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SC Code § 56-3-2910 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-2910. Records to be kept by manufacturer.

 Each manufacturer must maintain a permanent record of all temporary license plates and registration cards either delivered to it, issued by it, or both. In addition, each manufacturer shall maintain a permanent record of any other information pertaining to the receipt or the issuance of temporary license plates and registration cards that the Department of Motor Vehicles may require. Each record must be kept for a period of at least one year from the date of the latest entry on the record.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 232, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-3-2920 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-2920. Issuance and delivery of registration cards by manufacturer.

 A manufacturer who issues a temporary license plate shall also prepare a temporary registration card upon a form prescribed and furnished by the Department of Motor Vehicles and must deliver it with the temporary plate to the owner of the trailer or semi-trailer.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 232, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-3-2930 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-2930. False information prohibited.

 It is unlawful for a manufacturer to issue a temporary plate or registration card containing a misstatement of fact, to knowingly insert false information upon the face of it, or to intentionally leave blank any required information.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 232, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-3-2940 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-2940. Information to appear on temporary license plate.

 A manufacturer who issues temporary plates shall insert clearly and indelibly on the face of each temporary license plate the date of issuance, the date of expiration, the make, and the identification number of the trailer or semi-trailer for which it is issued and any other information the Department of Motor Vehicles requires.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 232, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-3-2950 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-2950. Transfers prohibited.

 A temporary license plate must be used only on the trailer or semi-trailer for which it is issued and must not be transferred, loaned, or assigned to any other trailer or semi-trailer.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 232, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-3-2960 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-2960. Duration.

 The temporary license plate and registration card is valid for thirty days from the date of issuance to the owner of the trailer or semi-trailer.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 232, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-3-2970 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-2970. Violations; penalties; forfeit of license plates and registration cards; suspension of privilege to obtain.

 (A) A person who violates the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. Each temporary license plate and registration card issued in violation of this article is a separate offense.  (B) Upon determining that a person has violated a provision of this article, the Department of Motor Vehicles may order any and all temporary plates and registration cards issued to the manufacturer be forfeited without refunding any fees, and may suspend or revoke the privilege of the manufacturer to obtain temporary plates.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 232, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-3-2980 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-2980. Applicability of other licensing provisions.

 If temporary license plates and registration cards are issued for a trailer or semi-trailer pursuant to this article, no other provisions of law of this State relating to temporary licensing and registration shall apply.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 232, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-3-3310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-3310. Recipient of the Purple Heart special license plates.

 Section effective until May 6, 2022.  The department may issue no more than three permanent special motor vehicle license plates to a recipient of the Purple Heart for use on his private passenger motor vehicles, as defined in Section 56-3-630, or motorcycles as defined in Section 56-3-20, registered in his name. There is no fee for the issuance of up to two license plates, and not more than three license plates may be issued to a person. The fee for the third 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 thirty dollars. The application for a special license plate must include proof the applicant is a recipient of the Purple Heart.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 138 Section 1; 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 22JJ; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1392; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 169; 1996 Act No. 422, Section 1; 2001 Act No. 17, Section 1; 2005 Act No. 53, Section 1, eff May 9, 2005; 2008 Act No. 297, Section 9, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 12, 2008); 2012 Act No. 272, Section 20, eff December 26, 2012.  Editor's Note  2021 Act No. 38, Sections 2, 3, provide as follows:  "SECTION 2. Articles 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 33, 38, 43, 53, 55, 56, 63, 68, 74, 84, 88, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 129, 131, 132, 143, and 144, Chapter 3, Title 56 are repealed.  "SECTION 3. This act takes effect one year after approval by the Governor."
SC Code § 56-3-3320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-3320. Design of plate; handicapped eligibility.

 Section effective until May 6, 2022.  (A) The special license plates must be of the same size as regular motor vehicle license plates, upon which must be imprinted on the left side of the plates the distinctive purple heart insignia with numbers and designs determined by the Department of Motor Vehicles.  (B) If a person who qualifies for the special license plate issued under this section also qualifies for the handicapped license plate issued pursuant to Section 56-3-1960(1), then the license plate issued pursuant to this section shall also include the distinguishing symbol used on license plates issued pursuant to Section 56-3-1960(1). Until the department determines that the license plate shall be redesigned to include the symbol, the department shall develop a decal using a distinguishing symbol to be placed on the license plate which shall be issued to all persons who request the license plate authorized by this subsection, including persons for whom license plates were issued pursuant to this section on the effective date of this subsection.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 138 Section 1; 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 22KK; 1996 Act No. 422, Section 2; 2000 Act No. 242, Section 2.  Editor's Note  2021 Act No. 38, Sections 2, 3, provide as follows:  "SECTION 2. Articles 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 33, 38, 43, 53, 55, 56, 63, 68, 74, 84, 88, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 129, 131, 132, 143, and 144, Chapter 3, Title 56 are repealed.  "SECTION 3. This act takes effect one year after approval by the Governor."
SC Code § 56-3-3330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-3330. Transfer of plate to different vehicle without authorization prohibited.

