Current Status Bill Number:3608 Ratification Number:155 Act Number:101 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950215 Primary Sponsor:Govan All Sponsors:Govan, Beatty, Moody-Lawrence and White Drafted Document Number:bbm\9713jm.95 Companion Bill Number:811 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19950524 Date of Last Amendment:19950518 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19950612 Subject:Wrecked or salvaged vehicle
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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------ 19950612 Act No. A101
------ 19950612 Signed by Governor
------ 19950606 Ratified R155
House 19950524 Concurred in Senate amendment,
enrolled for ratification
Senate 19950523 Read third time, returned to House
with amendment
Senate 19950518 Amended, read second time,
ordered to third reading
with notice of general amendments
Senate 19950517 Polled out of Committee: 15 ST
Favorable with amendment
Senate 19950505 Introduced, read first time, 15 ST
referred to Committee
House 19950504 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19950504 Objection withdrawn by Representative Govan
Scott
Howard
Moody-
Lawrence
White
House 19950503 Amended, read second time
House 19950426 Objection withdrawn by Representative Spearman
D. Smith
Haskins
House 19950426 Objection withdrawn by Representative Robinson
Rhoad
House 19950419 Objection by Representative Haskins
Davenport
Riser
House 19950419 Objection withdrawn by Representative Lanford
Knotts
R. Smith
House 19950419 Objection by Representative Tucker
D. Smith
House 19950419 Objection withdrawn by Representative Wright
House 19950412 Objection by Representative Elliott
Robinson
Lanford
Rhoad
Spearman
Sharpe
R. Smith
Wright
Govan
Scott
Howard
Moody-
Lawrence
White
Knotts
House 19950412 Amended
House 19950405 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, 19950412
House 19950404 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, 19950405
House 19950329 Committee report: Favorable with 26 HLCI
amendment
House 19950215 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI
referred to Committee
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(A101, R155, H3608)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-19-485 SO AS TO PROVIDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT WHENEVER ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH QUALIFIES AS "WRECKAGE" OR "SALVAGE" IS TRANSFERRED IN THIS STATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 56-19-480, WHETHER THE VEHICLE, IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE TRANSFER, WAS 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.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Designation of vehicles as "wreckage" or "salvage", etc.
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 pursuant to Section 56-19-480, 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'.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the owner of a vehicle whose total cost of repair, including all labor and parts, is estimated to be seventy-five percent or more of the fair market value of the vehicle must provide the department an affidavit from a person who reconstructs or rebuilds a vehicle indicating the cost of repair along with other data the department may prescribe to obtain a certificate of title. A certificate of title issued for a vehicle described in this paragraph must be annotated to indicate the motor vehicle is designated `wreckage' or `salvage' as applicable to the extent necessary to inform the transferee of the exact condition of the vehicle. A wrecked or salvaged out-of-state vehicle or South Carolina registered vehicle may not be registered in this State without this designation, and this designation must be applied to subsequent transfer of the vehicle."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect January 1, 1996.
Approved the 12th day of June, 1995.