S*0849(Rat #0526, Act #0005 of 1995)  General Bill, By G. Smith, Rankin and 
Washington
 A Bill to amend Section 56-3-150, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to exemptions from vehicle registration requirements, so as to revise
 the time a private passenger vehicle owned by a nonresident may be operated in
 this State before the nonresident owner must register and license the
 vehicle.-amended title

   09/13/93  Senate Prefiled
   09/13/93  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
   01/11/94  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-19
   01/11/94  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-19
   03/09/94  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Transportation SJ-5
   03/17/94  Senate Amended SJ-28
   03/17/94  Senate Read second time SJ-28
   03/17/94  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-28
   03/22/94  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-13
   03/23/94  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-14
   03/23/94  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-14
   05/11/94  House  Recalled from Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-85
   05/26/94  House  Objection by Rep. Simrill HJ-45
   05/26/94  House  Read second time HJ-45
   05/31/94  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-35
   06/02/94         Ratified R 526
   01/12/95         Became law without Governor's signature
   01/12/95         Act No. 5

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM VEHICLE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO REVISE THE TIME A PRIVATE PASSENGER VEHICLE OWNED BY A NONRESIDENT MAY BE OPERATED IN THIS STATE BEFORE THE NONRESIDENT OWNER MUST REGISTER AND LICENSE THE VEHICLE.

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

Time for registering and licensing revised

SECTION 1. Section 56-3-150 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-3-150. A foreign privately-owned-and-operated passenger vehicle of a nonresident, otherwise subject to registration and license under the provisions of this chapter may be operated within this State without being registered and licensed under the provisions of this chapter, subject to the conditions that the vehicle is at all times, when operated in this State, duly registered or licensed in the state, territory, district, or country of residence of the owner and that there is displayed thereon a valid registration card and registration or license plate or plates. The vehicle of a nonresident must be registered and licensed pursuant to this chapter upon the earlier of a nonresident's:

(1) subsequent establishment of domicile in this State, or

(2) operation of the vehicle in this State for an accumulated period exceeding one hundred fifty days."

Time effective

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

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 1/12/95.