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SC Code § 56-23-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 23 - Driver Training Schools|Section 56-23-40. License fees; expiration of license; use of proceeds; corporate bond.

 The annual license fee for each driver training school licensed under the provisions of this chapter is fifty dollars. Prior to operation, each licensed driver training school also must obtain a corporate surety bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars. The bond must be given to the department and executed by the applicant as principal, and by a corporate surety company authorized to do business in this State as surety. The bond must be conditioned upon the applicant or licensee complying with the statutes applicable to the license and as indemnification for loss or damage suffered by a person having retained services of a driver training school. Licenses issued pursuant to this section expire on June thirtieth of the license year of issue. The proceeds from the sale of driver training school licenses must be placed in the state general fund for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and title.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-194.2; 1954 (48) 1536; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1495; 2006 Act No. 328, Section 2, eff January 1, 2007.
SC Code § 56-23-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 23 - Driver Training Schools|Section 56-23-50. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.

 A license shall be denied any person failing to meet and maintain the minimum standards and conditions of operation established by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to Section 56-23-60. The Department shall also have the right to revoke or suspend any license where the Department finds that the licensee has failed to maintain the required minimum standards or conditions of operation or conducts the school in any way inimical to the public interest or safety on the highways.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-194.3; 1954 (48) 1536.
SC Code § 56-23-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 23 - Driver Training Schools|Section 56-23-60. Minimum standards and conditions of operation for schools; inspection of schools.

 The Department of Motor Vehicles may establish minimum standards for the operation of driver training schools authorized to be licensed under the provisions of this chapter and prescribe conditions of operation of the schools. The minimum standards must include, but are not limited to, a requirement that driver training schools have or have access to sufficient facilities and equipment to conduct an eight-hour defensive driving course for a minimum of ten students. All activities and operations of licensed driver training schools are at all times subject to inspection or examination by authorized representatives of the department. In addition, records of these activities and operations must be made available at the permanent location in this State for review by the department upon its request.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-194.4; 1954 (48) 1536; 1988 Act No. 612, Section 2; 2006 Act No. 328, Section 3, eff January 1, 2007.
SC Code § 56-23-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 23 - Driver Training Schools|Section 56-23-70. Driver instructor qualifying courses; supervision by Department of Motor Vehicles.

 Driver instructor qualifying courses may be conducted by recognized college, university, or driving school instructors who successfully have completed an approved forty-hour safety education course from a recognized college or university and have acquired an instructor permit from the Department of Motor Vehicles. Where such qualifying courses are offered, they must be supervised by the department and must be offered at least once a year.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-194.6; 1974 (58) 2251; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1496; 2006 Act No. 328, Section 4, eff January 1, 2007.
SC Code § 56-23-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 23 - Driver Training Schools|Section 56-23-80. Temporary driver instructor permits; fee.

 Temporary instructor permits may be issued after special examination by the Department of Motor Vehicles and upon payment of a twenty-dollar fee to the department. Temporary instructor permits are valid for six months and until the next available and approved qualifying class, but in no event shall such permits exceed one year. A temporary driver instructor's activities and instruction are subject to an audit of driving skills and classroom teaching by authorized representatives of the department. The proceeds from the sale of temporary instructor permits must be deposited in the state general fund.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-194.7; 1974 (58) 2248; 2006 Act No. 328, Section 5, eff January 1, 2007.
SC Code § 56-23-85 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 23 - Driver Training Schools|Section 56-23-85. Driver instructor permits required.

 A person connected with driver training schools or private, parochial, or public high schools shall not engage in either classroom only instruction, or behind the wheel only instruction, or both, unless the person has obtained and holds a valid driver instructor permit or temporary driver instructor permit issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.  Appropriate examination for an instructor permit must be at the discretion of the department. The annual fee for an instructor permit is twenty dollars, and all instructor permits expire on June thirtieth. Public and private high school instructors are not required to pay a fee for a permit. The proceeds from the sale of instructor permits must be deposited in the state general fund.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-194.8; 1976 Act No. 738 Section 4; 1978 Act No. 450 Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1497; 2006 Act No. 328, Section 6, eff January 1, 2007.
SC Code § 56-23-87 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 23 - Driver Training Schools|Section 56-23-87. Certificate of completion of driver's training course.

