Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1316 Primary Sponsor:Drummond Committee Number:06 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Motor vehicle county property tax sticker Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Computer Document Number:NO5/8078.BD Introduced Date:Feb 20, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Feb 20, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Drummond Type of Legislation:General Bill
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1316 Senate Feb 20, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 06
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 56-3-251, 56-3-252, 56-3-253, AND 56-3-254 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO DEVELOP A COUNTY PROPERTY TAX STICKER AND PROVIDE FOR RELATED REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES, BIENNIAL REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AND REQUIREMENTS WHEN DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES ARE OWED ON A VEHICLE; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, SO AS TO DEFINE "FREEZE A VEHICLE'S TITLE"; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-350, RELATING TO THE REFUSAL BY THE DEPARTMENT TO REGISTER AND LICENSE OR TRANSFER REGISTRATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH REFUSAL IS AUTHORIZED; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-376, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION, SO AS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO A REPEALED SECTION, CHANGE THE REFERENCES TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL, AND REVISE THE REGISTRATION FEES AND PERIOD; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-377, RELATING TO THE EXPIRATION OF REGISTRATION, SO AS TO DELETE THE REFERENCE TO A REPEALED SECTION AND CHANGE THE REFERENCE TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL, AND THE EXPIRATION FROM TWELVE TO TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-385, RELATING TO EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE FOR LICENSE PLATES AND STICKERS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE REFERENCE TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-420, RELATING TO REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF AUTOMOBILE UTILITY TRAILERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION TO REFUSE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-610, RELATING TO THE PAYMENT FOR REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, SO AS TO CHANGE THE REFERENCE TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-620, RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION FEES FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES, AND SECTION 56-3-640, RELATING TO REGISTRATION AND LICENSE FEES FOR COMMON CARRIER PASSENGER VEHICLES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE REFERENCES TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL AND REVISE THE FEES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-660, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO FEES, REGISTRATION, AND LICENSING FOR SELF-PROPELLED PROPERTY CARRYING VEHICLES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE REFERENCES TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL, CHANGE THE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING PERIOD, AND REVISE THE FEES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-670, RELATING TO SPECIAL FARM VEHICLE LICENSES FOR FARM TRUCKS, SECTION 56-3-700, RELATING TO REGISTRATION FEES FOR TRAILERS, SEMITRAILERS, AND POLE TRAILERS, SECTION 56-3-710, RELATING TO REGISTRATION FEES FOR HOUSE TRAILERS, SECTION 56-3-720, RELATING TO REGISTRATION FEES FOR CAMPERS AND TRAVEL TRAILERS, SECTION 56-3-740, RELATING TO REGISTRATION FEES FOR TRACKLESS TROLLEY BUSES, SECTION 56-3-750, RELATING TO REGISTRATION AND LICENSE FEES FOR SPECIAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT VEHICLES, AND SECTION 56-3-760, RELATING TO REGISTRATION FEES FOR MOTORCYCLES AND MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE REFERENCES TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL AND REVISE THE FEES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-770, RELATING TO REGISTRATION AND LICENSE FEES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITH SOLID TIRES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE REFERENCES TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-780, RELATING TO PERMANENT LICENSE PLATES FOR STATE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION AND CIVIL AIR PATROL MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE REFERENCE TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL AND REVISE THE FEES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-900, RELATING TO REFUNDS OF REGISTRATION AND LICENSE FEES, SO AS TO INCLUDE BIENNIAL REGISTRATION; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1230, RELATING TO SPECIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE PLATES AND REVALIDATION STICKERS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE REFERENCE TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL; TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-3-1510, 56-3-1520, AND 56-3-1530, RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE REFERENCE TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL, REVISE THE REGISTRATION FEES, AND CHANGE THE REFERENCE TO THE LICENSING PERIOD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-3-1610 AND 56-3-1630, RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, SECTIONS 56-3-1750 AND 56-3-1760, RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY RESERVE, AND SECTION 56-3-1820, RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD, SO AS TO CHANGE THE REFERENCES TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL AND REVISE THE REGISTRATION FEES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-3-2010 AND 56-3-2020, RELATING TO SPECIAL PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE REFERENCES TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL, REVISE THE REGISTRATION FEES, AND CHANGE THE REFERENCE TO THE LICENSING PERIOD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-3-2150 AND 56-3-2160, RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSE TRAILERS, SECTIONS 56-3-2810 AND 56-3-2820, RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR VOLUNTEER FIREMEN, AND SECTIONS 56-3-3310 AND 56-3-3320, RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR RECIPIENTS OF THE PURPLE HEART, SO AS TO CHANGE THE REFERENCES TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL AND CHANGE THE LICENSING PERIOD; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-3710, RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES WITH COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY EMBLEMS, SECTION 56-3-3910, RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES COMMEMORATING THE STATE DANCE, AND SECTION 56-3-3950, RELATING TO SPECIAL "KEEP SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUTIFUL" LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE REFERENCES TO ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL, REVISE THE REGISTRATION FEES, AND CHANGE THE LICENSING PERIOD; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 56-3-375 RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION SCHEDULE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-3-251. The department shall develop and pay for an annual South Carolina County Property Tax Sticker to be issued by county treasurers upon the annual payment of the property tax due on a vehicle owned by a resident of their county and registered or to be registered in South Carolina. The sticker must have a distinctive serial number, show the name of the county which issued the sticker, be color coded by year, and conspicuously show the month the latest day of which the validity of the sticker expires.
