and an interim registration certificate at the time the
vehicle is transferred for vehicles purchased from him that are
required to be registered under this chapter. The department must
provide the interim license plates to dealers in this State for a fee of
$5.00 each. A dealer may charge the purchaser $5.00 for the interim
license plates for which the dealer paid the department. The
department must design the license plate made of an inexpensive and
impermanent material. The dealers must insert clearly and indelibly
on the face of the interim license plate the date of issuance, the date
of expiration, the make, and the identification number of the vehicle
for which issued and such other information as the department may
require. It is unlawful for a dealer to issue any interim plates or
registration cards containing any misstatement of fact or to insert any
false information upon the face of them knowingly. If a person
obtains a vehicle required to be registered under this chapter from a
person other than a dealer, then the purchaser must apply to the
department for an interim license plate and registration within five
days of purchasing the vehicle. The department must insert clearly
and indelibly on the face of the interim license plate the date of
issuance, the date of expiration, the make, and the identification
number of the vehicle for which issued and such other information as
the department may require. The department may charge a fee of
$5.00 to the purchaser. Persons newly acquiring vehicles
have forty-five days to replace the interim license plate and
registration with a permanent license plate and registration as
required by Section 56-3-110. and owners
Owners of foreign vehicles being moved into this State and
required to be registered under this chapter may have not more
than have forty-five days in which to register and license
them pursuant to Section 56-3-110. A person who
operates a motor vehicle in violation of this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be fined not more than fifty
dollars."
SECTION 2. Section 56-3-220 of the 1976 Code is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 3. Upon approval by the Governor, this act takes effect
July 1, 1997.
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