South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 231

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Patterson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20003htc03.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 21, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Disposition of abandoned or derelict motor vehicles

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/21/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-233
   1/21/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-233

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/21/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-5920, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VEHICLES EXEMPT FROM DISPOSITION AS ABANDONED AND DERELICT VEHICLES, SO AS TO DELETE THE EXEMPTION ALLOWED FROM SUCH DISPOSITIONS IF A VEHICLE IS "PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS".

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-5920 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 459 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-5-5920.    The provisions of this article shall do not apply to vehicles that are housed or protected from the elements, those classified as antiques and registered pursuant to Sections 56-3-2210 and 56-3-2220, those exempted from registration pursuant to Section 56-3-120, those vehicles reported as stolen in accordance with Section 56-5-5900, unless any such a vehicle presents an immediate safety or health hazard or constitutes a nuisance."

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

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