Section 56-3-252. Beginning July 1, 1992, license plates which expire after May 31, 1993, are not valid unless a valid South Carolina County Property Tax Sticker is affixed in the upper left or right corner of the license plate, as determined by the department. Operating a vehicle without a valid sticker is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisonment not more than thirty days for a first offense. A second offense is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred fifty nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment not more than forty-five days. A third and subsequent offense is punishable by fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment not more than sixty days.
Section 56-3-253. (A) Vehicles required by Chapter 3 of Title 56 to be registered biennially must be assigned registration periods as provided in this section.
(1) Upon the first reregistration of the vehicles by the department after the effective date of the implementation of biennial licensure, a biennial registration period must be implemented as follows:
(a) Vehicles whose license plates end in:
(i) an even number and expire between July 1, 1992, and December 31, 1992, shall obtain a biennial registration;
(ii) an even number and expire between January 1, 1993, and June 30, 1993, shall reregister their vehicles for one year. At the end of this time they shall reregister their vehicles for two years and biennially after that time;
(iii) an odd number and expire between July 1, 1992, and December 31, 1992, shall register their vehicles for one year. At the end of that time they shall register their vehicles for two years and biennially after that time;
(iv) an odd number and expire between January 1, 1993, and June 30, 1993, shall obtain a biennial registration;
(v) `A' through `L' and expire between July 1, 1992, and June 30, 1993, shall obtain a biennial registration;
` (vi) M' through `Z' and expire between July 1, 1992, and June 30, 1993, shall obtain a one-year registration and a biennial registration after that time.
(b) Vehicles registered in South Carolina for the first time between:
(i) July 1, 1992, and December 31, 1992, and issued a license plate ending in an even number shall obtain a biennial registration;
(ii) July 1, 1992, and December 31, 1992, issued a license plate ending in an odd number shall obtain a one-year registration. At the end of that time they shall register their vehicles for two years and biennially after that time;
(iii) January 1, 1993, and June 30, 1993, issued a license plate ending in an even number shall obtain a one-year registration. At the end of that time they shall register their vehicles for two years and biennially after that time;
(iv) January 1, 1993, and June 30, 1993, and issued a license plate ending in an odd number shall obtain a biennial registration;
(v) July 1, 1992, and June 30, 1993, and issued license plates which end in `A' through `L' shall obtain a biennial registration;
(vi) July 1, 1992, and June 30, 1993, and issued license plates which end in `M' through `Z' shall obtain a one-year registration and a biennial registration after that time.
(2) Registrations are valid until the last day of the month in which the registration expires.
(B) After June 30, 1993, vehicles must be registered and licensed for twenty-four consecutive months, and registrations expire the last day of the month. The registration and license must be renewed biennially upon application by the owner and payment of fees required by law to take effect on the first day of the month following the expiration of the registration and license to be renewed. This section does not prevent the department from refusing to license a vehicle.
Section 56-3-254. During the registration period of a vehicle registered with the department, if a political subdivision of the State notifies the department delinquent property taxes are owed on the vehicle, the department immediately shall cancel the vehicle's registration, license, license plates, or other documents issued by the department and repossess them within thirty days of their cancellation. The department shall refuse to reregister the vehicle and immediately freeze the vehicle's title until the taxes are paid in full. Once the vehicle's title has been frozen by the department, it must not be transferred or amended including allowing the transference of the title to another state. Upon freezing the title the department shall notify all holders of liens against the vehicle that the vehicle's title has been frozen. The vehicle's applicant-owner shall pay twenty-five dollars to the department to cover the cost of repossession and collection if the license and registration are canceled."
SECTION 2. Section 56-3-20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
"( ) `Freeze a vehicle's title': A motor vehicle's title must not be amended. Amendment includes, but is not limited to, transfer of the title to a new owner, removal of liens present on the title, or transfer of the title to a new state."
SECTION 3. Section 56-3-350 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-350. The department shall refuse to register and license or to transfer registration upon any one or more of the following grounds:
(1) That The application contains any a false or fraudulent statement or that the applicant has failed to furnish not furnished required information or reasonable additional information requested by the department;.
(2) That The vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon the highways;.
(3) That The department has reasonable ground to believe that the vehicle is a stolen vehicle or that the registration and licensing or transfer is a fraud against the rightful owner of such the vehicle;.
(4) That The registration and license of the vehicle stands is canceled, suspended, or revoked for any reason, as provided in this chapter or other motor vehicle laws of this State;.
(5) That The required fee has not been paid; and.
(6) That in the case of For a vehicle purchased outside this State, satisfactory evidence of the payment of the South Carolina use tax has not been presented.
(7) A political subdivision of the State has notified the department that the applicant is delinquent in paying:
(a) over seventy-five dollars in parking ticket fines on the vehicle for which registration is requested;
(b) property taxes on the vehicle for which registration is requested."
