BIL:4652
RTN:277
ACN:236
TYP:General Bill GB
INB:House
IND:20020205
PSP:Lourie
SPO:Lourie, Bales, Harrison, J.E.Smith, Hosey, J.H.Neal, Bingham, Talley, Thompson, Howard, Sheheen and Townsend
DDN:l:\council\bills\ggs\22306cm02.doc
DPB:20020424
LAD:20020418
GOV:S
DGA:20020430
SUB:United We Stand special license plates issued
HST:
BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved
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------20020514Act No. A236
------20020430Signed by Governor
------20020425Ratified R277
Senate20020424Concurred in House amendment,
enrolled for ratification
House20020418Senate amendments amended,
returned to Senate with amendment
Senate20020411Amended, read third time,
returned to House with amendment
Senate20020410Amended, read second time,
notice of general amendments
Senate20020409Committee report: Favorable with15 ST
amendment
Senate20020219Introduced, read first time,15 ST
referred to Committee
House20020214Read third time, sent to Senate
------20020214Scrivener's error corrected
House20020213Amended, read second time
House20020212Amended
House20020207Recalled from Committee21 HEPW
House20020205Introduced, read first time,21 HEPW
referred to Committee
Versions of This Bill
Revised on 20020207
Revised on 20020212
Revised on 20020213
Revised on 20020214
Revised on 20020409
Revised on 20020410
Revised on 20020411
Revised on 20020418
TXT:
(A236, R277, H4652)
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, BY ADDING ARTICLES 92 AND 93 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY MAY ISSUE IN GOD WE TRUST SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES AND UNITED WE STAND SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEES COLLECTED FOR THESE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
In God We Trust special license plates
SECTION1.Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
“Article 92
In God We Trust Special License Plates
Section 5639200.(A)The department may issue ‘In God We Trust’ special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passengercarrying motor vehicles registered in their names. The fee for each special license plate is 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 twentyfour months from the month the special license plate is issued.
(B)Before the department produces and distributes the ‘In God We Trust’ 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;
(2)a plan to market the sale of these special license plates which must be approved by the department.
(C)If the department receives less than three hundred biennial applications and renewals for a particular special license plate, it may not produce additional special license plates in that series. The department shall continue to issue special license plates of that series until the existing inventory is exhausted.”
United We Stand special license plates
SECTION2.Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
“Article 93
United We Stand Special License Plates
Section 5639300.(A)The department may issue ‘United We Stand’ special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passengercarrying motor vehicles registered in their names. The fee for each special license plate is twentyfive 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 twentyfour months from the month the special license plate is issued.
(B)Twentyfive dollars of the fee collected pursuant to this section must be distributed to the national ‘Rewards For Justice’ fund which was created to establish rewards for the capture of terrorists.
(C)Before the department produces and distributes the ‘United We Stand’ 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;
(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 a particular special license plate, it may not produce additional special license plates in that series. The department shall continue to issue special license plates of that series until the existing inventory is exhausted.”
Time effective
SECTION3.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 25th day of April, 2002.
Approved the 30th day of April, 2002.
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