South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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A274, R370, H4798

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Townsend
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5764cm04.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1009

Introduced in the House on February 19, 2004
Introduced in the Senate on March 24, 2004
Last Amended on March 23, 2004
Passed by the General Assembly on June 1, 2004
Governor's Action: July 16, 2004, Signed

Summary: DMV, provisions authorizing department to accept electronically filed lien information

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/19/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   2/19/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-8
   3/17/2004  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and 
                        Public Works HJ-50
   3/23/2004  House   Amended HJ-97
   3/23/2004  House   Read second time HJ-97
   3/24/2004  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-12
   3/24/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   3/24/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-11
   5/20/2004  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-7
   5/27/2004  Senate  Read second time SJ-209
   5/27/2004  Senate  Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-209
    6/1/2004  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-19
    6/2/2004          Ratified R 370
   7/16/2004          Signed By Governor
   7/26/2004          Copies available
   7/26/2004          Effective date 07/16/04
   7/28/2004          Act No. 274

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/19/2004
3/17/2004
3/23/2004
5/20/2004


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(A274, R370, H4798)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-19-265 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ACCEPT ELECTRONICALLY FILED LIEN INFORMATION FOR NEWLY ACQUIRED VEHICLES, VEHICLES ALREADY TITLED, AND LIEN RELEASES, TO PROVIDE A FEE FOR COMMERCIAL PARTIES WHO TRANSMIT OR RETRIEVE DATA FROM THE DEPARTMENT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF THIS FEE.

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

Electronically filed lien information

SECTION    1.    Article 3, Chapter 19, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-19-265.    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the Department of Motor Vehicles may accept electronically filed lien information for newly acquired vehicles, vehicles already titled, and lien releases. The department is authorized to collect a transaction fee from commercial parties who either transmit or retrieve data from the department pursuant to this section. The fee must not exceed five dollars for each transaction and must be mutually agreed to by all parties. These fees must be placed by the Comptroller General into a special restricted account to be used by the department to defray the expenses of this program."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 2nd day of June, 2004.

Approved the 16th day of July, 2004.

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