2001-2002 Bill 597: Motor vehicle license plates, issuance of special to nonprofit organizations certified under 501(C)(8) of Internal Revenue Code; fees used to defray cost of producing

South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 597

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      597
Ratification Number:              214
Act Number:                       194
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010418
Primary Sponsor:                  Wilson
All Sponsors:                     Wilson, Grooms and Branton
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22005cm01.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020312
Date of Last Amendment:           20020307
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20020327
Subject:                          Motor vehicle license plates, issuance of 
                                  special to nonprofit organizations certified 
                                  under 501(C)(8) of Internal Revenue Code; fees 
                                  used to defray cost of producing


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20020424  Act No. A194
------  20020327  Signed by Governor
------  20020321  Ratified R214
Senate  20020312  Concurred in House amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
House   20020308  Read third time, returned with
                  amendment
House   20020307  Amended, read second time, 
                  unanimous consent for third reading 
                  on Friday, 20020308
House   20020305  Committee report: Favorable with       21 HEPW
                  amendment
House   20020124  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20020123  Amended, read third time, 
                  sent to House
------  20010510  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20010509  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  20010508  Polled out of Committee: Favorable     15 ST
Senate  20010418  Introduced, read first time,           15 ST
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on May 8, 2001 - Word format
Revised on May 10, 2001 - Word format
Revised on January 23, 2002 - Word format
Revised on March 5, 2002 - Word format
Revised on March 7, 2002 - Word format

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(A194, R214, S597)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-8000, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PRIVATE-PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES OR LIGHT PICKUPS HAVING AN EMPTY WEIGHT OF SEVEN THOUSAND POUNDS OR LESS MAY OBTAIN A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND AN ORGANIZATION WHICH HAS OBTAINED CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(8) OF THE FEDERAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE MAY OBTAIN A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-8100, RELATING TO GUIDELINES FOR THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT OF THE FEES COLLECTED FOR A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE, THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL SHALL PLACE SUFFICIENT FUNDS INTO A RESTRICTED ACCOUNT TO BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION IN PRODUCING THE SPECIAL PLATES.

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

Nonprofit organization special license plates

SECTION 1. Section 56-3-8000(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 286 of 2000, is further amended to read:

"(A) The department may issue special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying motor vehicles or light pickups having an empty weight of seven thousand pounds or less and a gross weight of nine thousand pounds or less registered in their names which may have imprinted on the plate the emblem, a seal, or other symbol the department considers appropriate of an organization which has obtained certification pursuant to either Section 501(C)(3), 501(C)(7), or 501(C)(8) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code. The fee for this special license plate is the fee contained in Section 56-3-2020.

The special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month it is issued."

Production and distribution guidelines

SECTION 2. Section 56-3-8100 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 63 of 1999, is amended by adding at the end:

"(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the fees collected for the special license plate, the Comptroller General shall place sufficient funds into a special restricted account to be used by the Department of Public Safety to defray the expenses of the Motor Vehicle Division in producing and administering the special plate."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 21st day of March, 2002.

Approved the 27th day of March, 2002.

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