 Section effective until May 6, 2022.  A license plate issued pursuant to this article may be transferred to another vehicle of the same weight class owned by the same person upon application being made and approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles. It is unlawful for any person to whom the special plate has been issued to knowingly permit it to be displayed on any vehicle except the one authorized by the Department.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 138 Section 1.  Editor's Note  2021 Act No. 38, Sections 2, 3, provide as follows:  "SECTION 2. Articles 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 33, 38, 43, 53, 55, 56, 63, 68, 74, 84, 88, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 129, 131, 132, 143, and 144, Chapter 3, Title 56 are repealed.  "SECTION 3. This act takes effect one year after approval by the Governor."
SC Code § 56-3-3340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-3340. Compliance with licensing and registration provisions required; penalties.

 Section effective until May 6, 2022.  The provisions of this article do not affect the registration and licensing of motor vehicles as required by other provisions of this chapter but are cumulative to them. Any person violating the provisions of this article or any person who (a) fraudulently gives false or fictitious information in any application for a special license plate, as authorized in this article, (b) conceals a material fact, or (c) otherwise commits a fraud in any application or in the use of any special license plate issued is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 138 Section 1.  Editor's Note  2021 Act No. 38, Sections 2, 3, provide as follows:  "SECTION 2. Articles 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 33, 38, 43, 53, 55, 56, 63, 68, 74, 84, 88, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 129, 131, 132, 143, and 144, Chapter 3, Title 56 are repealed.  "SECTION 3. This act takes effect one year after approval by the Governor."
SC Code § 56-3-3410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-3410. National Wild Turkey Federation special license plates authorized.

 (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue special motor vehicle license plates to members of the National Wild Turkey Federation for private motor vehicles registered in their names. The fee for this special license plate is seventy dollars every two years in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5. The license plates issued pursuant to this section must conform to a design agreed to by the department and the chief executive officer of the organization. The plates must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month they are issued.  (B) The fees collected pursuant to this section above the cost of the regular motor vehicle registration fee must be distributed to the National Wild Turkey Federation.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 104, Section 7.
SC Code § 56-3-3420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-3420. Prepaid applications required.

 (A) Before the Department of Motor Vehicles produces and distributes a special license plate pursuant to this section, it must receive:  (1) four hundred prepaid applications for the special license 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 must refund the four thousand dollars once an equivalent amount of license plate fees is collected for that organization's license plate. If the equivalent amount is not collected within four years of the first issuance of the license plate, then the department shall retain the deposit; and  (2) a plan to market the sale of the special license plate which must be approved by the department.  (B) If the department receives fewer than three hundred biennial applications and renewals for a particular special license plate, it may not produce additional special license plates in that series. The department shall continue to issue special license plates of that series until the existing inventory is exhausted.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 104, Section 7.
SC Code § 56-3-3500 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-3500. "Penn Center" license plates; fee; special fund for Penn Center, Inc.

 (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue "Penn Center" special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passenger motor vehicles as defined in Section 56-3-630 registered in their names which may have imprinted on the plate an emblem, a seal, or other symbol of the Penn Center. Penn Center, Inc. shall submit to the department for its approval the emblem, seal, or other symbol it desires to be used for this special license plate. Penn Center, Inc. may request a change in the emblem, seal, or other symbol not more than once every five years. The special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month it is issued. The fee for this special license 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 thirty dollars.  (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from the fees collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller General shall place sufficient funds into the State Highway Fund as established by Section 57-11-20, to be distributed as provided in Section 11-43-167, an amount equal to the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles in producing and administering the special license plates. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be distributed to Penn Center, Inc., to support its activities.  (C) Before the department produces and distributes a plate authorized under this section, it must receive:  (1) four hundred or more prepaid applications for the special license 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 must refund the four thousand dollars once an equivalent amount of license plate fees is collected for that organization's license plate. If the equivalent amount is not collected within four years of the first issuance of the license plate, then the department must retain the deposit; and  (2) a plan to market the sale of the special license plate that must be approved by the department.  (D) If the department receives less than three hundred biennial applications and renewals for a particular special license plate authorized under this section, it shall not produce additional special license plates in that series. The department shall continue to issue special license plates of that series until the existing inventory is exhausted.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 290, Section 1; 2008 Act No. 347, Section 22, eff June 16, 2008; 2016 Act No. 275 (S.1258), Section 36, eff July 1, 2016.
SC Code § 56-3-3600 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-3600. South Carolina Nurses license plates; fee; special fund for South Carolina Nurses Foundation.

