South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 4317

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4317
Primary Sponsor:                Rudnick
Committee Number:               21
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        License plates to identify
                                county
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Education and Public Works
Date Tabled:                    19940322
Computer Document Number:       DKA/3076AL.94
Introduced Date:                19940111
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940322
Last History Type:              Tabled in Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Rudnick
                                Harvin
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History


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

4317  House   19940322      Tabled in Committee             21
4317  House   19940111      Introduced, read first time,    21
                            referred to Committee
4317  House   19931201      Prefiled, referred to           21
                            Committee
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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1230, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPECIFICATIONS OF LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT LICENSE PLATES STATE THE COUNTY FROM WHICH IT WAS ISSUED.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-3-1230(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 22U, Part II, Act 164 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"(A) License plates must be at least six inches wide and not less than twelve inches in length and must show in bold characters the year of registration, serial number, the full name or the abbreviation of the name of the State, the name of the county from which it was issued, and other distinctive markings the department may consider advisable to indicate the class of the weight of the vehicle for which the license plate was issued. The plate must be of a strength and quality to provide a minimum service of five years. A new license plate including personalized and special plates must be provided by the department at intervals the department considers appropriate but at least every six years. License plates issued for vehicles in excess of twenty-six thousand pounds must be issued biennially, and no revalidation sticker may be issued for the plates."

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

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