South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 3809


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3809
Primary Sponsor:                Kirsh
Committee Number:               21
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        License plates,
                                retroreflective material
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Education and Public Works
Computer Document Number:       CYY/15370SD.93
Introduced Date:                19930331
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19930331
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Kirsh
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
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3809  House   19930331      Introduced, read first time,    21
                            referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPECIFICATIONS OF LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO REVISE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE FACE OF THE LICENSE PLATE MUST BE TREATED WITH A RETROREFLECTIVE MATERIAL.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-3-1230 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-3-1230. License plates must be at least six inches wide and not less than twelve inches in length and must show in bold characters the year of registration, serial number, and either the full name or the abbreviation of the name of the State and other distinctive markings as the department may consider advisable to indicate the class of the weight of the vehicle for which the license plate was issued. The plate must be of a strength and quality to provide a minimum service period of five years. A new license plate including personalized and special plates must be provided by the department at intervals the department considers appropriate but at least every six years. License plates issued for vehicles in excess of twenty-six thousand pounds must be issued annually and no revalidation sticker may be issued for the plates.

The face of the license plate must be treated completely with a retroreflective material which increases the nighttime visibility and legibility of the plate. The department shall prepare the specifications for the retroreflective material. In those years in which a metal plate is not issued, a revalidation sticker with a distinctive serial number or other suitable means prescribed by the department must be issued and affixed in the space provided on the license plate assigned to the vehicle upon payment of the fee prescribed for registration and licensing, including fees for personalized or special license plates."

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

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