South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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A188, R231, S1328

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Peeler and Land
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9685htc10.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4821

Introduced in the Senate on March 30, 2010
Introduced in the House on April 15, 2010
Passed by the General Assembly on May 21, 2010
Governor's Action: May 28, 2010, Signed

Summary: Manufactured license plates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/30/2010  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   3/30/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-4
   3/31/2010  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-3
   4/13/2010  Senate  Read second time SJ-16
   4/14/2010  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-72
   4/15/2010  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-31
   4/15/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-31
   5/12/2010  House   Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-22
   5/20/2010  House   Read second time HJ-67
   5/20/2010  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-67
   5/21/2010  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-1
   5/25/2010          Ratified R 231
   5/28/2010          Signed By Governor
    6/3/2010          Effective date 05/28/10
    6/9/2010          Act No. 188

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/30/2010
3/31/2010
5/12/2010


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(A188, R231, S1328)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM FOUR TO FIVE HUNDRED THE NUMBER OF THESE PLATES THAT MAY BE ISSUED TO A MANUFACTURER AND TO INCREASE FROM TEN TO TWENTY DAYS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS THAT VEHICLES WITH THESE PLATES MAY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH CIVIC AND SPORTING EVENTS.

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

Manufacturer license plates

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-2330 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 261 of 2006, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-3-2330.    (A)    Upon application and payment of the required fee, the Department of Motor Vehicles may issue not more than five hundred manufacturer license plates to a motor vehicle manufacturer. The license plates must be used exclusively on motor vehicles, including motorcycles, owned or in the possession of a manufacturer. Manufacturer license plates must not be used to operate wreckers in use by the manufacturer nor to operate vehicles leased or rented to the public by the manufacturer.

(B)    A motor vehicle manufacturer shall apply for manufacturer license plates on a form prescribed by the department and shall provide proof the applicant is a bona fide motor vehicle manufacturer. The cost of each manufacturer plate issued is two hundred dollars, of which one hundred sixty dollars must be remitted by the department to the county in which the principal facility of the manufacturer is located. Each plate is valid for two years.

(C)    Vehicles with manufacturer plates, not to exceed one licensed vehicle for each household, may be operated by persons authorized by the manufacturer on vehicles of that manufacturer's brand on state streets and highways for testing, distribution, evaluation, and promotion of vehicles. Vehicles with manufacturer plates may be used no more than twenty consecutive days in connection with civic events and sporting events.

(D)    A manufacturer who violates the provisions regarding use of motor vehicles is subject to the imposition of any administrative penalty permitted by law.

(E)    For the purpose of this section only, 'motor vehicle manufacturer' is defined as a person in the business of manufacturing or assembling new and unused vehicles in this State."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 25th day of May, 2010.

Approved the 28th day of May, 2010.

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