(HB 1183)
Transporter license plate use revised.
Section
1.
That
§
32-9-57
be amended to read as follows:
32-9-57.
Any commercial motor carrier located in the state hauling a new trailer with a
manufacturer's statement of origin or certificate of title and who has registered with the Department
of Revenue and Regulation as a transporter may use a transporter plate upon the streets and
highways for in-transit purposes. The fee for a transporter plate is fifty dollars and the fee shall be
deposited in the license plate special revenue fund. Any new trailer
with
bearing
a transporter plate
may be used
to haul other new trailers
on the most direct route from the trailer's manufacturer to
the licensed trailer dealer for a period of ten days. A bill of lading that contains the origin and
destination of the new trailer shall accompany each movement
. No transporter may use a
transporter plate for any other purpose. A violation of this section is a
Class 1
Class 2
misdemeanor.