 A person successfully completing a driver's training course conducted by a person holding a valid driver's instructor permit as provided for in Section 56-23-85 must be issued a certificate of completion by the entity conducting the course in a form consistent with regulations issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 258, Section 5.
SC Code § 56-23-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 23 - Driver Training Schools|Section 56-23-90. Penalties.

 Any person violating any provisions of this chapter, or of any driver training school license issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both, for such violation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-194.5; 1954 (48) 1536.
SC Code § 56-23-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 23 - Driver Training Schools|Section 56-23-100. Promulgation of regulations.

 The Department of Motor Vehicles may promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions contained in this chapter.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 328, Section 7, eff January 1, 2007.
SC Code § 56-25-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 25 - Nonresident Traffic Violator Compacts|Section 56-25-10. Compacts enacted as law; duty of Department of Motor Vehicles

 The Nonresident Traffic Violator Compacts of 1972 and 1977 (compacts) are enacted into law by reference and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein. The director of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall execute all documents and perform all other acts necessary to carry out the provisions of the compacts. The department shall maintain a current list of those jurisdictions which have entered into the compacts. The list and copies of the compacts shall from time to time be disseminated to those agencies and individuals who are responsible for enforcement of their provisions.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 461; 1986 Act No. 383, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1498; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 240.
SC Code § 56-25-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 25 - Nonresident Traffic Violator Compacts|Section 56-25-20. Suspension of license for failure to comply with traffic citation or summons for litter violation; notification of licensing authority in compact jurisdiction.

 When a South Carolina court or the driver licensing authority of a compact jurisdiction notifies the Department of Motor Vehicles that a resident of South Carolina or person possessing a valid South Carolina driver's license has failed to comply with the terms of a traffic citation or an official Department of Natural Resources summons for a littering violation issued in this or any compact jurisdiction, the department may suspend or refuse to renew the person's driver's license if the notice from a South Carolina court or the driver licensing authority of a compact jurisdiction is received no more than twelve months from the date on which the traffic citation or an official Department of Natural Resources summons for a littering violation was issued or adjudicated. The license must remain suspended until satisfactory evidence has been furnished to the department of compliance with the terms of the citation or an official Department of Natural Resources summons for a littering violation and any further order of the court having jurisdiction in the matter and until a reinstatement fee as provided in Section 56-1-390 is paid to the department. A person whose license is suspended under this section is not required to file proof of financial responsibility as required by the Financial Responsibility Act (Chapter 9 of Title 56) as a condition for reinstatement.  Upon notification by a South Carolina court that a nonresident licensed in a compact jurisdiction has failed to comply with the terms of a traffic citation or an official Department of Natural Resources summons for a littering violation, the department shall notify the licensing authority in the compact jurisdiction for such action as appropriate under the terms of the compacts.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 461; 1990 Act No. 596, Section 2; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 241; 2004 Act No. 306, Section 2.
SC Code § 56-25-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 25 - Nonresident Traffic Violator Compacts|Section 56-25-30. Release of violator on personal recognizance; release of nonresident licensed by compact jurisdiction.

 Any law enforcement officer who issues to a person a uniform traffic citation may, in addition to any other action authorized by law and subject to the exceptions noted in this section, allow the person to proceed without first either having to post bond or appear before a magistrate, recorder or other judicial officer if the person accepts the citation. Such acceptance shall constitute the person's recognizance to comply with the terms of the citation.  When issuing a citation for a traffic violation to a nonresident who is licensed by a compact jurisdiction, if the law enforcement officer receives the person's recognizance as above-described, the officer shall not, subject to the exceptions noted below, require the person to post bond but shall allow the person to proceed.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 461.
SC Code § 56-25-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 25 - Nonresident Traffic Violator Compacts|Section 56-25-40. Violations for which person not entitled to release on personal recognizance; penalty for failure to appear as required by citation.