SECTION 4. Section 56-3-376 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 148 of 1991, is further amended to read:
"Section 56-3-376. All vehicles except those vehicles designated in Sections 56-3-375 and Section 56-3-780 are designated as distinct classifications and must be assigned an annual a biennial registration period as follows:
(1) Classification (1). Vehicles for which the annual biennial registration fee is eighty one hundred sixty dollars or more. The department may register and license a vehicle for which the annual biennial registration fee is eighty one hundred sixty dollars or more for a semiannual an annual registration or one-half year beginning on April January first and ending on September thirtieth December thirty-first of the same year upon application to the department by the owner and the payment of one-half of the specified annual biennial fee. The license and registration fee for vehicles in this classification which are registered for the remaining eleven twenty-three months or less of the twelve twenty-four month license year ending on March thirty-first or the remaining five eleven months or less for the one-half annual period ending on September thirtieth is the proportionate part of the specified annual biennial fee for the remainder of the year two years or one-half year based on one-twelfth twenty-fourth of the specified twelve twenty-four month fee for each month or part of a month remaining in the registration and license year years or one-half year. Semiannual or half-year Annual registrations and licenses for the first period from April first to September thirtieth expire at midnight on September thirtieth December thirty-first of the same year, and no person shall may drive, move, or operate a vehicle upon a highway after the expiration of the registration and license until the vehicle is registered and licensed for the then current period. Trucks, truck tractors, or road tractors having a load capacity of not more than one ton with an empty or unloaded weight of over four thousand pounds, and trucks, truck tractors, or road tractors with a load capacity of not more than two tons and with an empty or unloaded weight of over four thousand pounds also must be placed in this classification but may must not be registered for less than a full annual biennial period.
(2) Classification (2). Other vehicles. All other vehicles except those vehicles described in Section 56-3-375 and classification item (1) of this section are assigned an annual biennial registration which begins on December first of each year and expires on November thirtieth of the next year except those vehicles defined in Section 56-3-700 whose registration begins on April first of each year and expires on March thirty-first of each year."
SECTION 5. Section 56-3-377 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-377. All vehicles as described in Section 56-3-375 and further described in Section 56-3-210 of the 1976 Code shall must be assigned an annual a biennial registration period which shall expire twelve expires twenty-four months from the month in which such the registration was first was issued."
SECTION 6. Section 56-3-385 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-385. When the last day of a month on which a person may obtain his annual biennial motor vehicle license plate or renewal sticker without penalty falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday, the person has until the end of the next working day immediately following that Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday to obtain his license plate or renewal sticker without penalty."
SECTION 7. Section 56-3-420 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-420. The department may shall refuse to license and register any an automobile utility trailer if one or more of the following apply:
(1) Any The required fee is not paid;.
(2) The application contains a false or fraudulent statement; or.
(3) The applicant fails to furnish information or, documents, or any additional information the department reasonably requires.
(4) A political subdivision of the State notifies the department the applicant is delinquent in paying over seventy-five dollars in parking ticket fines or paying property taxes on the vehicle for which registration and licensing is requested."
SECTION 8. Section 56-3-610 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-610. The owner of every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, and special mobile equipment vehicle required to be registered and licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall pay to the department at the time of registering and licensing such the vehicle and annually thereafter biennially after that time registration and license fees as set forth in this article."
SECTION 9. Section 56-3-620 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-620. (1)(A) For persons sixty-five years of age or older, or persons who are handicapped, as this term is defined in Section 56-3-1950, the annual biennial registration fee for every private passenger-carrying vehicle is ten twenty dollars.
(2)(B) Beginning July 1, 1987, for all persons under the age of sixty-five years, the annual biennial registration fee for every private passenger-carrying vehicle is twelve twenty-four dollars.
(3)(C) For persons sixty-five years of age or older, the annual biennial registration fee for any a property-carrying vehicle with a gross weight of five thousand pounds or less is fifteen thirty dollars."
SECTION 10. Section 56-3-640 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-640. (A) For every common carrier passenger vehicle the annual biennial registration and license fee shall be as follows is according to weight:
Weight Annual Fee
(1) not over 2000 lbs. $ 9.00 pounds: $18.00;
(2) From 2001 lbs. to 2500 lbs. 12.00 pounds: $24.00;
(3) From 2501 lbs. to 3000 lbs. 15.00 pounds: $ 30.00;
(4) From 3001 lbs. to 3500 lbs. 18.00 pounds: $36.00;
(5) From 3501 lbs. to 4000 lbs. 21.00 pounds: $42.00;
(6) From 4001 lbs. to 4500 lbs. 24.00 pounds: $48.00;
(7) From 4501 lbs. to 5000 lbs. 27.00 pounds: $54.00;
(8) over five thousand 5000 pounds, twenty-seven dollars: $54.00 plus three dollars $6.00 for each five hundred 500 pounds' weight or fraction thereof over five thousand 5000 pounds.
(B) The department shall must include in this classification every motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer designed, used, or maintained for the transportation of persons for compensation as a regular business, but. This classification shall does not include a trackless trolley bus.
(C) The manufacturer's rating on the weight of a vehicle shall must be accepted as the weight of the vehicle for the purpose of fixing the license fee under this item section."
