South Carolina § 56-3-11440 - Exemptions; penalties.
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§ 56-3-11440. Exemptions; penalties.
The provisions of this article do not affect the registration and licensing of motor vehicles or motorcycles as required by other provisions of this chapter, but are cumulative to those other provisions. 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 fraud in the 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, or both.
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 272, SECTION 3, eff December 26, 2012.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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