H*3122(Rat #0114, Act #0107 of 2012)  General Bill, By J.M. Neal
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-180, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PERMITS TO
 MOVE VEHICLES DURING AN EMERGENCY, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "MOVE" AND REPLACE
 IT WITH THE TERM "OPERATE", TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT RESTRICTS THE
 ISSUANCE OF THE PERMITS TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTION
 PLACED ON THE NUMBER OF PERMITS THAT MAY BE ISSUED FOR A VEHICLE, AND TO
 REVISE THE INFORMATION THAT MUST BE SPECIFIED ON THE PERMIT. - ratified title

   12/07/10  House  Prefiled
   12/07/10  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/11/11  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 52)
   01/11/11  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 52)
   01/26/11  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 6)
   02/01/11  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 12)
   02/02/11  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 29)
   02/02/11  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
   02/02/11  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 11)
   05/25/11  Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   05/26/11         Scrivener's error corrected
   06/01/11  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 42)
   06/01/11  Senate Roll call Ayes-35  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 42)
   01/10/12  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 46)
   01/26/12         Ratified R 114
   02/01/12         Signed By Governor
   02/08/12         Effective date 02/01/12
   02/10/12         Act No. 107

(A107, R114, H3122)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-180, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PERMITS TO MOVE VEHICLES DURING AN EMERGENCY, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "MOVE" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM "OPERATE", TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT RESTRICTS THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMITS TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTION PLACED ON THE NUMBER OF PERMITS THAT MAY BE ISSUED FOR A VEHICLE, AND TO REVISE THE INFORMATION THAT MUST BE SPECIFIED ON THE PERMIT.

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

Special permits to move a vehicle

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-3-180.    The department may issue in writing special permits to operate vehicles otherwise required to be registered and licensed under this chapter when the vehicles do not display the required current license plate or plates or registration cards. A special permit issued pursuant to this section, shall specify the date on which the permit expires, and must be carried at all times on the vehicle authorized to be operated."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 26th day of January, 2012.

Approved the 1st day of February, 2012.