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A288, R431, H4904
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Walker
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5888cm04.doc
Introduced in the House on March 4, 2004
Introduced in the Senate on April 22, 2004
Last Amended on April 21, 2004
Passed by the General Assembly on June 2, 2004
Governor's Action: July 22, 2004, Signed
Summary: Temporary license plates
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/4/2004 House Introduced and read first time HJ-73
3/4/2004 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-73
4/7/2004 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and
Public Works HJ-2
4/12/2004 Scrivener's error corrected
4/14/2004 House Debate adjourned until Thursday, April 15, 2004 HJ-84
4/15/2004 House Amended HJ-20
4/15/2004 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Scott and Loftis HJ-22
4/15/2004 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 20, 2004 HJ-22
4/20/2004 House Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 21, 2004 HJ-18
4/21/2004 House Amended HJ-37
4/21/2004 House Read second time HJ-41
4/22/2004 Scrivener's error corrected
4/22/2004 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-39
4/22/2004 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
4/22/2004 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-5
5/20/2004 Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-8
6/1/2004 Senate Read second time SJ-54
6/2/2004 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-63
6/3/2004 Ratified R 431
7/22/2004 Signed By Governor
7/28/2004 Copies available
7/28/2004 Effective date 07/01/05
8/3/2004 Act No. 288
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
3/4/2004
4/7/2004
4/12/2004
4/15/2004
4/21/2004
4/22/2004
4/22/2004-A
5/20/2004
(A288, R431, H4904)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-210, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TIME PERIOD FOR REGISTERING AND LICENSING A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO REVISE THE CONTENTS OF A TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATE AND PROVIDE WHEN A DEALER MAY NOT USE A TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2350, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO AN APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL REGISTRATION FOR A BUSINESS OF LIMITED OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT OF CERTAIN VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION ALSO APPLIES TO A PERSON ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF LIMITED OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES FROM A RAILROAD TERMINAL YARD TO A TEMPORARY STORAGE FACILITY PRIOR TO DELIVERY TO A DEALER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Registering and licensing a motor vehicle
SECTION 1. Section 56-3-210(C) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 251 of 2002, is further amended to read:
"(C) A dealer of new or used vehicles may issue to the purchaser of a vehicle at the time of its sale a temporary license plate. The plate must contain the dealer's name, city, and phone number, or the dealer's name and computer website address. The plate also must contain a rectangular box, with a white background, on the bottom of the plate, in dimensions not less than six inches wide and two inches high. The rectangular box must contain, in characters not less than one quarter inch wide and one and one half inches high, the expiration date of the period within which the purchaser must register the vehicle pursuant to subsection (E) of this section. The expiration date must be clearly legible from a distance of at least twenty-five feet, written using a permanent black marker with at least a one quarter inch wide tip, and must contain a numerical month, day, and year. The expiration date may not extend beyond forty-five days from the date of purchase. The temporary license plate must be made of heavy stock paper or plastic, and designed to resist deterioration or fading from exposure to the elements during the period for which display is required. The bill of sale, title, rental contract, or a copy of either document must be maintained in the vehicle at all times to verify the vehicle's date of purchase to a law enforcement officer. The bill of sale, title, rental contract, or a copy of either document must contain a description of the vehicle, the name and address of both the seller and purchaser of the vehicle, and its date of sale. Except as provided for in this section, a dealer may not use a temporary license plate for any other purpose, which includes, but is not limited to, vehicle demonstration, employee use, or transporting vehicles from one location to another location. A dealer may not place a temporary license plate on a vehicle, regardless of whether the expiration date has been written on the plate, until the vehicle is sold to a purchaser. A person who issues or uses a temporary license plate or allows a temporary license plate to be issued or used in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined one hundred dollars for each occurrence."
Limited operation of motor vehicles
SECTION 2. Section 56-3-2350 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 155 of 1997, is further amended to read:
"Section 56-3-2350. A person engaged in the business of limited operation of motor vehicles to facilitate the movement of vehicles from a manufacturer to a dealer or distributor, or from a railroad terminal yard to a temporary storage facility prior to delivery to a dealer, or for the movement of vehicles to further the construction of cabs or bodies, or in connection with the foreclosure or repossession of these motor vehicles may apply to the department for special registration to be issued to and used by the person upon the following conditions:
(1) The application must be in a form prescribed by the department to include the applicable liability insurance as prescribed by statute and filed with the department each year. The application must include the name and residence address of the applicant as follows:
(a) if an individual, the name under which he intends to conduct business;
(b) if a partnership, the name and residence address of each member of the partnership and the name under which the business is to be conducted;
(c) if a corporation, the name and company address of the corporation and the name and residence address of each of its officers.
(2) The application must be certified by the applicant and by an agent of the department to verify the facts set forth in the application.
(3) The annual fee for registration is fifty dollars, plus an annual fee of ten dollars for each license plate.
(4) License plates authorized by this section must not be used on vehicles that are loaned, rented, or leased by the licensed transporter to employees or any other individuals."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect on July 1, 2005.
Ratified the 3rd day of June, 2004.
Approved the 22nd day of July, 2004.
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