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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
(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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