South Carolina Code 12-28-970. Backup user fee equal to the user fee imposed
(1) diesel fuel that contains a dye;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 12-28-970
- Delivery: means the placing of motor fuel subject to the user fee or any liquid into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Revenue. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
- Diesel fuel: means a liquid, including biodiesel and a biodiesel blend that is commonly or commercially known or sold as a fuel that is suitable for use in a diesel-powered highway vehicle. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
- Highway vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle that is designed for use on a highway. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
- Liquid: means a substance that is liquid in excess of sixty degrees Fahrenheit and a pressure of fourteen and seven-tenths pounds a square inch absolute. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
- Motor fuel: means gasoline, diesel fuel, substitute fuel, renewable fuel, alternative fuel, and blended fuel. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
- Motor fuel subject to the user fee: means gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, blended fuel, substitute fuel, alternative fuel and blends of them and any other substance blended with them. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
- Person: means a natural person, a partnership, a firm, an association, a corporation, a representative appointed by a court, the State, a political subdivision or any other entity, group, or syndicate. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
- Retailer: means a person who engages in the business of selling or distributing to the end user within this State. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
- Substitute fuel: means a liquid that is commonly and commercially known or sold as a fuel that is suitable for use in a highway vehicle. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
- Ultimate vendor: means a person who sells motor fuel subject to the user fee to the user of the fuel, the ultimate purchaser. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
- Wholesaler: means a person who acquires motor fuel subject to the user fee from a supplier or from another wholesaler for subsequent sale and distribution at wholesale by tank cars, motor vehicles, or both. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
(2) motor fuel subject to the user fee on which a claim for refund has been made;
(3) alternative fuels; or
(4) substitute fuel on which a user fee previously has not been imposed by this chapter.
(B) The ultimate vendor of motor fuel subject to the user fee is jointly and severally liable for the user fee imposed by subsection (A) if the ultimate vendor knows or has reason to know that the motor fuel, as to which the user fee imposed by this chapter has not been paid, is or will be consumed in a nonexempt use.
(C)(1) A back-up user fee equal to the user fee imposed by § 12-28-310 is imposed on a liquid or gas that is not otherwise taxed pursuant to this chapter and that is commonly or commercially known or sold as a fuel suitable for use in a highway vehicle. The user fee is due upon the first receipt of the product when received from a source outside of South Carolina by any wholesaler, retailer, or end-user and the user fee is imposed upon, and is the liability of, the wholesaler, retailer, or end-user who first received the product into the State.
(2) A back-up user fee equal to the user fee imposed by § 12-28-310 is imposed on any liquid or gas that is not otherwise taxed pursuant to this chapter and that is commonly or commercially known or sold as a fuel suitable for use in a highway vehicle. The user fee is due upon the first sale or use of the product when produced in this State by a person and the user fee is imposed upon the first in-state sale or use by that person. The user fee is imposed upon, and is the liability of, the producer of the product.