Section 56-3-14970 - Special license plates reflective of military service(A) The department may issue the following special license plates reflective of military service for private passenger vehicles and motorcycles to active or prior service members associated with the following military components or designations: (1) Veteran or Veteran wheelchair if the registrant qualifies for handicapped parking pursuant to Section 56-3-1910(H)(2) Female Veteran or Female Veteran wheelchair if the registrant qualifies for handicapped parking pursuant to Section 56-3-1910(H)(3) Combat-Related Disabled Veteran-the registrant must have a combat-related disability as evidenced by a letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs defining a combat and operations-related disability(10) National Guard- Army(12) National Guard- Retired(13) US Military Reserve- Army(14) US Military Reserve- Marine Corps(15) US Military Reserve- Navy(16) US Military Reserve- Air Force(17) US Military Reserve- Coast Guard(18) US Armed Forces Retired(B) The qualifying active or prior service member 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 designation specified in subsection (A) are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3, Title 56 but no 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 reflective of a branch of service must include official military documentation (a DD-214, NGB Form 22, or official orders) that the registrant is an active or prior service member of that branch of service pursuant to the requirements in Section 56-1-140(B) (1-3). The application for a special license plate reflective of a veteran's designation also must meet the specifications in Section 56-1-140(B) (1-3).(D) License plates authorized under subsection (A) are exempt from the provisions contained in Section 56-3-8100.Amended by 2022 S.C. Acts, Act No. 216 (SB 1237),s 2, eff. 5/6/2022.Added by 2021 S.C. Acts, Act No. 38 (HB 3805),s 1, eff. 5/6/2022. 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."