SECTION 11. Section 56-3-660 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 148 of 1991, is further amended to read:
"Section 56-3-660. (A) The determination of gross vehicle weight for the purpose of registering to register and licensing license self-propelled property carrying vehicles is the empty weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles and the heaviest load to be transported by the vehicle or combination of vehicles as declared by the registered owner. All determinations of weight must be made in units of one thousand pounds or major fraction of one thousand pounds. The declared gross vehicle weight applies to all self-propelled property carrying vehicles operating in tandem with trailers or semitrailers, except that the gross weight of a trailer or semitrailer is not required to be included when the operation is to be in tandem with a self-propelled property carrying vehicle which is licensed for six thousand pounds or less gross weight, and the gross vehicle weight of the combination does not exceed nine thousand pounds. The department may register and license a vehicle of this classification for which the annual biennial registration and license fee is eighty one hundred sixty dollars or more for a semiannual or one-half year beginning on April January first and ending on September thirtieth of December thirty-first the same year upon application to the department by the owner and the payment of the appropriate fees. The registration and license fee for vehicles in this classification which are registered for the remaining eleven twenty-three months or less of the twelve twenty-four month year ending on March December thirty-first of the second year of the biennial registration period or the remaining five eleven months or less for the one-half year period ending on September thirtieth December thirty-first is the proportionate part of the specified biennial or annual fee for the remainder of the two years or year or one-half year based on one-twelfth twenty-fourth of the specified twelve twenty-four month fee for each month or part of a month remaining in the registration and license years or year or one-half year. No proportionate fee may be reduced lower than ten dollars. A person making application for a registration and license for a motor vehicle of this classification shall declare the true unloaded or empty weight of the vehicle.
(B) The biennial fees for the gross vehicle weight are as follows:
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT FEE
(1) not over 4,000 pounds $15.00: $30.00;
(2) 4,001 pounds to 5,000 pounds 20.00: $40.00;
(3) 5,001 pounds to 6,000 pounds 30.00: $60.00;
(4) 6,001 pounds to 7,000 pounds 35.00: $70.00;
(5) 7,001 pounds to 8,000 pounds 40.00: $80.00;
(6) 8,001 pounds to 9,000 pounds 45.00: $90.00;
(7) 9,001 pounds to 10,000 pounds 50.00: $100.00;
(8) 10,001 pounds to 11,000 pounds 55.00: $110.00;
(9) 11,001 pounds to 12,000 pounds 60.00: $120.00;
(10) 12,001 pounds to 13,000 pounds 65.00: $130.00;
(11) 13,001 pounds to 14,000 pounds 70.00: $140.00;
(12) 14,001 pounds to 15,000 pounds 75.00: $150.00;
(13) 15,001 pounds to 16,000 pounds 92.00: $184.00;
(14) 16,001 pounds to 17,000 pounds 97.75: $195.50;
(15) 17,001 pounds to 18,000 pounds 103.50: $207.00;
(16) 18,001 pounds to 19,000 pounds 109.25: $218.50;
(17) 19,001 pounds to 20,000 pounds 130.00: $260.00;
(18) 20,001 pounds to 21,000 pounds 136.50: $273.00;
(19) 21,001 pounds to 22,000 pounds 154.00: $308.00;
(20) 22,001 pounds to 23,000 pounds 161.00: $322.00;
(21) 23,001 pounds to 24,000 pounds 180.00: $360.00;
(22) 24,001 pounds to 25,000 pounds 187.50: $375.00;
(23) 25,001 pounds to 26,000 pounds 196.00: $392.00;
(24) 26,001 pounds to 27,000 pounds 204.00: $408.00;
(25) 27,001 pounds to 28,000 pounds 212.00: $424.00;
(26) 28,001 pounds to 29,000 pounds 219.00: $438.00;
(27) 29,001 pounds to 30,000 pounds 226.00: $452.00;
(28) 30,001 pounds to 31,000 pounds 234.00: $468.00;
(29) 31,001 pounds to 32,000 pounds 241.00: $482.00;
(30) 32,001 pounds to 33,000 pounds 249.00: $498.00;
(31) 33,001 pounds to 34,000 pounds 257.00: $514.00;
(32) 34,001 pounds to 35,000 pounds 264.00: $528.00;
(33) 35,001 pounds to 36,000 pounds 272.00: $544.00;
(34) 36,001 pounds to 37,000 pounds 279.00: $558.00;
(35) 37,001 pounds to 38,000 pounds 286.00: $572.00;
(36) 38,001 pounds to 39,000 pounds 294.00: $588.00;
(37) 39,001 pounds to 40,000 pounds 302.00: $604.00;
(38) 40,001 pounds to 41,000 pounds 308.00: $616.00;
(39) 41,001 pounds to 42,000 pounds 317.00: $634.00;
(40) 42,001 pounds to 43,000 pounds 325.00: $650.00;
(41) 43,001 pounds to 44,000 pounds 332.00: $664.00;
(42) 44,001 pounds to 45,000 pounds 340.00: $680.00;
(43) 45,001 pounds to 46,000 pounds 347.00: $694.00;
(44) 46,001 pounds to 47,000 pounds 354.00: $708.00;
(45) 47,001 pounds to 48,000 pounds 362.00: $724.00;
(46) 48,001 pounds to 49,000 pounds 370.00: $740.00;
(47) 49,001 pounds to 50,000 pounds 377.00: $754.00;
(48) 50,001 pounds to 51,000 pounds 385.00: $770.00;
(49) 51,001 pounds to 52,000 pounds 392.00: $784.00;
(50) 52,001 pounds to 53,000 pounds 400.00: $800.00;
(51) 53,001 pounds to 54,000 pounds 407.00: $814.00;
(52) 54,001 pounds to 55,000 pounds 415.00: $830.00;
(53) 55,001 pounds to 56,000 pounds 422.00: $844.00;
(54) 56,001 pounds to 57,000 pounds 430.00: $860.00;
(55) 57,001 pounds to 58,000 pounds 438.00: $876.00;
(56) 58,001 pounds to 59,000 pounds 445.00: $890.00;
