South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4652


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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 10, 2002

    H. 4652

Introduced by Reps. Lourie, Bales, Harrison, J.E. Smith, Hosey, J.H. Neal, Bingham, Talley, Thompson, Howard, Sheheen and Townsend

S. Printed 4/10/02--S.

Read the first time February 19, 2002.

            

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 91 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL ISSUE UNITED WE STAND SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEES COLLECTED FOR THIS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE.

    Amend Title To Conform

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 91

    United We Stand Special License Plates

    Section 56-3-9100.    (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."

SECTION    2.    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."

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

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