South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004
A309, R368, H4758
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Richardson, Simrill, Altman, Bales, Battle, Emory, Kirsh, Lee, Littlejohn, McCraw, McGee, Owens, Scarborough, Vaughn and Young
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5824cm04.doc
Introduced in the House on February 12, 2004
Introduced in the Senate on April 28, 2004
Last Amended on April 27, 2004
Passed by the General Assembly on June 1, 2004
Governor's Action: September 17, 2004, Signed
Summary: Carolina Panthers special license plates
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
DateBodyAction Description with journal page number
2/12/2004HouseIntroduced and read first time HJ26
2/12/2004HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public WorksHJ26
4/22/2004HouseCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public WorksHJ19
4/27/2004HouseAmended HJ78
4/27/2004HouseRead second time HJ79
4/28/2004HouseRead third time and sent to Senate HJ11
4/28/2004SenateIntroduced and read first time SJ18
4/28/2004SenateReferred to Committee on TransportationSJ18
5/25/2004SenatePolled out of committee Transportation
5/25/2004SenateCommittee report: Favorable Transportation
5/27/2004SenateRead second time SJ210
5/27/2004SenateOrdered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ210
6/1/2004SenateRead third time and enrolled SJ19
6/2/2004Ratified R 368
9/17/2004Signed By Governor
9/21/2004Copies available
9/21/2004Effective date 09/17/04
9/21/2004Act No.309
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
2/12/2004
4/22/2004
4/27/2004
5/25/2004
(A309, R368, H4758)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 42 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF CAROLINA PANTHERS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Carolina Panthers special license plates
SECTION1.Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
“Article 42
Carolina Panthers Special License Plates
Section 5634200. (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue ‘Carolina Panthers’ special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passengercarrying motor vehicles or light pickup trucks having an empty weight of seven thousand pounds or less and a gross weight of nine thousand pounds or less registered in their names which may have imprinted on the plates an emblem, seal, or symbol of the National Football League’s Carolina Panthers. The National Football League’s Carolina Panthers shall submit to the department for its approval the emblem, seal, or symbol it desires to be used for the plates. The National Football League’s Carolina Panthers shall submit to the department written authorization for the use of any copyrighted or registered logos, trademarks, or designs. The National Football League may request a change in the emblem, seal, or symbol not more than once every five years. The plates must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twentyfour months from the month they are issued. The fee for the plate is the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title and a special motor vehicle license fee of seventy dollars.
(B)The department also may provide, upon request, special ‘Carolina Panthers’ collector license plates which must not be displayed on a vehicle registered or required to be registered in this State. A person displaying the collector license plates on a vehicle registered or required to be registered in this State is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days. The collector license plates must be the same size and general design of the ‘Carolina Panthers’ special motor vehicle license plates. The fee for issuance of the collector license plates is twentyfive dollars. The words ‘collector license plate’ must be imprinted on the collector license plates.
(C)Notwithstanding another provision of law, from the fees collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller General shall place sufficient funds into a special restricted account to be used by the department to defray the expenses of the department in producing and administering the plates. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be distributed to the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism and used by the State Park Service for recreational enhancements and improvements.
(D)Before the department produces and distributes a plate authorized under this section, it must receive:
(1)four hundred prepaid applications for the plate or a deposit of four thousand dollars from the individual or organization seeking issuance of the license plate. If a deposit of four thousand dollars is made by an individual or organization pursuant to this section, the department shall refund the four thousand dollars once an equivalent amount of fees is collected for the plate. If the equivalent amount is not collected within four years of the first issuance of the plate, then the department shall retain the deposit; and
(2)a plan to market the sale of the plate which must be approved by the department.
(E)If the department receives less than three hundred biennial applications and renewals for the plate, it may not produce additional plates in that series. The department shall continue to issue plates of that series until the existing inventory is exhausted.”
Time effective
SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 2nd day of June, 2004.
Approved the 17th day of September, 2004.
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