(57) 59,001 pounds to 60,000 pounds 453.00: $906.00;
(58) 60,001 pounds to 61,000 pounds 460.00: $920.00;
(59) 61,001 pounds to 62,000 pounds 467.00: $934.00;
(60) 62,001 pounds to 63,000 pounds 475.00: $950.00;
(61) 63,001 pounds to 64,000 pounds 482.00: $964.00;
(62) 64,001 pounds to 65,000 pounds 566.00: $1,132.00;
(63) 65,001 pounds to 66,000 pounds 574.00: $1,148.00;
(64) 66,001 pounds to 67,000 pounds 583.00: $1,166.00;
(65) 67,001 pounds to 68,000 pounds 591.00: $1,182.00;
(66) 68,001 pounds to 69,000 pounds 600.00: $1,200.00;
(67) 69,001 pounds to 70,000 pounds 609.00: $1,218.00;
(68) 70,001 pounds to 71,000 pounds 618.00: $1,236.00;
(69) 71,001 pounds to 72,000 pounds 668.00: $1,336.00;
(70) 72,001 pounds to 73,000 pounds 677.00: $1,354.00;
(71) 73,001 pounds to 74,000 pounds 687.00: $1,374.00;
(72) 74,001 pounds to 75,000 pounds 696.00: $1,392.00;
(73) 75,001 pounds to 76,000 pounds 705.00: $1,410.00;
(74) 76,001 pounds to 77,000 pounds 758.00: $1,516.00;
(75) 77,001 pounds to 78,000 pounds 769.00: $1,538.00;
(76) 78,001 pounds to 79,000 pounds 779.00: $1,558.00;
(77) 79,001 pounds to 80,000 pounds 800.00: $1,600.00.
(C) Notwithstanding any other provision provisions of this chapter, the department may enter into agreement with other states in a registration and license reciprocal agreement known as the international registration plan, and the registration and license required in this section may be apportioned for vehicles which qualify and are licensed in accordance with the provisions of the International Registration plan. Such The funds shall must be deposited to the State Highway Fund as established in Section 57-11-20 and expended for the law enforcement activities of the department and other purposes as provided by law.
(D) An additional registration fee of $11.25 per twenty-two dollars and fifty cents for each thousand pounds or fraction thereof over 80,000 eighty thousand pounds shall must be paid for all vehicles operated in this State which exceed 80,000 eighty thousand pounds gross vehicle weight. The payment of any an additional registration fee for vehicles which are operated in excess of 80,000 eighty thousand pounds gross vehicle weight as specified herein in this section is in addition to any fees or penalties which may be required in accordance with Section Sections 56-5-4160 and Section 56-5-4170.
(E) Any A vehicle registered in this State and found to be operating in excess of the gross vehicle weight for which it is currently registered currently may be impounded by the department until such time as all registration fees, permit fees, or penalties are paid or arrangements for payment of such fees and/or penalties satisfactory to the department have been made.
(F) The department of Highways and Public Transportation may register an apportionable vehicle for the payment of one-half of this state's portion of the license fee for any a vehicle whose portion owed to this State exceeds four hundred dollars. The department may require any information it considers necessary to complete the transaction. (G) Upon evidence of reliability in the payment of its obligations, the department may accept the check of a motor carrier company in payment of applicable fees and assessments."
SECTION 12. Section 56-3-670 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-670. (A) For the purpose of this section `farm truck' is defined as a truck used exclusively by the owner for agricultural, horticultural, and dairying operations or livestock and poultry raising.
(B) The department shall issue to bona fide farmers special farm vehicle licenses for farm trucks for a fee as outlined below follows according to the maximum empty weight of the truck:
Empty weight of truck
not to exceed License to be issued Fee
(1) 5,000 pounds: 4 ton or more: 5.00 $10.00;
(2) 7,500 pounds: 6 ton or more: 10.00 $20.00;
(3) 10,500 pounds: 8 ton or more: 15.00 $30.00;
(4) 12,500 pounds: 10 ton or more: 30.00 $60.00;
(5) 12,501 pounds and above:
(a) 15 ton or more: 60.00 $120.00;
(b) 20 ton: 80.00 $160.00;
(c) 25 ton: 100.00 $200.00;
(d) 30 ton: 120.00 $240.00.
(C) Any A person who shall certify certifies to the department that he is a bona fide farmer and who, is issued a farm license plate for the purpose as defined herein in this section, and who uses such the license plate for purposes other than those defined shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall must be punished by a fine of fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both."
SECTION 13. Section 56-3-700 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-700. For every trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer, the annual biennial registration fee shall be ten is twenty dollars. The department shall must include in this classification every trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer designed for carrying property, except house trailers, utility trailers, and boat trailers as otherwise provided for in this article. Semitrailers or pole trailers weighing less than five hundred pounds with load capacity of less than one thousand pounds and trailers and semitrailers with an actual unloaded weight of fifteen hundred pounds or less and carrying a load capacity not exceeding twenty-five hundred pounds and which are designed, adapted, and used exclusively for agriculture, horticulture, or livestock-raising operations or for lifting or carrying an implement of husbandry need not be registered or licensed."
