S 0811 General Bill, By Alexander, Bryan, Cork, Courson, Courtney, Ford, Giese, 
Glover, Gregory, Hayes, Jackson, Lander, Leatherman, Leventis, Martin, Matthews, 
Mescher, Moore, O'Dell, Peeler, Rankin, Reese, L.E. Richter, Russell, Ryberg, 
Short, G. Smith, J.V. Smith, H.S. Stilwell, Waldrep, Washington and Wilson

Similar(H 3608)
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 56-19-485 so as to provide a procedure for designating certain motor vehicles
 as "wreckage" or "salvage" in a manner which suffices to inform the transferee
 of such a vehicle of the vehicle's true condition.

   05/03/95  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-3
   05/03/95  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-3

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-19-485 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR DESIGNATING CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES AS "WRECKAGE" OR "SALVAGE" IN A MANNER WHICH SUFFICES TO INFORM THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH A VEHICLE OF THE VEHICLE'S TRUE CONDITION.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-19-485. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a motor vehicle which qualifies as `wreckage' or `salvage' is transferred in this State pursuant to Section 56-19-480, whether immediately before the transfer, the vehicle was titled in this State or in another state, the vehicle must be designated as `wreckage' or `salvage', as applicable, to the extent necessary to inform the transferee of the exact condition of the vehicle. No wrecked or salvaged out-of-state vehicle or South Carolina-registered vehicle may be registered under the laws of this State without designation, and this designation must be applied to all subsequent transfers of the vehicle.

(B) The provisions of this section apply to transfers of vehicles in all of the circumstances described in Section 56-19-480, whether the vehicle is `totaled', declared a total loss, `junked', or `salvaged'."

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