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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
March 22, 2000
H. 4340
S. Printed 3/22/00--S.
Read the first time February 3, 2000.
TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-8000, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THESE LICENSE PLATES MAY ALSO BE ISSUED TO SOCIAL AND RECREATION CLUBS THAT HAVE OBTAINED CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(7) OF THE FEDERAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-3-8000(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 63 of 1999, is amended to read:
"(A) The department may issue special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying motor vehicles or light pickups having an empty weight of six thousand pounds or less and a gross weight of nine thousand pounds or less registered in their names which may have imprinted on the plate the emblem, a seal, or other symbol the department considers appropriate of an organization which has obtained certification pursuant to either Section 501(C)(3) or 501(C)(7) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code. The fee for this special license plate is the fee contained in Section 56-3-2020.
The special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month it is issued."
SECTION 2. The Title of Article 22, Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code, is amended to read:
Councils, County Coroners, Sheriffs, and Sheriff Office Vehicles"
SECTION 3. Section 56-3-2150 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 459 of 1996, is further amended to read:
"Section 56-3-2150. (A) The department may issue special motor vehicle license plates to members of municipal and county councils and to, county coroners, and sheriffs of this State for private passenger motor vehicles owned by them. The biennial fee for these special license plates is the same as the fee provided in Section 56-3-2020, and only one plate may be issued to a councilman, or coroner, and sheriff. The plate must be issued or revalidated biennially for the regular registration and licensing period.
(B) The department may issue a special motor vehicle license plate for a law enforcement vehicle utilized by a sheriff's office. The biennial fee for this special license plate is the same as the fee contained in Section 56-3-2020. The license plate must be used or revalidated biennially for the regular registration and licensing period. The sheriff's county numeric identification number must appear on each license plate along with a sequential number to identify each vehicle."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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