South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

H. 3356

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. McCravy and West
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5213cm17.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2017
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Department of Motor Vehicles

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12/15/2016  House   Prefiled
  12/15/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
   1/10/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 173)
   1/10/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 173)

View the latest legislative information at the website

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2016

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-2-2750 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL IMPLEMENT A PROCEDURE TO ALLOW IT TO COLLECT MOTOR VEHICLE PROPERTY TAXES OWED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHEN A PERSON REGISTERS A VEHICLE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REMIT THE FUNDS COLLECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY COLLECT A FEE FOR PROVIDING THIS SERVICE.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 2, Chapter 2, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-2-2750.    (A)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall implement a procedure to allow the department to collect motor vehicle property taxes owed to local governmental entities when a person registers a vehicle with the department. The department shall remit all local taxes it collects to the appropriate governmental entities.

(B)    The department may collect a fee from each local governmental entity to defray the administrative cost of providing this service. However, under no circumstances may the department retain more than its actual administrative costs."

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

----XX----


This web page was last updated on January 17, 2017 at 10:19 AM