South Carolina § 12-28-1540 - Required notations on terminal-issued shipping paper; exceptions.

§ 12-28-1540. Required notations on terminal-issued shipping paper; exceptions.

(A) Except as provided in subsections (C) and (D), no person may operate a transport truck that is engaged in the shipment of motor fuel subject to the user fee on the public highways of this State without having on board a terminal-issued shipping paper bearing, in addition to the requirements of Section 12-28-1505, a notation indicating, with respect to:

(1) diesel fuel acquired under claim of exempt use, a statement indicating the fuel is "DYED DIESEL FUEL, NONFEE USE ONLY, PENALTY FOR USE SUBJECT TO THE USER FEE" for the load or the appropriate portion of the load;

(2) any other motor fuel subject to the user fee, a notation indicating: "(supplier name) responsible (state name) motor fuel user fee" or any other annotation acceptable to the department which otherwise indicates that the user fee imposed by this chapter, or by the destination state, has been paid to the supplier with respect to the entire load or the appropriate portion of it.

(B) A person is in violation of subsection (A) upon boarding the vehicle with a shipping paper which does not meet the requirements set forth in this section.

(C) A licensed importer or a transporter acting in his behalf is exempt from subsection (A)(2) if Section 12-28-1545 is otherwise applicable. However, no exemption from this section is effective with respect to shipments sourced to a state which has adopted reciprocal legislation as recognized by the department.

(D) The department in its discretion may provide an advance notification procedure with respect to documentation for imported motor fuel as to which the importer is unable to obtain terminal-issued shipping papers which comply with this section.

(E) A person who knowingly violates any part of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.

(F) The department, its appointee, or its representative may seize, confiscate, and dispose of motor fuel which is not accompanied by a required shipping paper.

HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 136, SECTION 2.