Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4043 Primary Sponsor:Cromer Committee Number:26 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Motor vehicle insurance Residing Body:House Computer Document Number:BR1/1760.AL Introduced Date:Jun 05, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jun 05, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Cromer Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4043 House Jun 05, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 26
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 56-10-240, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LOSS OF INSURANCE ON MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION AND PLATES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-10-270, RELATING TO OPERATION OF AN UNINSURED VEHICLE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The next to the last paragraph of Section 56-10-240 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"A person wilfully failing to return his motor vehicle license plates and registration certificates as required in this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as follows:
(1) for a first offense, fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two five hundred dollars or imprisoned for thirty days;
(2) for a second offense, fined two hundred not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for thirty days, or both;
(3) for a third and subsequent offense, imprisoned for not less than forty-five days nor more than six months."
SECTION 2. Section 56-10-270(a) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(a) Any A person who knowingly operating operates an uninsured motor vehicle subject to registration in this State or any person who knowingly allowing allows the operation of an uninsured motor vehicle subject to registration in this State is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less more than one hundred one thousand dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days and, upon conviction of a second offense, must be fined two hundred not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned for thirty days, or both, and for a third and subsequent offenses must be fined not more than three thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than forty-five days nor more than six months, or both. Only convictions which occurred within five years including and immediately preceding the date of the last conviction constitute prior convictions within the meaning of this section. An uninsured motor vehicle includes an insured vehicle with respect to which the operator has been excluded from coverage pursuant to the provisions of Section 38-77-340."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.