Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:282 Primary Sponsor:Mullinax Committee Number:26 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Motor vehicle dealer license plates Residing Body:House Computer Document Number:282 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Apr 16, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Apr 17, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Mullinax Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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282 House Apr 17, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 26
referred to Committee
282 Senate Apr 16, 1991 Amended, read third time,
sent to House
282 Senate Apr 10, 1991 Amended, read second time
282 Senate Apr 09, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 15
with amendment
282 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 15
time, referred to Committee
282 Senate Nov 05, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 15
Committee
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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
April 16, 1991
S. 282
S. Printed 4/16/91--S.
Read the first time January 8, 1991.
TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUE OF MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER AND WHOLESALER LICENSE PLATES BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A DEALER PLATE MAY NOT BE ISSUED UNLESS THE APPLICANT FURNISHES PROOF THAT THE APPLICANT HAS A RETAIL BUSINESS LICENSE AND HAS MADE AT LEAST TEN RETAIL SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE APPLICATION.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 56-3-2320 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"The department may issue to a duly licensed motor vehicle dealer or wholesaler, upon application being made and the required fee being paid to the department, dealer or wholesaler license plates. The license plates, notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, must be used exclusively for commercial purposes on motor vehicles owned by the dealer or wholesaler. Dealer or wholesaler plates may not be used to operate wreckers in use by the dealer or wholesaler, nor to operate vehicles owned by the dealer and wholesaler that are leased or rented by the public. No dealer plates may be issued by the department unless the dealer furnishes proof in a form acceptable to the department that he has a retail business license as required by Chapter 36 of Title 12 and has made at least ten retail or wholesale sales of motor vehicles in the twelve months preceding his application for a dealer plate. The department must issue upon application at least three dealer license plates to any dealer who is eligible to receive such plates pursuant to this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect on the first day of the second month following approval by the Governor.