Current Status Bill Number:3834 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950322 Primary Sponsor:Huff All Sponsors:Huff Drafted Document Number:jic\5644htc.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Motor vehicle certificate of title
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House 19950322 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 16-21-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF PERMITTING MISUSE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION, LICENSE PLATE, OR CERTIFICATE OF TITLE AND FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY DELIVERY OF A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM TEN DAYS TO FORTY-FIVE DAYS THE TIME TO DELIVER A TITLE BEFORE THE OFFENSE APPLIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Items (2) and (3) of Section 16-21-20 of the 1976 Code are amended to read:
"(2) Wilfully fails to mail or deliver a certificate of title or application therefor to the Department within ten forty-five days after the time required by Chapter 19 of Title 56;
(3) Wilfully fails to deliver to his transferee a certificate of title within ten forty-five days after the time required by Chapter 19 of Title 56; or"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.