H*3126(Rat #0025, Act #0029 of 2005)  General Bill, By Duncan, Rice and 
M.A. Pitts
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1250, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE, CONTENT, POSSESSION, AND DISPLAY OF A VEHICLE
 REGISTRATION CARD, AND THE PENALTY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE
 TO SIGN THE VEHICLE'S REGISTRATION CARD, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT
 REQUIRES A VEHICLE OWNER TO SIGN THE VEHICLE'S REGISTRATION CARD AND THE
 PENALTY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE TO SIGN THE VEHICLE'S
 REGISTRATION CARD. - ratified title

   12/08/04  House  Prefiled
   12/08/04  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/11/05  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-90
   01/11/05  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-91
   01/12/05  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.A.Pitts
   02/10/05  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works HJ-4
   02/11/05         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/15/05  House  Read second time HJ-19
   02/16/05  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-20
   02/17/05  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   02/17/05  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-9
   03/02/05  Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-13
   03/03/05  Senate Read second time SJ-32
   03/08/05  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-15
   03/17/05         Ratified R 25
   03/22/05         Signed By Governor
   03/28/05         Copies available
   03/28/05         Effective date 03/22/05
   04/13/05         Act No. 29

(A29, R25, H3126)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1250, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE, CONTENT, POSSESSION, AND DISPLAY OF A VEHICLE REGISTRATION CARD, AND THE PENALTY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE TO SIGN THE VEHICLE'S REGISTRATION CARD, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES A VEHICLE OWNER TO SIGN THE VEHICLE'S REGISTRATION CARD AND THE PENALTY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE TO SIGN THE VEHICLE'S REGISTRATION CARD.

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

Motor vehicle registration card

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-1250 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 278 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-3-1250.    The department, upon registering and licensing a vehicle, shall issue to the owner of the vehicle a registration card containing upon the face of the card the date issued, the name and address of the owner, including the county in which the owner resides, the registration and license number assigned to the vehicle, and that other description of the vehicle as may be determined by the department. The registration card must be delivered to the owner. Every registration card must at all times be carried by the person driving or in control of the vehicle, who shall display it upon demand of a police officer or any other person authorized by law to examine registration cards."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 17th day of March, 2005.

Approved the 22nd day of March, 2005.