Bill Text: SC H3168 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Antique motor vehicle tags

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-02 - Referred to Committee on Transportation [H3168 Detail]

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2023-2024 Bill 3168 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 27, 2023) - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

Bill 3168


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Committee Report

April 26, 2023

H. 3168

Introduced by Reps. Chumley, Burns and McCravy

 

S. Printed 04/26/23--H.                                                                       [SEC 4/27/2023 11:18 AM]

Read the first time January 10, 2023

 

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The committee on House Education and Public Works

To who was referred a Bill (H. 3168) to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Sections 56-3-2210 and 56-3-2230, both relating to the classification of certain motor vehicles and motorcycles, etc., respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

 

SHANNON ERICKSON for Committee.

 

statement of estimated fiscal impact

Explanation of Fiscal Impact

 

State Expenditure

This bill allows antique motor vehicles and antique motorcycles to be used at night for certain purposes if the vehicles are equipped with working headlights and rear lights.

 

Department of Public Safety.  The bill does not operationally or fiscally impact DPS.  Therefore, there is no expenditure impact on DPS.

 

Department of Motor Vehicles.  There is no expenditure impact on DMV because the bill does not operationally or fiscally impact the agency.

 

 

Frank A. Rainwater, Executive Director

Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office

 

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A bill

 

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Sections 56-3-2210 and 56-3-2230, both relating to the classification of certain motor vehicles and motorcycles as antique, so as to clarify that antique motor vehicles and motorcycles may be used at night for purposes identified in these sections if equipped with working headlights and rear lights.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.A.  Section 56-3-2210 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    Section 56-3-2210. (A) Every motor vehicle as herein defined which is over twenty-five years old, is owned solely as a collector's item and is used for participation in club activities, exhibits, tours, parades, and similar uses, but in no event used for general transportation, may be classified by the Department of Motor Vehicles as an antique motor vehicle.

    (B) An antique motor vehicle may be used at night for the purposes identified in subsection (A) so long as the vehicle is equipped with working headlights and rear lights.

 

B. Section 56-3-2230 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    Section 56-3-2230. (a)(A) Every motorcycle over twenty-five years old, which is owned solely as a collector's item and is used for participation in club activities, exhibits, tours, parades and similar uses, but is not used for general transportation, may be classified by the Department of Motor Vehicles as an antique motorcycle.

    (b)(B) Upon receipt of an application on a form prescribed by the Department, it may issue appropriately designated license plates to owners of antique motorcycles. An antique motorcycle license plate shall be valid as long as title to the motorcycle is vested in the applicant. The fee for the certificate of registration and license plate of any such motorcycle shall be ten dollars.

    (C) An antique motorcycle may be used at night for the purposes identified in subsection (A) so long as the motorcycle is equipped with working headlights and rear lights.

 

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

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