 (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue South Carolina Nurses special license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying motor vehicles registered in their names. The fee for each special license plate is forty-six dollars every two years in addition to the regular motor vehicle license fee set forth in Article 5. Each special license plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates. Each special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month the special license plate is issued.  (B) Of the fees collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller General shall place sufficient funds into the State Highway Fund as established by Section 57-11-20, to be distributed as provided in Section 11-43-167, an amount equal to the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles in producing and administering this special license plate. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be distributed to the South Carolina Nurses Foundation to endow scholarships for all of the state's registered nursing programs.  (C) Before the department produces and distributes the South Carolina Nurses special license plates pursuant to this section, it must receive:  (1) four hundred or more prepaid applications for the special license 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 license plate fees is collected for that organization's license plate. If the equivalent amount is not collected within four years of the first issuance of the respective license plate, the department shall retain the deposit;  (2) a plan to market the sale of the special license plate which must be approved by the department.  (D) If the department receives less than three hundred biennial applications and renewals for a particular special license plate, it may not produce additional special license plates in that series. The department shall continue to issue special license plates of that series until the existing inventory is exhausted.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 290, Section 2; 2016 Act No. 275 (S.1258), Section 37, eff July 1, 2016.
SC Code § 56-3-3710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-3710. Issuance of license plates with college or university emblems; fee; distribution of fee revenues; minimum number of licenses required.

 (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue to owners of private passenger motor vehicles special motor vehicle license plates which may have imprinted on them an emblem, a seal, or other symbol the department considers appropriate of a public college or university or independent institution of higher learning, defined in Section 59-113-50, located in this State. A school may submit to the department for its approval the emblem, seal, or other symbol it desires to be used for its respective special license plate. A school also may request a change in the emblem, seal, or other symbol once the existing inventory of the license plate has been exhausted. The fee for this special license plate is seventy dollars every two years in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title. This special license plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates. The special license plates must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month they are issued.  (B) The fees collected pursuant to this section must be distributed to a separate fund for each of the respective colleges, universities, or independent institutions of higher learning. Each fund must be administered by the school and may be used only for academic scholarships. Funds collected for state colleges and universities must be deposited with the State Treasurer. Funds collected for independent institutions must be deposited in an account designated by the respective school. The distribution of the fee is forty dollars to the school for each special license plate sold for the respective school and thirty dollars placed by the Comptroller General into the State Highway Fund as established by Section 57-11-20, to be distributed as provided in Section 11-43-167.  The department shall receive one hundred or more applications requesting a special license plate for a school before a specialized license plate may be developed for that school.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 540, Part II, Section 11; 1987 Act No. 170, Part II, Section 16; 1990 Act No. 591, Section 4; 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 22LL; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1393; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 170; 1999 Act No. 63, Section 9; 2016 Act No. 275 (S.1258), Section 38, eff July 1, 2016.
SC Code § 56-3-3720 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-3720. Transfer of special license plates; prohibition against display of license plate on unauthorized vehicle.

 The license plate issued pursuant to this article may be transferred to another vehicle of the same weight class owned by the same person upon application being made and approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles. It is unlawful for any person to whom the special plate has been issued to knowingly permit it to be displayed on any vehicle except the one authorized by the department.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 540, Part II, Section 11.
SC Code § 56-3-3725 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-3725. Reference to or symbol of college or university on license plate.

 License plates issued pursuant to this article shall not contain a reference to a private or public college or university in this State or use symbols, designs, or logos of these institutions without the institution's written authorization.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 392, Section 3.
SC Code § 56-3-3730 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing|Section 56-3-3730. Applicability of article to other provisions of chapter; violations and penalties.

 The provisions of this article do not affect the registration and licensing of motor vehicles as required by other provisions of this chapter, but are cumulative to them. Any person violating the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 540, Part II, Section 11.