SECTION 14. Section 56-3-710 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-710. For every house trailer, the annual biennial fee shall be six is twelve dollars. The department shall classify as a `house trailer' every trailer or semitrailer which is designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling, living abode, or sleeping place, either permanently or temporarily, and is equipped for use as a conveyance on streets or highways, or a trailer or semitrailer of similar nature whose chassis and exterior shell is designed and constructed for use either permanently or temporarily for advertising, sales, display, or promotion of merchandise or services or for any other another commercial purpose, except the transportation of property for hire or the transportation of property for distribution by a private carrier. The department may not license and register a house trailer which exceeds the permissible size limitations prescribed in Sections 56-5-4030, 56-5-4060, and 56-5-4070, but such the house trailers which may be permitted to be moved over the highways by the department under special permits issued pursuant to Sections 56-5-4170 to 56-5-4200 shall pay to the department a fee of five dollars per a trip."
SECTION 15. Section 56-3-720 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-720. For every camper or travel trailer the annual biennial registration fee shall be five is ten dollars. The department shall must include in this classification every trailer not more than thirty-five feet long and eight feet wide which is primarily equipped, designed, converted, or used for private living quarters by one or more individuals and which is towed by a motor vehicle. The department shall design a distinctive tag which shall must be displayed on the exterior of the rear of the trailer in a conspicuous place."
SECTION 16. Section 56-3-740 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-740. For every trackless trolley bus the annual biennial registration fee shall be two hundred is four hundred dollars for each such bus weighing not over fifteen thousand pounds, exclusive of passengers, and for each such bus weighing more than fifteen thousand pounds, exclusive of passengers, an additional twenty forty dollars for each additional one thousand pounds of weight or fraction thereof. The department shall must include under this classification every bus propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails."
SECTION 17. Section 56-3-750 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-750. For every special mobile equipment vehicle not exempt from the payment of an annual a biennial registration and license fee under the provisions of Section 56-3-120 the annual registration fee shall be five is ten dollars for each such vehicle having a gross weight of not more than four thousand pounds, and for every such vehicle having a gross weight of more than four thousand pounds, an additional sum of four eight dollars for each additional one thousand pounds of weight or fraction thereof over four thousand pounds."
SECTION 18. Section 56-3-760 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-760. For every motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, the annual biennial registration fee shall be five is ten dollars."
SECTION 19. Section 56-3-770 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-770. The annual biennial registration and license fee for every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or special mobile equipment vehicle equipped with solid tires shall be is double the annual biennial fee otherwise specified in this article."
SECTION 20. Section 56-3-780 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-780. (A) Permanent license plates shall must be issued by the department for all motor vehicles operated by the State or any its political subdivision thereof subdivisions except as provided for in Section 56-3-1710. The license fee, including registration, shall be one dollar is two dollars. Permanent plates shall must bear the words `South Carolina', the number, and a prefix `SG', `CG', or `MG' to designate respectively state government, county government, or municipal government.
(B) All other vehicles operated by the State or its subdivisions and the Civil Air Patrol shall must be registered and licensed for an annual a biennial fee of one dollar, two dollars and shall must be issued plates in accordance with the provisions of Section 56-3-1710.
(C) Registration and licenses issued under this section shall are not be transferable except to another agency or department of government."
SECTION 21. Section 56-3-900 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-900. (A) Whenever any When a vehicle which has been is registered and licensed under this chapter and the required fee is paid but it has not been operated in this State or elsewhere as a vehicle registered and licensed under the laws of this State at any time since the beginning of the registration and license period for which such the registration and license fee was paid and a claim is filed with the department for a refund within ninety days after the date of such the registration and license and such the claim is supported by evidence of nonoperation satisfactory to the department and, further, is accompanied by the return of the registration card and license plate or plates, or satisfactory proof that the card or plates have been lost, the department may make refund to the original payer of the full amount of the annual biennial registration and license fee proper.
(B) Whenever any When a vehicle has been is registered and licensed under this chapter and the required fee is paid and such the vehicle is junked or totally destroyed at any time during the registration and license period for which the fee was paid and a claim is filed with the department for refund within ninety days after the date such the vehicle was junked or destroyed and such the claim is supported by evidence satisfactory to the department and, further, is accompanied by the return of the registration card and license plate or plates or sufficient proof that the card or plates have been lost, the department may refund the proportionate part of the license and registration fee paid, based on one twelfth of the fee paid for every full calendar month remaining if the vehicle received an annual registration, one twenty-fourth of the fee paid for every full calendar month remaining if the vehicle received a biennial registration, and one-sixth of the fee paid for every full calendar month remaining if the vehicle received a six-month registration in such the registration and license year or one-half year; provided period. However, that no refund of less than ten dollars shall may be made under this provision section.
(C) Whenever When a vehicle is sold which and is licensed and registered with a South Carolina apportioned license plate and the required fee has been paid, the registrant may apply for a refund of the South Carolina apportioned fee based on the full months remaining in the license year period within ninety days of the date of sale. Notification of the sale must be provided to the department along with the license plate and registration card. No refund may be made for less than ten dollars."
SECTION 22. Section 56-3-1230 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-1230. (A) License plates must be at least six inches wide and not less than twelve inches in length and must show in bold characters the year of registration, serial number, and either the full name or the abbreviation of the name of the State, and other distinctive markings as the department may consider advisable to indicate the class of the weight of the vehicle for which the license plate was issued. The plate must be of a strength and quality to provide a minimum service period of five years. A new license plate including personalized and special plates must be provided by the department at intervals the department considers appropriate but at least every six years. License plates issued for vehicles in excess of twenty-six thousand pounds must be issued annually biennially, and no revalidation sticker may be issued for the plates.
