South Carolina General Assembly
105th Session, 1983-1984

Bill 380


                    Current Status

Bill Number:               380
Ratification Number:       200
Act Number                 115
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Highway use tax
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(A115, R200, S380)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-31-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE HIGHWAY USE TAX, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "MOTOR CARRIER".

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

Definition

SECTION 1. Section 12-31-10 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 589 of 1978, is further amended to read:

"Section 12-31-10. When used in this chapter, the term 'motor carrier' means every person who operates or causes to be operated on any highways in this State road tractors, truck tractors, trucks having more than two axles, or passenger vehicles designed to seat more than twenty occupants. For the purposes of this section, the federal government, the State, counties, municipalities, churches, and any agents of them, and special mobile equipment as defined in item (11) of Section 56-3-20, shall not be deemed 'motor carriers'."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.