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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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