South Carolina S 1119: Blackout license plates

Bill Text

2025-2026 Bill 1119 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 15, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 1119

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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Committee Report

April 15, 2026

S. 1119

Introduced 
by Senator Bennett 

S. Printed 4/15/26--S.

Read the first time April 14, 2026

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The committee on Senate 
Transportation

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 1119) to amend 
the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 56-3-16610 so as to provide 
that the Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue blackout special license, etc., 
respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered 
the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

LAWRENCE GROOMS for Committee.

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
56-3-16610 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES shall ISSUE 
BLACKOUT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 56 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

Article 157

Blackout Special License Plates

 Section 
56-3-16610. (A) The Department of 
Motor Vehicles shall issue blackout special license plates to owners of private 
passenger motor vehicles or motorcycles registered in their names. This special 
license plate is exempt from the provisions contained in Section 56-3-8100. 
Each blackout special license plate must have a solid black background and 
white characters imprinted horizontally.

 (B) Each 
special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period that 
expires twenty-four months from the month the plate is issued. The fee for each 
special license plate is the regular biennial registration fee contained in 
Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title plus an additional biennial fee of forty 
dollars. The additional biennial fee of forty dollars must be credited to the 
State Highway Fund. The fee for each special personalized plate is an 
additional biennial fee of sixty dollars, which must be credited to the State 
Highway Fund.

SECTION 2. The 
department shall produce special blackout plates within six months after the 
effective date of this act.

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

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