South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

H. 4592

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. W. Cox and Bennett
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\6100cm22.docx

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Prohibit restrictions on number of dealer license plates issued

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11/17/2021  House   Prefiled
  11/17/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/11/2022  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 63)
   1/11/2022  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 63)

View the latest legislative information at the website

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/17/2021

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

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY NOT RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF DEALER LICENSE PLATES ISSUED TO A DEALER.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-2320(A)(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(2)    The department may not restrict the number of dealer license plates issued to a dealer may be issued two plates for the first fifteen vehicles sold during the preceding year and one additional plate for each fifteen vehicles sold beyond the initial twenty during the preceding year. A dealer participating in a manufacturer program may be issued two additional plates for each fifteen vehicles sold beyond the initial twenty during the preceding year. For good cause shown, the department in its discretion may issue extra plates. If the dealer has been licensed less than one year, the department shall issue a number of license plates based on an estimated number of sales for the coming year. The department may increase or decrease the number of plates issued based on actual sales made."

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

----XX----


This web page was last updated on January 12, 2022 at 4:17 PM