South Carolina General Assembly
108th Session, 1989-1990

Bill 139

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               139
Ratification Number:       589
Act Number                 492
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Permanent free parking placards for the
                           handicapped; issuance; renewal; design
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(A492, R589, S139)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1960, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FREE PARKING, LICENSE PLATES, AND PLACARDS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS, SO AS TO LIMIT THE ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF THE PERMANENT PLACARDS TO A MAXIMUM PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS RENEWABLE ON THE OWNER'S BIRTHDAY AND PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PLACARDS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1910, RELATING TO LICENSE TAGS FOR DISABLED PERSONS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF THE TAGS FOR A VEHICLE DESIGNED TO TRANSPORT A DISABLED PERSON IF THE VEHICLE IS OWNED AND TITLED IN HIS NAME OR THE NAME OF A MEMBER OF HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY.

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

Permanent free parking placards for the handicapped; issuance; renewal; design

SECTION 1. Section 56-3-1960(2) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:

"The permanent placards may be issued and renewed only for a maximum period of four years renewable on the owner's birthdate. The placards must be of a color as determined by the department which is easily recognizable by law enforcement personnel. The placard shall indicate on its face when it expires."

License tags for the disabled; authorized vehicles

SECTION 2. Section 56-3-1910 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-3-1910. Upon payment of the regular motor vehicle license fee, the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation may issue a license tag with a special number or identification indicating that the tag was issued to a person (a) disabled by an impairment in the use of one or more limbs and required to use a wheelchair or (b) disabled by an impairment in mobility, but otherwise qualified for a driver's license as determined by the department. Each application for the license must be accompanied by the certificate of a licensed physician as to the permanency of limb impairment or as to the severity or the permanency of mobility impairment.

The special license tag authorized by this section may also be issued for a vehicle of special design and equipment designed to transport a disabled person who meets the requirements of this section if the vehicle is owned and titled in the name of the disabled person or in the name of a member of his immediate family."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 29th day of May, 1990.