Bill 3609

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3609
Ratification Number:            154
Act Number:                     91
Primary Sponsor:                Hodges
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Motor vehicle dealer license
                                plates
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   May 14, 1991
Computer Document Number:       436/11317.DW
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      May 27, 1991
Introduced Date:                Feb 27, 1991
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              May 27, 1991
Last History Type:              Act No. 91
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Hodges
                                Hayes
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 3609  ------  May 27, 1991  Act No. 91
 3609  ------  May 27, 1991  Signed by Governor
 3609  ------  May 21, 1991  Ratified R 154
 3609  Senate  May 14, 1991  Read third time, enrolled for
                             ratification
 3609  Senate  May 10, 1991  Read second time, notice of
                             general amendments
 3609  Senate  May 09, 1991  Ordered to receive a second
                             reading with notice of
                             general amendments on Friday,
                             May 10
 3609  Senate  May 09, 1991  Recalled from Committee         15
 3609  Senate  May 09, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    15
                             referred to Committee
 3609  House   May 09, 1991  Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
 3609  House   May 08, 1991  Read second time
 3609  House   Apr 25, 1991  Committee Report: Favorable     21
 3609  House   Feb 27, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    21
                             referred to Committee

(A91, R154, H3609)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF DEALER OR WHOLESALER LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THESE PLATES ONLY MAY BE ISSUED TO PERSONS WHO SELL TEN MOTOR VEHICLES IN A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD.

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

Wholesaler license plates

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, may be used exclusively 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 or wholesaler plates may be issued by the department unless the dealer or wholesaler furnishes proof in a form acceptable to the department that he has a retail business license as required by Chapter 36 of Title 12 or wholesaler's certificate of exemption from the Tax Commission and has made at least ten sales of motor vehicles in the twelve months preceding his application for a dealer or wholesaler plate. The sales requirement may be waived by the department if the dealer or wholesaler has been licensed for less than one year."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect on the first day of the second month following approval by the Governor.

Approved the 27th day of May, 1991.