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S. 955
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Moore and Ritchie
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6606cm06.doc
Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2006
Introduced in the House on April 13, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: Peach Council special license plates
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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11/29/2005 Senate Prefiled
11/29/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
1/10/2006 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-13
1/10/2006 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-13
4/5/2006 Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-15
4/6/2006 Senate Read second time SJ-11
4/6/2006 Scrivener's error corrected
4/11/2006 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-21
4/13/2006 House Introduced and read first time HJ-10
4/13/2006 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-10
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
COMMITTEE REPORT
April 5, 2006
S. 955
S. Printed 4/5/06--S. [SEC 4/6/06 3:37 PM]
Read the first time January 10, 2006.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 955) to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Article 63 to Chapter 3, Title 56 so as to provide that the Department of Motor Vehicles may, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
W. GREG RYBERG for Committee.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 63 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE SOUTH CAROLINA PEACH COUNCIL SPECIAL 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 56-3-7200. (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue South Carolina Peach Council special license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying motor vehicles registered in their names to establish a special fund to be used by the South Carolina Peach Council for the purpose of funding its activities. The biennial fee for the special license plate is seventy dollars in addition to the regular motor vehicle license plate fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title, and the special fee required by Section 56-3-2020. Each special license plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates. Each special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month the special license plate is issued.
(B) Of the fees collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller General shall place sufficient funds into a special restricted account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray the expenses of the department in producing and administering this special license plate. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be deposited in a separate fund for the South Carolina Peach Council and be used solely to support its activities.
(C) Before the department produces and distributes the South Carolina Peach Council special license plates pursuant to this section, it must receive:
(1) four hundred or more prepaid applications for the special license plate or a deposit of four thousand dollars from the individual or organization seeking issuance of the license plate. If a deposit of four thousand dollars is made by an individual or organization pursuant to this section, the department shall refund the four thousand dollars once an equivalent amount of license plate fees is collected for that organization's license plate. If the equivalent amount is not collected within four years of the first issuance of the respective license plate, the department shall retain the deposit; and
(2) a plan to market the sale of the special license plate which must be approved by the department.
(D) If the department receives less than three hundred biennial applications and renewals for this special license plate, it may not produce additional special license plates in this series. The department shall continue to issue special license plates of this series until the existing inventory is exhausted."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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