Current StatusView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.Bill Number: 4013 Ratification Number: 698 Act Number 603 Introducing Body: House Subject: Definition of "Motor Home"
(A603, R698, H4013)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 31-17-520, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRAVEL TRAILER DEALERS' LICENSES AND THE SCOPE OF THESE LICENSES, SO AS TO PERMIT TRAVEL TRAILERS TO BE SOLD AT PLACES OTHER THAN THE PLACE OF BUSINESS OF THE LICENSED DEALER UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 56-15-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN REGARD TO THE REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS, SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "MOTOR HOME"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-15-310, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS' LICENSES AND THE SCOPE OF THESE LICENSES, SO AS TO PERMIT MOTOR HOMES TO BE SOLD AT PLACES OTHER THAN THE PLACE OF BUSINESS OF THE LICENSED DEALER UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Definition of "motor home"
SECTION 1. Section 56-15-10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
"( ) 'Motor home' means a vehicular unit designed to provide temporary living quarters built into an integral part of or permanently attached to a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis or van which unit contains permanently installed independent life support systems other than low voltage meeting the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A119.2 Standard for Recreational Vehicles and provides at least four of the following facilities: cooking with onboard power source; gas or electric refrigerator; toilet with exterior evacuation; heating or air conditioning with onboard power source separate from the vehicle engine; a potable water supply system including a faucet, sink, and water tank with an exterior service connection; separate 110-125 volt electric power supply. For purposes of this definition:
(1) a passenger-carrying automobile, truck, or van without permanently installed independent life support systems, including at least four of the indicated facilities, does not constitute a motor home;
(2) 'permanently installed' means built into or attached as an integral part of a chassis or van and designed not to be removed except for repair or replacement. A system which is readily removable or held in place by clamps or tie downs is not permanently installed;
(3) 'low voltage' means twenty-four volts or less."
Sale of motor homes at temporary locations
SECTION 2. Section 56-15-310(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(1) Before engaging in business as a dealer or wholesaler in this State, a person first must make application to the department for a license. Each license issued expires on December thirty-first next following the date of issuance and must be displayed prominently at the established place of business. The fee for the license is fifty dollars. The license applies to only one place of business of the applicant and is not transferable to another person or place of business except that a licensed dealer may exhibit and sell motor homes, as defined by Section 56-15-10, at fairs, recreational or sports shows, vacation shows, and other similar events or shows upon obtaining a temporary dealer's license in the manner required by this section. Before exhibiting and selling motor homes at temporary locations as permitted above, the dealer shall first make application to the department for a license. To be eligible for a temporary license, a dealer shall hold a valid dealer's license issued pursuant to this chapter. Every temporary dealer's license issued is valid for a period not to exceed ten consecutive days and must be prominently displayed at the temporary place of business. No dealer may purchase more than six temporary licenses in any one calendar year. The fee for each temporary license issued is twenty dollars. A temporary license applies to only one dealer operating in a temporary location and is not transferable to any other dealer or location.
Any person failing to secure a temporary license as required by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished in the same manner as he would be punished for failure to secure his regular dealer's license.
The provisions of this section may not be construed as allowing the sale of any type of motor vehicles other than motor homes at authorized temporary locations."
Sale of travel trailers at temporary locations
SECTION 3. Section 31-17-520 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding a new subsection (4) to read:
"(4) A licensed travel trailer dealer may exhibit and sell travel trailers at fairs, recreational or sports shows, vacation shows, and other similar events or shows upon obtaining a temporary dealer's license in the manner required by this section. Before exhibiting and selling travel trailers at temporary locations as permitted above, the dealer shall first make application to the department for a license. To be eligible for a temporary license, a dealer shall hold a valid dealer's license issued pursuant to this article. Every temporary dealer's license issued is valid for a period not to exceed ten consecutive days and must be displayed prominently at the temporary place of business. No dealer may purchase more than six temporary licenses in any one calendar year. The fee for each temporary license issued is twenty dollars. A temporary license applies to only one dealer operating in a temporary location and is not transferable to any other dealer or location.
Any person failing to secure a temporary license as required by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished in the same manner as he would be punished for failure to secure his regular dealer's license."
Time effective
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.