South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 3735


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3735
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970326
Primary Sponsor:                   Carnell
All Sponsors:                      Carnell, Klauber, Altman,
                                   G. Brown, Knotts, Young, Askins,
                                   Cotty, Cato, Inabinett, Parks,
                                   Bailey, Maddox, Barrett, Koon,
                                   Lloyd, McKay, Beck, Law, Martin,
                                   Webb, Wilkins, Harvin,
                                   Moody-Lawrence, Barfield, Miller,
                                   Vaughn, Delleney, Bauer, McLeod,
                                   Campsen and Limehouse 
Drafted Document Number:           dka\4210cm.97
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Education and Public Works
                                   Committee 21 HEPW
Subject:                           Motor vehicle license plates,
                                   Purple Heart recipient, fee
                                   provisions; Veterans' and Military
                                   Affairs



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970326  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-3310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR RECIPIENTS OF THE PURPLE HEART, SO AS TO REVISE THE FEE FOR THIS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE DESIGN OF THE LICENSE PLATE IS CHANGED, A ONE-TIME FEE MUST BE PAID.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-3-3310 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 422 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-3-3310. (A) The department may issue a permanent special motor vehicle license plate to a recipient of the Purple Heart for use on a private passenger motor vehicle. The biennial one-time fee for the special license plate is the same as the fee provided in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this Title eighteen dollars, and only one plate may be issued to a person. The application for a special plate must include proof the applicant is a recipient of the Purple Heart.

(B) If the design of this special license plate is changed, a purchaser of the license plate must pay the one-time fee contained in subsection (A)."

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

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