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SC Code § 56-28-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 28 - Enforcement Of Motor Vehicle Express Warranties|Section 56-28-90. State arbitration board may be established.

 The Administrator of the Department of Consumer Affairs may establish by regulation a state arbitration board consisting of five members appointed by him to serve at his pleasure. The board shall review matters involving manufacturers that have not created an informal dispute settlement procedure that substantially complies with Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 703. The cost of the arbitration board must be borne by the manufacturer of the vehicle purchased or leased by the consumer.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 142, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-28-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 28 - Enforcement Of Motor Vehicle Express Warranties|Section 56-28-100. Repurchased vehicles not to be resold; exceptions.

 Any vehicle required to be repurchased by a manufacturer under this chapter or any other provision of law relating to motor vehicle warranties may not be resold, reassigned, or retransferred, either at wholesale or retail in this State, unless:  (1) The manufacturer notifies the Administrator of the Department of Consumer Affairs within thirty calendar days, in writing, of the vehicle identification number of that motor vehicle, the reason that the vehicle was repurchased, and provides a statement that all necessary repairs and adjustments have been made and that the vehicle meets acceptable operating standards.  (2) The manufacturer provides a written warranty to the subsequent retail purchaser of the vehicle covering the vehicle for twelve months or twelve thousand miles. The warranty must expressly include any component related to the manufacturer's decision to repurchase the vehicle.  (3) The manufacturer shall disclose to any dealer or other wholesale purchaser of the fact that the vehicle was required to be repurchased under this chapter or another provision of law relating to motor vehicle warranties.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 142, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-28-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 28 - Enforcement Of Motor Vehicle Express Warranties|Section 56-28-110. Notification to subsequent purchasers; penalties for failure to notify.

 Each subsequent purchaser must be notified by the seller of the fact that the vehicle was required to be repurchased pursuant to the terms of this chapter or another provision of law relating to motor vehicle warranties. If a seller fails properly to notify a purchaser of the requirements of this section, the department may impose an administrative penalty up to a maximum of five hundred dollars for each vehicle. A seller aggrieved by the action of the department may seek review by filing a request for a contested case hearing with the Administrative Law Court.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 142, Section 1; 2005 Act No. 128, Section 17, eff July 1, 2005.  Editor's Note  2005 Act No. 128, Section 27, provides as follows:  "This act takes effect on July 1, 2005, and applies to all licensing and administrative hearings involving the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs."
SC Code § 56-29-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Motor Vehicle Chop Shop, Stolen, And Altered Property Act|Section 56-29-10. Title.

 This chapter may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Chop Shop, Stolen, and Altered Property Act.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 16, Section 2.
SC Code § 56-29-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Motor Vehicle Chop Shop, Stolen, And Altered Property Act|Section 56-29-20. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:  (1) "Chop shop" means any building, lot, or other premises where one or more persons are or have been knowingly engaged in altering, destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling, or knowingly storing any motor vehicle, or motor vehicle part known to be illegally obtained by theft, fraud, or conspiracy to defraud, in order either to:  (a) alter, counterfeit, deface, destroy, disguise, falsify, forge, obliterate, or remove the identity, including the vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, in order to misrepresent the identity of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, or to prevent the identification of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, or  (b) sell or dispose of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part.  (2) "Vehicle" includes every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, which is self-propelled or which may be connected to and towed by a self-propelled device, and also includes any and all other land-based devices which are self-propelled but which are not designed for use upon a highway including, but not limited to, farm machinery and construction equipment.  (3) "Person" includes a natural person, company, corporation, unincorporated association, partnership, professional corporation, and any other legal entity.  (4) "Unidentifiable" means that the uniqueness of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part cannot be established by either expert law enforcement investigative personnel specially trained and experienced in motor vehicle theft investigative procedures and motor vehicle identification examination techniques, or by expert employees of not-for-profit motor vehicle theft prevention agencies specially trained and experienced in motor vehicle theft investigation procedures and motor vehicle identification examination techniques.  (5) "Vehicle identification number" means a number, a letter, a character, a datum, a derivative, or a combination thereof, used by the manufacturer or the Department of Motor Vehicles for the purpose of uniquely identifying a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 16, Section 3; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1500; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 243.
SC Code § 56-29-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 29 - Motor Vehicle Chop Shop, Stolen, And Altered Property Act|Section 56-29-40. Seizure of motor vehicle, tools, implements, or other instrumentality.

