South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 4837


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4837
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000329
Primary Sponsor:                  Fleming
All Sponsors:                     Fleming, Davenport, Lee, Lourie, Lucas, 
                                  Neilson, Rodgers, Sandifer, Simrill, J. Smith 
                                  and Tripp
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\9420htc00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Motor vehicles; Title, License plates, 
                                  Registration; Decedent's may be reissued to 
                                  surviving spouse


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000329  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-1295 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND LICENSE PLATE OF A DECEDENT'S MOTOR VEHICLE MAY BE REISSUED TO THE DECEDENT'S SURVIVING SPOUSE UPON APPLICATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT NO FEES ARE CHARGED FOR THESE REISSUES AND THAT THESE REISSUES DO NOT INTERRUPT THE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX YEAR OF THE VEHICLE.

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

SECTION 1. Article 9, Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-3-1295. When a surviving spouse acquires a motor vehicle from the deceased spouse by bequest or operation of law, the department, upon application of the surviving spouse, shall issue a new title, if applicable, in the name of the surviving spouse and reissue the motor vehicle registration and license plate on the vehicle in the name of the surviving spouse. Fees otherwise applicable to these transactions do not apply and the reissue of the motor vehicle registration and license plate in the name of the surviving spouse does not interrupt the motor vehicle tax year of the affected vehicle."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect on the first day of the second month following approval by the Governor.

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