South Carolina § 12-28-1525 Relief in case of improperly completed shipping paper; notification of diversion or correction; verification number.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 12-28-1525 — Relief in case of improperly completed shipping paper; notification of diversion or correction; verification number.

South Carolina·Title 12 TAXATION·Ch. 28 MOTOR FUELS SUBJECT TO USER FEES

(A)The department shall provide for relief in a case where a shipment of motor fuel subject to the user fee legitimately is diverted from the represented destination state after the shipping paper has been issued by the terminal operator or where the terminal operator failed to cause proper information to be printed on the shipping paper.

(B)These relief provisions must include a provision requiring that the shipper, the transporter, or an agent of either provide notification before the diversion or correction to the department if an intended diversion or correction is to occur, and that a verification number be assigned and manually added to the face of the terminal-issued shipping paper.

(C)The relief provisions must establish a protest procedure so a person found to be in violation o

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(A) The department shall provide for relief in a case where a shipment of motor fuel subject to the user fee legitimately is diverted from the represented destination state after the shipping paper has been issued by the terminal operator or where the terminal operator failed to cause proper information to be printed on the shipping paper. (B) These relief provisions must include a provision requiring that the shipper, the transporter, or an agent of either provide notification before the diversion or correction to the department if an intended diversion or correction is to occur, and that a verification number be assigned and manually added to the face of the terminal-issued shipping paper. (C) The relief provisions must establish a protest procedure so a person found to be in violation of Section 12-28-1500 or 12-28-1515 may establish a defense to a civil penalty imposed under this chapter for violation of the section upon establishing substantial evidence satisfactory to the department that the violation was the result of an honest error made in the context of a good faith and reasonable effort to properly account for and report fuel shipments and user fees. (D) The department shall make reasonable efforts to coordinate with neighboring states and the Federation of Tax Administrators for the operation of a common telephonic diversion verification number assignment system including its shared burdens.

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