South Carolina H 5261: Special License Plates

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

123rd Session, 2019-2020



H. 5261



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Erickson, G.M. Smith, B. Cox, Caskey, Wooten, Bradley, Sandifer, Whitmire, Ridgeway, Forrester, Clemmons, McGinnis and Hill

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Introduced in the House on February 19, 2020

Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works



Summary: Special License Plates





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	2/19/2020	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal‑page 59)

	2/19/2020	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal‑page 59)

	2/25/2020	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer, Whitmire, Ridgeway, Forrester, Clemmons, McGinnis

	3/11/2020	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hill



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



2/19/2020





















A BILL



TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 147 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE VARIOUS MILITARY SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; TO AMEND SECTION 56‑3‑7010, RELATING TO THE SIZE, DESIGN, CONTENTS, AND REVALIDATION OF THE  COUNTY VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CHANGE AND TO PROVIDE THE NUMBERS THAT APPEAR ON THE LICENSE PLATES WOULD BE ASSIGNED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; AND TO REPEAL ARTICLES 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 33, 38, 43, 53, 55, 56, 57, 59, 63, 68, 74, 84, 88, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 129, 131, 132, 143, AND 144 OF CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF “WARTIME DISABLED VETERAN SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES”, FREE VEHICULAR REGISTRATION FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR, THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY RESERVES AND NATIONAL GUARD, MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS, PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS, MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, AND NORMANDY INVASION, AND PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS, THE ISSUANCE OF UNITED STATES ARMY, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY, SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, KOREAN WAR VETERANS, VIETNAM VETERANS, MARINE CORPS LEAGUE, WORLD WAR II VETERANS, GOLD STAR FAMILY OPERATION DESERT STORM/DESERT SHIELD, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM VETERAN, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM VETERAN, SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR, UNITED STATES NAVY CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, DEPARTMENT OF NAVY, PARENTS AND SPOUSES OF ACTIVE‑DUTY OVERSEAS VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, COMBAT‑RELATED DISABLED VETERAN, RECIPIENTS OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, PALMETTO CROSS, AND LEGION OF MERIT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.



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



SECTION	1.	Chapter 3, Title 56 is the 1976 Code is amended by adding:



“Article 147



Military Special License Plates



Section 56‑3‑14710.	(A)	The department may issue the following special license plates for private passenger vehicles and motorcycles to active or prior service members who received the following awards:

		(1)	Medal of Honor‑ Army

		(2)	Medal of Honor‑ Navy

		(3)	Medal of Honor‑ Air Force

		(4)	Distinguished Service Cross‑ Army

		(5)	Distinguished Service Cross‑ Navy

		(6)	Distinguished Service Cross‑ Air Force

		(7)	South Carolina Medal of Valor

		(8)	Silver Star

		(9)	Bronze Star (with valor)

		(10)	Soldier’s Medal

	(B)	The qualifying active or prior service members must be one of the registrants of the vehicle. No more than three license plates per award type may be issued to the award recipient. License plates for awards specified in Section 56‑3‑14710(A) are exempt from the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3, Title 56. These special license plates must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty‑four months from the month it is issued. License plates authorized under Section 56‑3‑14710 (A)(1‑3) are exempt from the revalidation requirement. 

	(C)	The application for a special license plate must include official military documentation (a DD‑214, NGB Form 22, or official orders) demonstrating the applicant is the recipient of an award specified in Section 56‑3‑14710(A).

	(D)	A person issued a license plate under the provisions of Section 56‑3‑14710(A) may park in metered or timed parking places without being subject to parking fees or fines. This section has no application to areas or during times in which the stopping, parking, or standing of all vehicles is prohibited or which are reserved for special types of vehicles. As a condition to this privilege, a vehicle must display a distinguishing license plate issued by the department for vehicles registered to recipients of an award specified in Section 56‑3‑14710(A).