Bill 4311

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4311
Primary Sponsor:                Govan
Committee Number:               21
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Motor vehicles, wreckage or
                                salvage
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Education and Public Works
Computer Document Number:       PT/22290JM.94
Introduced Date:                19940111
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940111
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Govan
                                Snow
                                Rudnick
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

4311  House   19940111      Introduced, read first time,    21
                            referred to Committee
4311  House   19931201      Prefiled, referred to           21
                            Committee

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-19-485 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR DESIGNATING CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES AS "WRECKAGE" OR "SALVAGE" IN A MANNER WHICH SUFFICES TO INFORM THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH A VEHICLE OF THE VEHICLE'S TRUE CONDITION.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-19-485. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any motor vehicle which qualifies as `wreckage' or `salvage' is transferred in this State, whether the vehicle was, immediately before such transfer, titled in this State or in another state, the vehicle shall be designated as `wreckage' or `salvage', as may be applicable, to the extent necessary to inform the transferee of the exact condition of the vehicle. No wrecked or salvaged out-of-state vehicle or South Carolina-registered vehicle shall be registered under the laws of this State without such designation, and this designation must be applied to all subsequent transfers of the vehicle.

The provisions of this section apply to transfers of vehicles in all of the circumstances described in Section 56-19-480, whether the vehicle is `totaled' (declared a total loss), `junked', or `salvaged'."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.