Bill Text: SC H3231 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Titling and registration of trailers
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works [H3231 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2015-H3231-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-116 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OWNER OF A BOAT TRAILER, UNDER TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS, FARM TRAILER, OR OTHER UTILITY TRAILER WHICH IS PRIVATELY OWNED AND NOT FOR HIRE MUST OBTAIN A PERMIT TO OPERATE THE TRAILER UNDER THE CONDITIONS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 56-3-130 RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION FROM THE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF THESE TRAILERS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-3-116. The owner of a boat trailer, under twenty-five hundred pounds, farm trailer, or other utility trailer which is privately owned and not for hire must obtain a permit to operate the trailer under the following conditions:
(1) the owner must have a valid South Carolina driver's license and furnish proof of financial responsibility;
(2) the owner must pay a one-time fee of ten dollars;
(3) the permit must be affixed to the trailer in the manner the department prescribes; and
(4) the trailer must be equipped with working tail lights."
SECTION 2. Section 56-3-130 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
