A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 561510, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS REGARDING THE REGULATION OF MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DEALERS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS “DEALER” TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN OR “MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER” PERSONS CONDUCTING AUCTIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL HILTON HEAD ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 561510 of the 1976 Code is amended to read: As used in this chapter the following words “Section 561510. shall, unless the text otherwise requires, have the following meanings: (a) means any motor driven vehicle required to ‘Motor vehicle’, be registered pursuant to Section 563110. This definition does not include motorcycles, new recreational vehicles as defined in Section 561410, or mopeds. (b) means any person engaged in the business of ‘Manufacturer’ manufacturing or assembling new and unused motor vehicles. (c) means a branch office maintained by a ‘Factory branch,’ manufacturer which manufactures or assembles motor vehicles for sale to distributors or motor vehicle dealers or which is maintained for directing and supervising the representatives of the manufacturer. (d) means a branch office maintained by a ‘Distributor branch’, distributor who or which sells or distributes new motor vehicles to motor vehicle dealers.
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 561510, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS REGARDING THE REGULATION OF MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DEALERS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS “DEALER” OR “MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER” TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN PERSONS CONDUCTING AUCTIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL HILTON HEAD ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 561510 of the 1976 Code is amended to read: “Section 561510. As used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the text otherwise requires, have the following meanings: (a) ‘Motor vehicle’, means any motor driven vehicle required to be registered pursuant to Section 563110. This definition does not include motorcycles, new recreational vehicles as defined in Section 561410, or mopeds. (b) ‘Manufacturer’ means any person engaged in the business of manufacturing or assembling new and unused motor vehicles. (c) ‘Factory branch,’ means a branch office maintained by a manufacturer which manufactures or assembles motor vehicles for sale to distributors or motor vehicle dealers or which is maintained for directing and supervising the representatives of the manufacturer. (d) ‘Distributor branch’, means a branch office maintained by a distributor who or which sells or distributes new motor vehicles to motor vehicle dealers.
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