South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A29, R25, H3126

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Duncan, Rice and M.A. Pitts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6150cm05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on February 17, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on March 8, 2005
Governor's Action: March 22, 2005, Signed

Summary: Motor vehicle registration does not have to be signed

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/8/2004  House   Prefiled
   12/8/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/11/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-90
   1/11/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-91
   1/12/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.A.Pitts
   2/10/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-4
   2/11/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   2/15/2005  House   Read second time HJ-19
   2/16/2005  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-20
   2/17/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   2/17/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-9
    3/2/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-13
    3/3/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-32
    3/8/2005  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-15
   3/17/2005          Ratified R 25
   3/22/2005          Signed By Governor
   3/28/2005          Copies available
   3/28/2005          Effective date 03/22/05
   4/13/2005          Act No. 29

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2004
2/10/2005
2/11/2005
3/2/2005

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A29, R25, H3126)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-1250, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE, CONTENT, POSSESSION, AND DISPLAY OF A VEHICLE REGISTRATION CARD, AND THE PENALTY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE TO SIGN THE VEHICLE'S REGISTRATION CARD, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES A VEHICLE OWNER TO SIGN THE VEHICLE'S REGISTRATION CARD AND THE PENALTY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE TO SIGN THE VEHICLE'S REGISTRATION CARD.

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

Motor vehicle registration card

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-1250 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 278 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-3-1250.    The department, upon registering and licensing a vehicle, shall issue to the owner of the vehicle a registration card containing upon the face of the card the date issued, the name and address of the owner, including the county in which the owner resides, the registration and license number assigned to the vehicle, and that other description of the vehicle as may be determined by the department. The registration card must be delivered to the owner. Every registration card must at all times be carried by the person driving or in control of the vehicle, who shall display it upon demand of a police officer or any other person authorized by law to examine registration cards."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 17th day of March, 2005.

Approved the 22nd day of March, 2005.

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