 (a) No person shall be entitled to be released on personal recognizance pursuant to Section 56-25-30 if the officer requires the person to appear before a magistrate, recorder or other judicial officer or if the offense is:  (1) One which would result in the suspension or revocation of a person's license or privilege to drive under the laws of this State;  (2) A violation of Section 56-1-440 prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license;  (3) A violation of a highway weight limitation.  (b) Any person who willfully fails to appear before the court as required by a uniform traffic citation without having posted such bond as may be required by the court or been granted a continuance by the court shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 461.
SC Code § 56-27-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 27 - Professional Housemoving|Section 56-27-10. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:  (a) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or any other business entity.  (b) "House" means a dwelling, building, or other structure in excess of fourteen feet in width.  (c) [Deleted]  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 420; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1499; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 246A.
SC Code § 56-27-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 27 - Professional Housemoving|Section 56-27-20. License required.

 All persons who engage in the profession of housemoving on roads and highways of this State must be licensed by the Department of Transportation.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 420.
SC Code § 56-27-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 27 - Professional Housemoving|Section 56-27-30. Term of license; renewal; fee.

 A license issued under the provisions of this chapter is effective for a period of one year from the date of issuance and is renewable on an annual basis. The annual and renewal fee for the license is contained in Section 57-3-130. All persons issued licenses under the provisions of this chapter are required to carry the license on their persons at all times when engaged in the profession of housemoving on the roads and highways of this State.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 420; 2012 Act No. 110, Section 1, eff February 1, 2012.
SC Code § 56-27-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 27 - Professional Housemoving|Section 56-27-40. Insurance.

 (a) No license may be issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter unless the applicant presents to the Department of Transportation a certificate of insurance from an insurance company licensed to do business in this State providing:  (1) Motor vehicle insurance with minimum coverage of one hundred thousand dollars for bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, three hundred thousand dollars for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and fifty thousand dollars for injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.  (2) Comprehensive general liability insurance with a minimum coverage of two hundred fifty thousand dollars combined single limit of liability.  (3) Workers' Compensation insurance that complies with Title 42 if the person licensed as a professional housemover is not exempt from the provisions of that title.  (b) The certificate shall provide for continuous coverage during the effective period of the license issued pursuant to this chapter.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 420.
SC Code § 56-27-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 27 - Professional Housemoving|Section 56-27-50. Violations; penalties.

 Any person violating the provisions of this chapter is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined:  (a) Not less than one hundred dollars for a first offense;  (b) Not less than five hundred dollars for a second offense;  (c) Not less than one thousand dollars for a third or subsequent offense.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 420.
SC Code § 56-28-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 28 - Enforcement Of Motor Vehicle Express Warranties|Section 56-28-10. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:  (1) "Consumer" means the purchaser or lessor, other than for purposes of resale, of a motor vehicle normally used for personal, family, or household purposes and subject to the manufacturer's express warranty, and any other person entitled by the warranty to enforce the obligations of the warranty.  (2) "Manufacturer" means any person, resident, or nonresident, who manufactures or assembles or imports or distributes new motor vehicles which are to be sold in the State.  (3) "Manufacturer's express warranty" or "warranty" means the written warranty, so labeled, of the manufacturer of a new motor vehicle, including any terms or conditions precedent to the enforcement of obligations under that warranty.  (4) "Motor vehicle" means:  (a) a private passenger motor vehicle, as classified by Section 56-3-630, but excluding the living portion of recreational vehicles and off-road vehicles, which is sold and registered in this State; and  (b) a motorcycle as defined in Section 56-1-10(8), including a motorcycle three-wheel vehicle as defined in Section 56-1-10(18), which is sold and registered in this State.  (5) A "new motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which has been sold to a new motor vehicle dealer by a manufacturer and which has not been used for other than demonstration purposes and on which the original title has not been issued from the new motor vehicle dealer.  (6) "Nonconformity" means a defect or condition that substantially impairs the use, value, or safety of a motor vehicle, but does not include a defect or condition that results from an accident, modification, or alteration of the motor vehicle by persons other than the manufacturer or its authorized service agent.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 142, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 242; 2016 Act No. 157 (H.3788), Section 1, eff April 21, 2016.
SC Code § 56-28-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 28 - Enforcement Of Motor Vehicle Express Warranties|Section 56-28-20. Manufacturers to provide annual written summaries of certain motor vehicles; forms; records to be made available; penalties.

