S 258 South Carolina Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

All-Terrain Vehicle and Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Act

Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-26-10, RELATING TO THE "ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE SAFETY ACT", SO AS TO RENAME THE ACT THE "ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE AND RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE SAFETY ACT"; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-26-20, RELATING TO VEHICLE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD THE DEFINITION OF "RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE"; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-26-30, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL USE OF AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE BY A CHILD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE UNLAWFUL USE OF A RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE BY A CHILD; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-26-40, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF A RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-26-50, RELATING TO EXEMPTION FROM AD VALOREM PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES FOR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM AD VALOREM PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES FOR RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-26-70, RELATING TO EXCEPTIONS TO THE APPLICATION OF THE CHAPTER TO ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO THE APPLICATION OF THE CHAPTER TO RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-19-1010, RELATING TO TITLES FOR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON MAY OBTAIN A TITLE TO A RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-19-1020, RELATING TO TITLES TO ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES FOR PERSONS WHO CANNOT PROVIDE PROOF OF OWNERSHIP, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE METHOD OF OBTAINING TITLE TO A RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE FOR PERSONS WHO CANNOT PROVIDE PROOF OF OWNERSHIP; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-19-1030, RELATING TO THE TITLE FEE FOR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE TITLE FEE FOR RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-10, RELATING TO VEHICLE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEFINITION OF LOW SPEED VEHICLE DOES NOT INCLUDE A RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2023
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Introduced Jan 10, 2023 Last action Feb 9, 2023
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Jan 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
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Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
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Nov 30, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
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