South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 3461

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3461
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990204
Primary Sponsor:                  Keegan
All Sponsors:                     Keegan, Kelley, Bailey, Rodgers
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1181cm99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Motor vehicle license plates, special for 
                                  Marine Corps League members; Veterans' and 
                                  Military Affairs


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990216  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Rodgers
House   19990204  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, BY ADDING ARTICLE 57 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 57

Special License Plates;

Marine Corps League

Section 56-3-6920. The department may issue special motor vehicle license plates to members of the Marine Corps League for private motor vehicles registered in their names. Only one plate may be issued to a person. The fee for the issuance of this special plate must be the regular motor vehicle registration fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title which must be deposited in the state general fund and the special fee required by Section 56-3-2020 which must be deposited with the Department of Revenue. The department must receive at least three hundred applications requesting a Marine Corps League special license plate before the special license plate may be issued. Every five years the department shall assess the cost of production, administration, and issuance of this plate and provide this information to the General Assembly.

Section 56-3-6930. The special license plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates, upon which must be imprinted the Marine Corps League seal, the words 'Once a Marine, Always a Marine', and numbers the department may determine necessary."

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

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