 Every manufacturer, in a format and a form that must be mailed annually to each manufacturer approved by the Administrator of the Department of Consumer Affairs, shall provide a written summary of all motor vehicles repurchased or replaced under this chapter no less than once each calendar year. In addition, every manufacturer shall make available any paperwork, reports, or other information regarding vehicles subject to this chapter upon request by the administrator. Failure to supply either the written summaries of repurchased vehicles or respond to reasonable requests for information by the administrator subjects the manufacturer to an administrative penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation which the administrator in his discretion may impose.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 142, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-28-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 28 - Enforcement Of Motor Vehicle Express Warranties|Section 56-28-30. Nonconformity with express warranties; notice required; repairs required.

 If a new motor vehicle does not conform to all applicable express warranties within the first twelve months of purchase or the first twelve thousand miles of operation, whichever occurs first, and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer or its agent during the term of the express warranties, the manufacturer, or its agent, shall make those repairs as are necessary to conform the vehicle to the express warranties at no cost to the consumer, notwithstanding the fact that the repairs are made after the expiration of the term.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 142, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-28-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 28 - Enforcement Of Motor Vehicle Express Warranties|Section 56-28-40. Replacement of motor vehicle; refund of purchase price.

 If, within the term specified in Section 56-28-30, the manufacturer, through its agents or authorized dealer, is unable to conform the motor vehicle to any applicable express warranty by repairing or correcting any defect or condition which substantially impairs the use, market value, or safety of the motor vehicle to the consumer after a reasonable number of attempts, the manufacturer shall replace the motor vehicle with a comparable motor vehicle, or at its option, accept return of the vehicle from the consumer and refund to the consumer the full purchase price as delivered including applicable finance charges, sales taxes, license fees, registration fees, and any other similar governmental charges, less a reasonable allowance for the consumer's use of the vehicle. Refunds must be made to the consumer and lienholder, if any, as their interest may appear on the record of ownership kept by the Department of Motor Vehicles. A reasonable allowance for use must be that amount directly attributable to use by the consumer before his first report of the nonconformity to the manufacturer, agent, or dealer, and must be calculated by multiplying the full purchase price of the vehicle by a fraction having as its denominator one hundred twenty thousand and having as its numerator the number of miles that the vehicle traveled before the first report of nonconformity. The consumer is not entitled to a refund or replacement if:  (1) the nonconformity does not substantially impair the motor vehicle's use, market value, or safety;  (2) the nonconformity is the result of abuse, neglect, or modification or alteration of the motor vehicle by the consumer.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 142, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-28-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 28 - Enforcement Of Motor Vehicle Express Warranties|Section 56-28-60. Informal dispute settlement procedures.

 If a manufacturer has established an informal dispute settlement procedure which substantially complies with Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 703, or if the manufacturer participates in a consumer-industry appeals, arbitration, or mediation panel or board, whose decisions are binding on the manufacturer, the provisions of Section 56-28-40 concerning refunds or replacement do not apply to any consumer who has not first resorted to those procedures or to the alternate procedure provided in Section 56-28-90.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 142, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-28-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 28 - Enforcement Of Motor Vehicle Express Warranties|Section 56-28-70. Limitation of actions.

 Any action brought under this chapter must be commenced within three years following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 142, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-28-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 28 - Enforcement Of Motor Vehicle Express Warranties|Section 56-28-80. Construction of chapter; reimbursement from dealer prohibited; exception.

 Nothing in this chapter may be construed as imposing any liability on a motor vehicle dealer or creating a cause of action by a consumer against a motor vehicle dealer under Section 56-28-40. The manufacturer shall not charge back or require reimbursement by the dealer for any costs, including, but not limited to, any refunds or vehicle replacements incurred by the manufacturer arising out of this chapter in the absence of evidence that the related repairs had been carried out by the dealer in a manner substantially inconsistent with the manufacturer's published instructions.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 142, Section 1.