Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3497 Primary Sponsor:Cromer Committee Number:30 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Motor vehicle revalidation sticker Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Date Tabled:19930413 Computer Document Number:DKA/4208AL.93 Introduced Date:19930216 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930413 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Cromer Simrill Elliott Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 3497 House 19930413 Tabled in Committee 30 3497 House 19930216 Introduced, read first time, 30 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2020, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FEES FOR PERSONALIZED MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A REVALIDATION STICKER MAY BE PROVIDED UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR FEE FOR REGISTRATION AND LICENSING IN YEARS IN WHICH A METAL PLATE IS NOT ISSUED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. 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 is fifteen dollars each year, which shall be is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee as set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3, of this title and such the 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 application. The department may not refund the fee if the personalized plate has already been manufactured.
In those years in which a metal plate is not issued for a license plate authorized by this article, 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 regular motor vehicle registration fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title. The additional fee provided for in this section is not required."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.