(B) The face of the license plate must be treated completely with a retroreflective material which increases the nighttime visibility and legibility of the plate. The department shall prepare the specifications for the retroreflective material. In those years in which a metal plate is not issued, a revalidation sticker with a distinctive serial number or other suitable means prescribed by the department must be issued and affixed in the space provided on the license plate assigned to the vehicle upon payment of the fee prescribed for registration and licensing, including fees for personalized or special license plates."
SECTION 23. Section 56-3-1510 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-1510. The department may issue special motor vehicle license plates to persons who hold unrevoked and unexpired amateur radio licenses of a renewable nature issued by the Federal Communications Commission, for private motor vehicles registered in the same name. The annual biennial fee for such the special license plates shall be one dollar is two dollars in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by Article 5, of this chapter, and. Only one set of such the special plates shall may be issued to any a person."
SECTION 24. Section 56-3-1520 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-1520. Applications for special license plates, as authorized under this article, shall must be made on forms provided by the department, and shall contain proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant holds an unrevoked and unexpired amateur radio license, and shall state the call letters which have been assigned to the applicant. Applications must be filed with the department by July first for the ensuing licensing year period."
SECTION 25. Section 56-3-1530 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-1530. The special license plates shall must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates, upon which shall must be imprinted the official amateur radio call letters of such the persons as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission. Such The special plates shall be are for annual biennial periods from November first to October thirty-first."
SECTION 26. Section 56-3-1610 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-1610. The department may issue special motor vehicle license plates to emergency medical technicians for private motor vehicles registered in the name of such the technicians. The annual biennial fee for such the special license plates shall be fifteen is thirty dollars in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by Article 5 of this chapter and. Only one such special plate shall may be issued to any a person."
SECTION 27. Section 56-3-1630 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-1630. The special license plates shall must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates upon which shall must be imprinted the letters `E M T' and such numbers as the department may determine. Such The special plates shall be are for annual biennial periods from November first to October thirty-first."
SECTION 28. Section 56-3-1750 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-1750. The South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation (department) may issue a special motor vehicle license plate to active members of the United States Air Force Reserve, United States Army Reserve, United States Coast Guard Reserve, United States Marine Corps Reserve, or United States Navy Reserve who are residents of the State for a private motor vehicle registered in their respective names. The annual biennial fee for the special license plate is the regular motor vehicle registration fee plus the personalized license plate fee provided by Section 56-3-2020 and. Only one plate may be issued to any a person."
SECTION 29. Section 56-3-1760 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-1760. The special license plate must be of the same size and general design as regular motor vehicle license plates. The department must shall imprint the special license plates with the words `United States Military Reserve' or an abbreviation selected by the department, together with numbers which the department may determine. The license plate must be for an annual a biennial period which shall expire twelve expires twenty-four months from the month it is issued."
SECTION 30. Section 56-3-1820 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-1820. The special license plates must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates, upon which must be imprinted `National Guard' and the figure of the `Minute Man', together with numbers as the department may determine. Special license plates for retired members of the National Guard must denote the member's retired status in the location and manner determined by the department. The annual biennial fee for the special license plates is fifteen thirty dollars in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by Article 5 of this chapter. The plates must be issued for annual biennial periods from November first to October thirty-first."
SECTION 31. Section 56-3-2010 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-2010. (A) The Department of Highways and Public Transportation shall provide, upon proper application being made, special personalized motor vehicle license plates to the owner of a private passenger motor vehicle, trucks having a rated capacity of not more than five thousand pounds empty weight or not more than eight thousand pounds gross vehicle weight, and motorcycles. The personalized plates must be of the design and bear the letters and numerals as the department prescribes. However, but there may be no duplication of any registration plates, except that South Carolina members of the United States Congress or members of the South Carolina General Assembly are allowed to may purchase a maximum of the original and two duplicate registration plates. The department, in its discretion, may refuse the issue of letter combinations which may carry connotations offensive to good taste and decency and may not assign to any a person not holding the relevant office any letters or numerals denoting the holder to have a public office.
(B) Private passenger motor vehicles and trucks meeting the above specifications in subsection (A) must be assigned an annual a biennial registration which expires on a staggered monthly basis. In the case Where a current vehicle license plate is currently is displayed, the owner of the vehicle may make application for personalized license plates two months in advance of the current registration expiration. A sticker reflecting the month of expiration of registration must be issued and affixed in the space provided on the license plate assigned to the vehicle. A personalized license plate issued to a motorcycle expires November thirtieth of each year two years after issuance. Every personalized license plate issued to members of the General Assembly and members of licensed state commissions and boards expires on January thirty-first of each year in which a new session of the General Assembly begins. Every vehicle registration must be renewed annually biennially upon application by the owner and by payment of the fee required by law to take effect on the first day of the month following the expiration of the registration to be renewed."
SECTION 32. Section 56-3-2020 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-2020. The fee for the issue of special personalized motor vehicle license plates shall be fifteen is thirty dollars each year, which shall be biennially in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee as set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3, of this title and such. This revenue shall must be deposited to the State Highway Fund as established by Section 57-11-20. The fee is due and payable at the time of the upon application. The department may not refund the fee if the personalized plate has already been manufactured."
