South Carolina H 3313: Antique motor vehicle tags

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2025-2026 Bill 3313 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 05, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3313

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTIONS 56-3-2210 AND 56-3-2230, BOTH RELATING TO CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN 
MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES AS ANTIQUE, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT ANTIQUE MOTOR VEHICLES 
MAY BE USED AT NIGHT FOR PURPOSES IDENTIFIED IN THESE SECTIONS IF EQUIPPED WITH 
WORKING HEADLIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-3-2210 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

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56-3-2210. (A) Every motor vehicle as herein defined which is over 
twenty-five years old, is owned solely as a collector's item and is used for 
participation in club activities, exhibits, tours, parades, and similar uses, 
but in no event used for general transportation, may be classified by the 
Department of Motor Vehicles as an antique motor vehicle.

 (B) An antique motor vehicle may be 
used at night for the purposes identified in subsection (A) so long as the 
vehicle is equipped with working headlights and rear lights.

SECTION 2. Section 56-3-2230 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

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56-3-2230. (a)(A) Every motorcycle over twenty-five years old, which is 
owned solely as a collector's item and is used for participation in club 
activities, exhibits, tours, parades and similar uses, but is not used for 
general transportation, may be classified by the Department of Motor Vehicles 
as an antique motorcycle.

 (b)(B) Upon receipt of an application on a form prescribed by 
the Department, it may issue appropriately designated license plates to owners 
of antique motorcycles. An antique motorcycle license plate shall be valid as 
long as title to the motorcycle is vested in the applicant. The fee for the 
certificate of registration and license plate of any such motorcycle shall be 
ten dollars.

 (C) An antique motorcycle may be used 
at night for the purposes identified in subsection (A) so long as the 
motorcycle is equipped with working headlights and rear lights.

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

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