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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4420 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020108 Primary Sponsor:Bingham All Sponsors:Bingham, Knotts, Whatley, Scarborough, J.E. Smith, Cotty, Frye, Huggins, Koon, Quinn, Riser, Talley, A. Young, Altman, Whipper, Taylor, Vaughn, Simrill, Meacham-Richardson, Cato, Barrett Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22202cm02.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Armed forces, special license plates issued honoring History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20020117 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Barrett House 20020109 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Cato House 20020108 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee House 20020107 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Meacham- Richardson House 20011219 Prefiled, referred to Committee 21 HEPW Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, BY ADDING ARTICLE 42 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES HONORING EACH OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PLATES AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEES COLLECTED FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE PLATES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
SECTION 56-3-4200. (A) The department may issue special license plates for use on a private passenger motor vehicle owned or leased by residents of this State which separately honor the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Marines Corps, United States Air Force, and the United States Coast Guard. The biennial fee for the special license plate is the regular motor vehicle license plate fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title plus thirty dollars. These revenues must be deposited in the general fund of the State.
(B) The special license plates must be of the same size and general design as regular motor vehicle license plates. The department shall imprint the special license plates with a distinctive emblem approved by the United States Department of Defense and United States Department of Transportation, as applicable, which distinguishes each branch of the United States Armed Services."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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