SECTION 33. Section 56-3-2150 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-2150. The Department of Highways and Public Transportation may issue special motor vehicle license plates to members of municipal and county councils and to county coroners of this State for private motor vehicles registered in their names. The annual biennial fee for these special license plates is the same as the fee provided for in Section 56-3-2020, and only one plate may be issued to any one a councilman or coroner. The plate must be issued or revalidated annually biennially for the regular registration and licensing year period."
SECTION 34. Section 56-3-2160 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-2160. The special plates must be of the same size as regular motor vehicle license plates but must be of a distinctive design and must bear those letters and numerals as the department prescribes. The plates must be issued or revalidated annually biennially for the regular registration and licensing year period."
SECTION 35. Section 56-3-2810 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-2810. The South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation shall issue special motor vehicle license plates to volunteer firemen who request them in the manner provided in this article and who are residents of the State for private motor vehicles registered in their respective names. For the purposes of this article the term `volunteer firemen' means members of organized units providing fire protection without compensation being paid to the members of the units for the service provided and whose membership is certified to the municipal clerk or chairman of the council of the municipality or county in which their unit is based by the chief officer of the unit concerned. The cost of the special license plate as determined by the department must be paid annually biennially by the requesting volunteer fireman, and only one license plate may be issued to any one a volunteer fireman. The plate must be issued upon application being made therefor, in a manner and upon forms which must be prescribed by the department, and upon approval of the application by the department."
SECTION 36. Section 56-3-2820 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-2820. The special license plates, which must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates, must be and imprinted with the words `Volunteer Fireman' together with numbers as the department may determine. The plates are for annual biennial periods as provided by law."
SECTION 37. Section 56-3-3310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-3310. The South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation may issue a special motor vehicle license plate to a recipient of the Purple Heart. The annual biennial fee for the special license plate is the same as the fee provided for in Section 56-3-2020, and only one plate may be issued to any a person. The application for a special plate must include proof that the applicant is a recipient of the Purple Heart."
SECTION 38. Section 56-3-3320 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-3320. The special license plates must be of the same size as regular motor vehicle license plates, upon which must be imprinted on the left side of the plates the distinctive Purple Heart insignia with numbers and designs determined by the department. The license plate must be issued for an annual a biennial period which shall expire twelve expires twenty-four months from the month in which the special license plate is issued."
SECTION 39. Section 56-3-3710 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-3710. (A) The Department of Highways and Public Transportation may issue special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying motor vehicles or light pickups having an empty weight of five thousand pounds or less and a gross weight of eight thousand pounds or less registered in their names which may have imprinted on the plate any an emblem, a seal, or other symbol the department considers appropriate of a public college or university, or independent institution of higher learning, defined in Section 59-113-50, located in this State. A school may submit to the department for its approval the emblem, seal, or other symbol it desires to be used for its respective special license plate. A school also may request a change in the emblem, seal, or other symbol not more than once every five years. The fee for this special license plate is thirty-five seventy dollars each year which is every two years in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee as set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title. This special license plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates. The special license plates must be issued or revalidated for an annual a biennial period which expires twelve twenty-four months from the month they are issued.
(B) The fees collected pursuant to this section must be distributed to a separate fund for each of the respective colleges, universities, or independent institutions of higher learning. Each fund must be administered by the school and must may be used only for academic scholarships. Funds collected for state colleges and universities must be deposited with the State Treasurer. Funds collected for independent institutions must be deposited in an account designated by the respective school. The distribution is based on the total number of special license plates sold and on the number sold for the respective school as follows:
(1) one thousand or less total special license plates sold: twenty-six fifty-two dollars to the department and nine eighteen dollars to the school for each special license plate sold for the respective school;
(2) more than one thousand and less than two thousand total special license plates sold: twenty-one forty-two dollars to the department and fourteen twenty-eight dollars to the school for each special license plate sold for the respective school;
(3) two thousand or more total special license plates sold: fifteen thirty dollars to the department and twenty forty dollars to the school for each special license plate sold for the respective school.
(C) The department must shall receive one hundred or more applications requesting a special license plate for a school before a specialized license plate may be developed for that school."
SECTION 40. Section 56-3-3910 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-3910. The department may issue a special commemorative motor vehicle license plate commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the introduction of the State Dance, the Shag, in 1988. The annual biennial fee for the commemorative license plate is twenty-five fifty dollars in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by Article 5 of this chapter. This license plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates. The plate must be issued or revalidated annually biennially for the year two years beginning December first and ending November thirtieth twenty-four months later. License number `one' for the Shag license plate is reserved for the president of the Columbia Shag Club in Richland County."
SECTION 41. Section 56-3-3950 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-3950. The department may issue a special commemorative `Keep South Carolina Beautiful' motor vehicle license plate to establish a special fund to be used by the department for the purposes of beautifying the state's roads and highways. The department, in implementing this program, may not expend beautification funds for wildflowers without prior approval of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture shall ensure, before granting approval, that the varieties of wildflowers used in beautification are not harmful to agriculture at or near a proposed project. The annual biennial fee for the commemorative license plate is twenty-seven fifty-four dollars each year and of this amount twelve twenty-four dollars of this fee must be placed in a special `Keep South Carolina Beautiful' fund. This annual biennial fee is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee as set forth in Article 5, Chapter 7 of this title. The commemorative plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates and must be imprinted with the words `Keep South Carolina Beautiful'. The plates must be issued or revalidated for an annual a biennial period which expires twelve twenty-four months from the month they are issued."
SECTION 42. Section 56-3-375 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
SECTION 43. This act takes effect July 1, 1992.