H*4624(Rat #0275, Act #0261 of 2006)  General Bill, By Vaughn, Harrell, Cooper, 
Haskins, Leach, Taylor, Bannister, Cato, Ceips, Hamilton, Littlejohn, Loftis, 
Mahaffey, Mitchell, Rice, Sinclair, F.N. Smith, G.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, Talley, 
Walker, Tripp and Townsend
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2330, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES BY THE
 DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LICENSE PLATES
 THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE TO A MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. - ratified
 title

   02/08/06  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   02/08/06  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-9
   02/09/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Tripp
   02/14/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Townsend
   03/08/06  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works HJ-3
   03/09/06  House  Read second time HJ-17
   03/09/06  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-18
   03/10/06  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
   03/14/06  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-18
   03/15/06  Senate Read second time SJ-25
   03/23/06  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-13
   04/06/06         Ratified R 275
   04/08/06         Signed By Governor
   04/12/06         Copies available
   04/12/06         Effective date 04/08/06
   04/26/06         Act No. 261

H. 4624

(A261, R275, H4624)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2330, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LICENSE PLATES THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE TO A MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER.

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

Manufacturer license plates

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-2330(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    Upon application and payment of the required fee, the Department of Motor Vehicles may issue not more than four hundred manufacturer license plates to a motor vehicle manufacturer. The license plates must be used exclusively on motor vehicles, including motorcycles, owned or in the possession of a manufacturer. Manufacturer license plates must not be used to operate wreckers in use by the manufacturer nor to operate vehicles leased or rented to the public by the manufacturer."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 6th day of April, 2006.

Approved the 8th day of April, 2006.