H 4917 Session 111 (1995-1996)
H 4917 General Bill, By Stille, H. Brown, J. Brown, Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, Cotty,
Easterday, Fleming, Inabinett, Keegan, Kennedy, Law, Littlejohn, Loftis,
Meacham, J.H. Neal, Richardson, Riser, Seithel, J.S. Shissias, Simrill, Stuart,
Townsend, Tripp, Vaughn, D.C. Waldrop, Whatley, Wilder, Witherspoon,
D.A. Wright and W.J. Young
A Bill to amend Section 56-3-1250, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1976, relating to the contents, possession, and display of registration cards
and certain penalty provisions, so as to require proof of insurance to be
carried by a driver and displayed by the driver when a law enforcement officer
requests it.
04/11/96 House Introduced and read first time HJ-9
04/11/96 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-9
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1250, AS AMENDED, CODE OF
LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE
CONTENTS, POSSESSION, AND DISPLAY OF
REGISTRATION CARDS AND CERTAIN PENALTY
PROVISIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE PROOF OF INSURANCE
TO BE CARRIED BY A DRIVER AND DISPLAYED BY THE
DRIVER WHEN A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
REQUESTS IT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-3-1250 of the 1976 Code, as last
amended by Act 278 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 56-3-1250. (A) 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
any other description of the vehicle as may be determined
by the department. The registration card must be delivered to the
owner, and the owner, upon receipt of it, who shall
write his signature on it sign his name with pen and
ink in the space provided. Every The registration
card and proof of insurance that covers the period the vehicle is
being operated must at all times must be
carried by the person driving or in control of the vehicle, who shall
display it both upon demand of a police officer or
any other another person authorized by law to
examine registration cards.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
56-3-2520 or any other provisions of law, the penalty for
the failure of the owner to sign the registration card with pen and
ink in the space provided is a fine of ten dollars.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the
Governor.
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