South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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H. 4582

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Atwater and Quinn
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5082cm12.docx

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2012
Introduced in the Senate on March 14, 2012
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: License plates for United Service Organization and American Red Cross

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/11/2012  House   Introduced and read first time
   1/11/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
    3/6/2012          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/7/2012  House   Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 2)
    3/8/2012  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 34)
    3/8/2012  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 35)
    3/9/2012  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 2)
   3/14/2012  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12)
   3/14/2012  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/11/2012
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3/7/2012

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COMMITTEE REPORT

March 7, 2012

H. 4582

Introduced by Reps. Atwater and Quinn

S. Printed 3/7/12--H.

Read the first time January 11, 2012.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4582) to amend Section 56-3-2320, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the issuance of dealer and wholesaler license plates, so as to provide, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

PHILLIP D. OWENS for Committee.

            

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON FEDERAL & OTHER FUND EXPENDITURES:

Minimal (Some additional costs are expected, but can be absorbed)

EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:

The Department of Motor Vehicles

The department states that the bill will have a minimal impact on the agency for the cost of $6,800 for the design and implementation of the new plates.

Approved By:

Brenda Hart

Office of State Budget

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF DEALER AND WHOLESALER LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE LICENSE PLATES TO BE USED ON VEHICLES LOANED OR RENTED TO THE UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATION SOUTH CAROLINA, AND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-2320(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    Upon application being made and the required fee being paid to the Department of Motor Vehicles, the department may issue dealer license plates to a licensed motor vehicle dealer. The license plates, notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, may be used exclusively on motor vehicles owned by, assigned, or loaned for test driving purposes to the dealer when operated on the highways of this State by the dealer, its corporate officers, its employees, or a prospective purchaser of the motor vehicle. The use by a prospective purchaser is limited to seven days, and the dealer shall provide the prospective purchaser with a dated demonstration certificate. The certificate must be approved by the department. Dealer plates must not be used to operate wreckers or service vehicles in use by the dealer nor to operate vehicles owned by the dealer that are leased or rented by the public. No dealer plates may be issued by the department unless the dealer furnishes proof in a form acceptable to the department that he has a retail business license as required by Chapter 36 of, Title 12 and has made at least twenty sales of motor vehicles in the twelve months preceding his application for a dealer plate. The sales requirement may be waived by the department if the dealer has been licensed for less than one year. For purposes of this section, the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle between the same individual or corporation more than one time is considered as only one sale. Multiple transfer of motor vehicles between licensed dealers for the purpose of meeting eligibility requirements for motor vehicle dealer plates is prohibited.

A dealer may be issued two plates for the first twenty vehicles sold during the preceding year and one additional plate for each fifteen vehicles sold beyond the initial twenty during the preceding year. For good cause shown, the department in its discretion may issue extra plates. If the dealer has been licensed less than one year, the department shall issue a number of license plates based on an estimated number of sales for the coming year. The department may increase or decrease the number of plates issued based on actual sales made.

The cost of each dealer plate issued is twenty dollars.

Upon application to the department, a public or private school, college, or university, the United Service Organization South Carolina, the American Red Cross, or an economic development entity created or sanctioned by the county where the entity is located, may be issued a license plate to be used on vehicles loaned or rented to the school, college, university, the United Service Organization South Carolina, the American Red Cross, or economic development entity by a licensed motor vehicle dealer. The plate must be a personalized plate designed by the department. The cost of each plate issued is two hundred dollars, of which one hundred sixty dollars must be remitted by the department to the county in which the school, college, university, chapter of the United Service Organization South Carolina, chapter of the American Red Cross, or economic development entity is located. Each plate is valid for two years, and there is no limit on the number of plates which may be issued, except in the case of an economic development entity where only one plate per entity is allowed.

A dealer license plate is allowed on a motor vehicle which the dealer lends to a public or private school for use in a driver education program. A plate used for this purpose may be obtained without fee and without regard to the limit on plates issued pursuant to this section. When the motor vehicle is no longer used for driver education, the dealer shall surrender the plate to the department.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a dealer exclusively selling heavy duty trucks at retail is eligible to obtain license plates for exclusive use on the heavy duty trucks regardless of the number of trucks sold by him during the preceding required number of months. These license plates for trucks must be noted with a distinct and separate identification and used only on heavy duty trucks. For purposes of this section, heavy duty trucks include trucks having a gross vehicle weight of sixteen thousand pounds or greater."

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

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