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H. 4452

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. D.C. Moss
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\7026cm10.docx

Introduced in the House on January 28, 2010
Introduced in the Senate on April 21, 2010
Last Amended on April 20, 2010
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Coroner

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/28/2010  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-3
   1/28/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-3
   3/25/2010  House   Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-10
   4/20/2010  House   Amended HJ-24
   4/20/2010  House   Read second time HJ-25
   4/21/2010  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-8
   4/21/2010  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   4/21/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-7

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/28/2010
3/25/2010
4/20/2010

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AMENDED

April 20, 2010

H. 4452

S. Printed 4/20/10--H.

Read the first time January 28, 2010.

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2150, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES TO CERTAIN CURRENT AND FORMER PUBLIC OFFICIALS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CORONER MAY BE ISSUED TWO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-2150 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 177 of 2008, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-3-2150.    The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue special motor vehicle license plates to former members of the South Carolina Delegation of the United States Congress, retired judicial officers elected by the General Assembly or confirmed by the United States Senate respectively, members of municipal and county councils, county coroners, and mayors of this State for private passenger motor vehicles owned by them. The department also may issue special motor vehicle license plates to former members of the General Assembly who are eligible to receive retirement benefits under the General Assembly Retirement System for private passenger motor vehicles and vehicles classified as private passenger motor vehicles in Section 56-3-630 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 former members of the South Carolina Delegation of the United States Congress, retired judicial officers elected by the General Assembly or confirmed by the United States Senate respectively, a councilman, coroner, a mayor, or a member of the General Assembly who is receiving retirement benefits. A coroner may be issued two license plates. The plate These license plates must be issued or revalidated biennially for the regular registration and licensing period."

SECTION    2.    Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 code is amended by adding:

Section 56-3-10810.    (A)    The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue Citadel Alumni Association 'Big Red' special license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying motor vehicles as defined in Section 56-3-630, and motorcycles as defined in Section 56-3-20, registered in their names. The fee for each special license plate is seventy-five dollars every two years in addition to the regular motor vehicle license fee set forth in Article 5. 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)    The fees collected pursuant to this section above the cost of producing the license plates must be distributed to the Citadel Alumni Association.

(C)    The guidelines for the production of a special license plate under this section must meet the requirements of Section 56-3-8100."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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