 (A) Any tool, implement, or instrumentality, including but not limited to a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, used or possessed in connection with any violation of Section 56-29-30 may be seized by a member of a state or local law enforcement agency upon process issued by any court of competent jurisdiction.  (B) Seizure of property described in subsection (A) of this section may be made by a member of a state or local law enforcement agency without process if:  (1) it is in accordance with any applicable law or regulation;  (2) the seizure is incident to inspection under an administrative inspection warrant;  (3) the seizure is incident to search made under a search warrant;  (4) the seizure is incident to a lawful arrest;  (5) the seizure is made pursuant to a valid consent to search;  (6) the property seized has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the State in a criminal proceeding, or in an injunction or forfeiture proceeding under Section 56-29-60; or  (7) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or safety.  (C) When property is seized under this section, the seizing agency may:  (1) place the property under seal; or  (2) remove the property to a place selected and designated by the seizing agency.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 16, Section 5.
SC Code § 56-31-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 31 - Rental Of Private Passenger Automobiles|Section 56-31-10. Application of chapter.

 This chapter applies to the rental of a private passenger automobile or rental vehicle from a location in this State.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 177, Section 2; 2001 Act No. 37, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-31-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 31 - Rental Of Private Passenger Automobiles|Section 56-31-20. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:  (1) "Rental company" means a person in the business of providing private passenger automobiles or rental vehicles to the public under the terms of a rental agreement.  (2) "Renter" means a person obtaining the use of a private passenger automobile or rental vehicle from a rental company under the terms of a rental agreement.  (3) "Rental agreement" means a written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of a private passenger automobile or rental vehicle provided by a rental company.  (4) "Damage" means a loss or damage to a rented vehicle or rental vehicle including the loss of use and costs and expenses incident to the damage, loss, and loss of use.  (5) "Private passenger automobile" or "vehicle" means a private passenger motor vehicle including passenger vans and minivans that are intended primarily for the transport of persons.  (6) "Rental vehicle" means a truck under 26,001 pounds gross vehicle weight and used in the transportation of personal property that is rented without a driver, and is not used by the customer for business purposes, or a trailer with a gross weight of not more than 6,000 pounds.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 177, Section 2; 2001 Act No. 37, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-31-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 31 - Rental Of Private Passenger Automobiles|Section 56-31-30. Rental rates; permitted and prohibited charges; waiver prohibited.

 (A) A rental company may advertise, quote, or charge only a rental rate that includes the entire amount, except taxes, airport fees, and a mileage charge, if any, that a renter pays to rent the vehicle or rental vehicle for the period of time to which the rate applies. Airport fees must be disclosed clearly and conspicuously in all advertisements of a rental rate for an applicable location either as a specific fee or as a range of fees. Only airport fees that are remitted to the airport management entity are permitted to be separately stated and collected. The company may charge an additional fee for an item or service provided for in the rental agreement if the charge is optional for the renter. The items and services include, but are not limited to, insurance and accessories requested by the renter unless otherwise prohibited as provided in this chapter, charges incident to the renter's optional return of the vehicle or rental vehicle to a location other than to where it was rented, and charges for refueling the vehicle or rental vehicle at the conclusion of the rental period if the renter did not return the vehicle or rental vehicle with the same amount of fuel that was in the vehicle at the beginning of the rental period. A company also may impose an additional charge based on reasonable age criteria it establishes.  (B) If a rental company delivers a vehicle or rental vehicle to a renter at a location other than where the company normally conducts its business, the company may not charge for the rental for the time before the vehicle or rental vehicle is delivered. If the company picks up a rented vehicle or rental vehicle from a renter at a location other than the location where the company normally conducts its business, the company may not charge for the rental for the time after the rental company has been notified that the vehicle or rental vehicle is available.  (C) If a rental company quotes a rental rate in a personal or computer communication or a print advertisement, it shall disclose the terms of mileage conditions relating to the rate including, but not limited to, the amount of mileage and fuel charges, the number of miles for which no charge is imposed, and a description of geographic driving limitations, if any.  (D) A waiver of the requirements of the provisions of this section is unenforceable as contrary to public policy.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 177, Section 2; 2000 Act No. 284, Section 1; 2001 Act No. 37, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-31-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 31 - Rental Of Private Passenger Automobiles|Section 56-31-40. Violations; application for restraining order; penalties.

