South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4652


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4652
Ratification Number:              277
Act Number:                       236
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020205
Primary Sponsor:                  Lourie
All Sponsors:                     Lourie, Bales, Harrison, J.E. Smith, 
                                  Hosey, J.H. Neal, Bingham, Talley, Thompson, 
                                  Howard, Sheheen and Townsend
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22306cm02.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020424
Date of Last Amendment:           20020418
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20020430
Subject:                          United We Stand special license plates 
                                  issued


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20020514  Act No. A236
------  20020430  Signed by Governor
------  20020425  Ratified R277
Senate  20020424  Concurred in House amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
House   20020418  Senate amendments amended,
                  returned to Senate with amendment
Senate  20020411  Amended, read third time, 
                  returned to House with amendment
Senate  20020410  Amended, read second time, 
                  notice of general amendments
Senate  20020409  Committee report: Favorable with       15 ST
                  amendment
Senate  20020219  Introduced, read first time,           15 ST
                  referred to Committee
House   20020214  Read third time, sent to Senate
------  20020214  Scrivener's error corrected
House   20020213  Amended, read second time
House   20020212  Amended
House   20020207  Recalled from Committee                21 HEPW
House   20020205  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


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Revised on February 13, 2002 - Word format
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Revised on April 10, 2002 - Word format
Revised on April 11, 2002 - Word format
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(A236, R277, H4652)

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, BY ADDING ARTICLES 92 AND 93 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY MAY ISSUE IN GOD WE TRUST SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES AND UNITED WE STAND SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEES COLLECTED FOR THESE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

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

In God We Trust special license plates

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

"Article 92

In God We Trust Special License Plates

Section 56-3-9200. (A) The department may issue 'In God We Trust' special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying motor vehicles registered in their names. The fee for each special license plate is the regular motor vehicle license fee set forth in Article 5. Each special license plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates. Each special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month the special license plate is issued.

(B) Before the department produces and distributes the 'In God We Trust' special license plates pursuant to this section, it must receive:

(1) four hundred or more prepaid applications for the special license plate or a deposit of four thousand dollars from the individual or organization seeking issuance of the license plate. If a deposit of four thousand dollars is made by an individual or organization pursuant to this section, the department shall refund the four thousand dollars once an equivalent amount of license plate fees is collected for that organization's license plate. If the equivalent amount is not collected within four years of the first issuance of the respective license plate, the department shall retain the deposit;

(2) a plan to market the sale of these special license plates which must be approved by the department.

(C) If the department receives less than three hundred biennial applications and renewals for a particular special license plate, it may not produce additional special license plates in that series. The department shall continue to issue special license plates of that series until the existing inventory is exhausted."

United We Stand special license plates

SECTION 2. Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 93

United We Stand Special License Plates

Section 56-3-9300. (A) The department may issue 'United We Stand' special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying motor vehicles registered in their names. The fee for each special license plate is twenty-five dollars every two years in addition to the regular motor vehicle license fee set forth in Article 5. Each special license plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates. Each special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month the special license plate is issued.

(B) Twenty-five dollars of the fee collected pursuant to this section must be distributed to the national 'Rewards For Justice' fund which was created to establish rewards for the capture of terrorists.

(C) Before the department produces and distributes the 'United We Stand' special license plates pursuant to this section, it must receive:

(1) four hundred or more prepaid applications for the special license plate or a deposit of four thousand dollars from the individual or organization seeking issuance of the license plate. If a deposit of four thousand dollars is made by an individual or organization pursuant to this section, the department shall refund the four thousand dollars once an equivalent amount of license plate fees is collected for that organization's license plate. If the equivalent amount is not collected within four years of the first issuance of the respective license plate, the department shall retain the deposit;

(2) a plan to market the sale of the special license plate which must be approved by the department.

(D) If the department receives less than three hundred biennial applications and renewals for a particular special license plate, it may not produce additional special license plates in that series. The department shall continue to issue special license plates of that series until the existing inventory is exhausted."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 25th day of April, 2002.

Approved the 30th day of April, 2002.

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