S.C. Code § 56-3-14950

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.
Section 56-3-14950 - Special license plates reflective of campaign medals
(A) The department may issue the following special license plates reflective of campaign medals for private passenger vehicles and motorcycles to active service members or prior service members who participated in the following military campaigns:
(1) World War II Veteran
(2) Pearl Harbor Survivor
(3) Normandy Invasion Survivor
(4) Korean War
(5) Vietnam War
(6) Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
(7) Operation Iraqi Freedom
(8) Operation Enduring Freedom.
(B) The qualifying service member or veteran must be one of the registrants of the vehicle. No more than three license plates may be issued to the award recipient. License plates for medals specified in subsection (A), except for Korean War license plates pursuant to subsection (A)(4), are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3, Title 56. License plates for medals specified in subsection (A) are not subject to an additional specialty plate fee. These special license plates must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month they are issued.
(C) The application for a special license plate must include official military documentation (a DD-214, NGB Form 22, or official orders) demonstrating the applicant was a participant in a campaign specified in subsection (A).
(D) License plates authorized under subsection (A) are exempt from the provisions contained in Section 56-3-8100.

S.C. Code § 56-3-14950

Added by 2021 S.C. Acts, Act No. 38 (HB 3805),s 1, eff. 5/6/2022.