 If the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a rental company has violated a provision of this chapter and that action is needed to serve the public interest, he may apply for a restraining order in the court of common pleas of Richland County. The court may grant appropriate final injunctive relief and impose a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 177, Section 2; 2001 Act No. 37, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-32-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 32 - Motor Vehicle Damage Disclosure Act|Section 56-32-10. Application to new motor vehicles.

 This chapter applies to new motor vehicles as defined in Section 56-28-10(5).  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 51, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-32-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 32 - Motor Vehicle Damage Disclosure Act|Section 56-32-20. Motor vehicle damage disclosure.

 (A) A motor vehicle manufacturer shall disclose, in writing to a motor vehicle dealer at the time of delivery of a new motor vehicle, damage and repair to the new motor vehicle that occurred while the vehicle was in the possession or under the control of the manufacturer if the damage exceeds three percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price as calculated at the rate of the dealer's authorized warranty rate for labor and parts. A manufacturer is not required to disclose to a dealer that the glass, tires, bumper, or in-dash equipment of or in a motor vehicle was damaged if the damaged item has been replaced with original or comparable new equipment.  (B) A motor vehicle dealer shall disclose, in writing to a purchaser of a new motor vehicle before entering into a sales contract, any damage and repair to the new motor vehicle if the cost of the damage exceeds three percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price calculated at the rate of the dealer's authorized warranty rate for labor and parts. A dealer is not required to disclose to a purchaser that the glass, tires, bumper, or in-dash equipment of or in a new motor vehicle was damaged if the equipment or item has been replaced with original or comparable new equipment.  (C) If disclosure is not required under this section, a purchaser may not revoke or rescind a sales contract nor bring a civil action based solely upon the fact that the new motor vehicle was damaged and repaired before completion of the sale.  (D) For purposes of this section, "manufacturer's suggested retail price" means the retail price of the new motor vehicle suggested by the manufacturer including the retail delivered price suggested by the manufacturer for each accessory or item of optional equipment physically attached to the new motor vehicle at the time of delivery to the motor vehicle dealer.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 51, Section 1, eff May 17, 1995.
SC Code § 56-35-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 35 - Idling Restrictions For Commercial Diesel Vehicles|Section 56-35-10. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:  (1) "Auxiliary power unit" means a mechanical or electrical device affixed to a vehicle that is designed to be used to generate an alternative source of power for any of the vehicle's systems other than the primary propulsion engine.  (2) "Commercial diesel vehicle" means a self-propelled diesel motor vehicle licensed for use on a public roadway to transport passengers or property when the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight of ten thousand and one pounds or more, whichever is greater.  (3) "Passenger bus" means a vehicle designed to carry sixteen or more passengers.  (4) "Vehicle" means a commercial diesel vehicle.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 234, Section 6, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 22, 2008).
SC Code § 56-35-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 35 - Idling Restrictions For Commercial Diesel Vehicles|Section 56-35-20. Idling restrictions; exceptions.

 (A)(1) An operator of a commercial diesel vehicle may not allow the vehicle to idle for more than ten minutes in any sixty-minute period.  (2) A passenger bus may idle up to fifteen minutes in a sixty-minute period to provide heating or air conditioning when nondriver passengers are on board the vehicle.  (B) A vehicle operator does not violate the idling restrictions contained in subsection (A) if he is idling:  (1) a vehicle while forced to remain motionless because of traffic conditions beyond his control, an official traffic-control device or signal, or at the direction of a law enforcement official;  (2) a vehicle while operating defrosters, heaters, air conditioners, cargo refrigeration equipment, or to install equipment to prevent a safety or health emergency, or as otherwise required by federal or state motor carrier safety regulations or local requirements. This exception does not apply when idling during a rest period;  (3) a police, fire, ambulance, public safety, military, or other emergency or law enforcement vehicle, or any vehicle being used in an emergency capacity while in an emergency or training mode. This exception does not apply when idling for the convenience of the vehicle operator;  (4) the primary propulsion engine of a vehicle for maintenance, servicing, repairing, or diagnostic purposes if idling is required;  (5) a vehicle as part of a federal or state inspection to verify that all equipment is in good working order, if idling is required as part of the inspection;  (6) a primary propulsion engine necessary to power work-related mechanical or electrical operations. This exception shall not apply when idling is done for cabin comfort or to operate nonessential onboard equipment;  (7) an armored vehicle when a person remains inside the vehicle to guard contents or while the vehicle is being loaded or unloaded;  (8) an occupied vehicle with a sleeper berth compartment for purpose of air conditioning or heating:  (a) during a rest or sleep period;  (b) when the outside temperature at the location of the vehicle is less than forty degrees Fahrenheit or greater than eighty degrees Fahrenheit; or  (c) while the vehicle is at a rest area, fleet trucking terminal, commercial truck stop, state designated location designed for the intended purpose of a driver's rest area, or any location that the vehicle is legally permitted to park that is at least five hundred feet from residential housing, schools, daycare facilities, hospitals, or other similar locations; or  (9) an occupied vehicle while waiting in line or queuing to load or unload.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 234, Section 6, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 22, 2008).
SC Code § 56-35-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 35 - Idling Restrictions For Commercial Diesel Vehicles|Section 56-35-30. Auxiliary power units.

