South Carolina § 56-3-14980 - Special license plates showing support for military-related private organizations.
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§ 56-3-14980. Special license plates showing support for military-related private organizations.
(A) The department may issue the following types of special license plates showing support for military-related private organizations for private passenger vehicles and motorcycles to members of the general public that will financially benefit the following organizations:
(1) Blue Star Family
(2) Veterans of Foreign Wars
(3) American Legion
(4) Disabled American Veterans
(5) American Veterans
(6) Marine Corps League
(7) Chief Petty Officer
(8) Support Our Troops.
(B) License plates for the organizations specified in subsection (A) are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3, Title 56 and a special motor vehicle license plate fee set by the sponsoring organization. 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) License plates authorized under subsection (A) are subject to the provisions contained in Section 56-3-8100.
HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 38 (H.3805), SECTION 1, eff May 6, 2022; 2022 Act No. 216 (S.1237), SECTION 5, eff May 6, 2022.
Editor's Note
2022 Act No. 216, SECTION 9, provides as follows:
"SECTION 9. SECTION 1 of this act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. SECTIONS 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of this act take effect May 6, 2022."
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 216, SECTION 5, in (A), made a nonsubstantive change in (7) and added (8).
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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