Bill Text: SC S0162 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicle registration
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-04-11 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [S0162 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2019-S0162-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-2615 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER A MOTOR VEHICLE, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO FAILS TO REGISTER A MOTOR VEHICLE IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND, UPON CONVICTION, SHALL BE FINED NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR IMPRISONED FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY DAYS, OR BOTH.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-37-2615 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 12-37-2615. Any person who violates the provisions of Section 12-37-2610 shall be deemed is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one five hundred dollars or imprisoned for a period not to exceed thirty days, or both."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