 (A) For the purposes of this chapter, operating an auxiliary power unit, generator set, or another mobile idling reduction technology as a means to heat, air condition, or provide electrical power, as an alternative to idling the main engine, does not constitute idling an engine.  (B) For a vehicle equipped with an auxiliary power unit designed for idling reduction, the gross vehicle weight or axle weight used to determine the fine for a violation of commercial vehicle weight restrictions is the actual gross vehicle weight or axle weight reduced by five hundred fifty pounds.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 234, Section 6, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 22, 2008); 2016 Act No. 188 (H.4932), Section 6, eff May 25, 2016.
SC Code § 56-35-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 35 - Idling Restrictions For Commercial Diesel Vehicles|Section 56-35-40. Penalty.

 A violation of the provisions contained in this chapter is a nonmoving traffic offense that is punishable by:  (1) a warning ticket for an offense that occurs between July 1, 2008, to July 1, 2009; or  (2) a fine of seventy-five dollars for each offense that occurs after July 1, 2009.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 234, Section 6, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 22, 2008).
SC Code § 56-35-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 35 - Idling Restrictions For Commercial Diesel Vehicles|Section 56-35-60. Diesel idling reduction fund; idling awareness program.

 (A) There is established by the State Treasurer a fund separate and distinct from the general fund and all other funds entitled the Diesel Idling Reduction Fund. Fifty dollars of the fines pursuant to this section must be credited to it and a balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not lapse to the general fund but is instead carried forward to the succeeding fiscal year. The monies in the fund must be used only to cover costs associated with the idling awareness program operated by the Department of Health and Environmental Control.  (B) The Department of Health and Environmental Control, as funds become available, may develop and operate an idling awareness program that promotes the benefits of idling reductions. The program must encourage businesses and vehicle operators to develop practices to reduce idling.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 234, Section 6, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 22, 2008).
SC Code § 56-35-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 35 - Idling Restrictions For Commercial Diesel Vehicles|Section 56-35-70. Preemption.

 The provisions of this chapter are the sole source of idling restrictions on commercial diesel vehicles in this State and this chapter is the sole source of penalties for violations of the idling restrictions. The provisions in this chapter supercede and preempt any ordinance enacted by a local political subdivision purporting to regulate idling on commercial diesel vehicles.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 234, Section 6, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 22, 2008).
SC Code § 56-35-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 35 - Idling Restrictions For Commercial Diesel Vehicles|Section 56-35-80. Promulgation of regulations.

 The Department of Health and Environmental Control may promulgate regulations to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 234, Section 6, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 22, 2008).
SC Code § 57-1-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 57-1-10. Definitions.

 For the purposes of this title, the following words, phrases, and terms are defined as follows:  (1) "Commission" means the administrative and governing authority of the Department of Transportation.  (2) "Department" means the Department of Transportation (DOT).  (3) "Secretary of Transportation" means the Chief Administrative Officer of the Department of Transportation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-1; 1952 Code Section 33-1; 1951 (47) 457; 1977 Act No. 82 Sections 2, 11-13; 1986 Act No. 383, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1503; 2007 Act No. 114, Section 5, eff June 27, 2007.