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SC Code § 56-9-620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act|Section 56-9-620. Cancellation or return of proof; waiver of requirements of filing proof.

 The Department of Motor Vehicles shall upon request consent to the immediate cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance, or shall return to the person entitled thereto any money or securities deposited pursuant to this chapter as proof of financial responsibility, or the Department shall waive the requirement of filing proof, in any of the following events:  (1) At any time after three years from the date the proof was required when, during the three year period preceding the request, the Department has not received record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail which would require or permit the suspension or revocation of the license, registration, or nonresident's operating or registration privilege of the person by or for whom the proof was furnished;  (2) In the event of the death of the person on whose behalf the proof was filed or the permanent incapacity of the person to operate a motor vehicle; or  (3) In the event the person who has given proof surrenders his license and registration to the Department;  Provided, however, the Department shall not consent to the cancellation of any bond or the return of any money or securities in the event any action for damages upon a liability covered by the proof is then pending or any judgment upon this liability is then unsatisfied or in the event the person who has filed the bond or deposited the money or securities has, within one year immediately preceding the request, been involved as an operator or owner in any motor vehicle accident resulting in injury or damage to the person or property of others. An affidavit of the applicant as to the nonexistence of these facts or that he has been released from all of his liability or has been finally adjudicated not to be liable for the injury or damage shall be sufficient evidence thereof in the absence of evidence to the contrary in the records of the Department.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-750.5; 1952 (47) 1853; 1959 (51) 567; 1978 Act No. 467 Section 2.
SC Code § 56-9-630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act|Section 56-9-630. Re-establishment of cancelled or returned proof.

 Whenever any person whose proof has been cancelled or returned under item (3) of Section 56-9-620 applies for a license or registration within a period of three years from the date proof was originally required, this application shall be refused unless the applicant shall re-establish the proof for the remainder of the three year period.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-750.6; 1952 (47) 1853; 1959 (51) 567; 1963 (53) 501.
SC Code § 56-10-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-10. Security required on registered vehicles.

 Every owner of a motor vehicle required to be registered in this State shall maintain the security required by Section 56-10-20 with respect to each motor vehicle owned by him throughout the period the registration is in effect. No certificate of registration may be issued or transferred to an owner by the director of the Department of Motor Vehicles unless the owner or prospective owner produces satisfactory evidence that the security is in effect, including the name of the owner's automobile liability insurer, and his signed statement, subject to this state's perjury statutes, that insurance is in place as required by this section.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 56-11-190 [1962 Code Section 46-750.110; 1974 (58) 2718; Am, 1987 Act No. 166, Section 19] repealed by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 25, and recodified as Section 56-10-10 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 9; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1473; 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 121K; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 218.
SC Code § 56-10-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-20. Type of security required.

 The security required under this chapter is a policy or policies written by insurers authorized to write such policies in South Carolina providing for at least (1) the minimum coverages specified in Sections 38-77-140 through 38-77-230 and (2) the benefits required under Sections 38-77-240, 38-77-250, and 38-77-260. However, the director or his designee may approve and accept another form of security in lieu of such a liability insurance policy if he finds that such other form of security is adequate to provide and does in fact provide the benefits required by this chapter.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 56-11-200 [1962 Code Section 46-750.120; 1974 (58)2718] repealed by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 25, and recodified as Section 56-10-20 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 9; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1474; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 219.
SC Code § 56-10-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-30. Automatic suspension of registration upon lapse or termination of security.

 If at any time the security required of any person under Section 56-10-20 lapses or terminates, the certificate of registration of the motor vehicle for which the security was in effect and the owner's driving privileges are, as of the date the security lapses or terminates, automatically suspended and must remain suspended until the security is replaced.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 56-11-210 [1962 Code Section 46-750.121; 1974 (58) 2718] repealed by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 25, and recodified as Section 56-10-30 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 9; 2004 Act No. 241, Section 1.
SC Code § 56-10-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-40. Providers of insurance or security to notify Department of Motor Vehicles of termination or lapse; notice to person holding registration.

 Every insurer writing automobile liability insurance in this State and every provider of other security approved and accepted by the director or his designee in lieu of such insurance shall notify the Department of Motor Vehicles in a manner prescribed by regulation of the lapse or termination of any such insurance or security and shall notify the department of compliance transactions required of vehicle owners under Section 56-10-650 as prescribed by regulation. These notifications must be made in a manner prescribed by the working group.  Upon receipt of any such notice of lapse or termination the department shall make a reasonable effort to notify the person that his certificate of registration and driving privileges have been suspended and shall recover the certificate from such person and the motor vehicle plate from the vehicle concerned.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 56-11-220 [1962 Code Section 46-750.122; 1974 (58) 2718] repealed by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 25, and recodified as Section 56-10-40 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 9; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1475; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 220; 2002 Act No. 324, Section 5; 2004 Act No. 241, Section 2.  Code Commissioner's Note  2002 Act No. 324, Section 12, provides as follows:  "This act takes effect July 1, 2002; provided, however, that Section 56-10-650 and Sections 5, 6, and 9 are effective one hundred eighty days after the latter of certification by the department to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives that the program has been implemented and is fully prepared to accept data transmitted by the insurers or publication of final regulations by the department."
SC Code § 56-10-45 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-45. Confiscation of registration certificates and license plates.

 (A) The Department of Public Safety and the Department of Motor Vehicles each may enter into agreements with other municipal and county law enforcement agencies for the collection of suspended or revoked drivers' licenses, motor vehicle registrations, and motor vehicle plates. The contracting department must assess a fifty dollar fine for each item recovered pursuant to this section in addition to any other fines assessed. Upon collection, this fine must be returned on a quarterly basis to the general fund of the municipality or county which initiated the enforcement action.  (B) All motor vehicle registration certificates, motor vehicle plates, and drivers' licenses confiscated or seized pursuant to this section must be returned to the Department of Motor Vehicles within fifteen days.  (C) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall collect and keep the reinstatement fee as provided in Section 56-10-240 and the per diem fine as provided in Section 56-10-245 upon the reinstatement of tags confiscated by local law enforcement agencies pursuant to this section. Fines collected pursuant to Section 56-10-240, referring to the monetary penalty of a person who is guilty of a misdemeanor for wilful failure to return his motor vehicle license plates and registration, must be paid to the governing body of the local law enforcement agency confiscating the tags and deposited in the general fund of the local governing body. The director or his designee shall monthly provide information to local law enforcement agencies, upon request of the local law enforcement agency, on uninsured vehicles.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 148, Section 48; 1993 Act No. 113, Section 3; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1476; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 221.
SC Code § 56-10-46 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-46. Enhanced proof of insurance requests following lapse or termination.

 A person responding to the notice contained in Section 56-10-40 who purchased insurance after receiving the notice shall have his motor vehicle record noted to indicate that he will be subject to regular requests for proof of insurance from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The person shall be required to provide proof of coverage as prescribed by regulation every seven months for a period of three years.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 324, Section 7.
SC Code § 56-10-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-50. Suspension of registration not to affect title to vehicle.

 No suspension of a certificate of registration hereunder affects the status of title to the motor vehicle or any property rights in such motor vehicle, but the provisions of Section 56-3-110 are applicable with respect to the operation of such motor vehicle.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 56-11-230 [1962 Code Section 46-750.123; 1974 (58) 2718] repealed by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 25, and recodified as Section 56-10-50 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 9.
SC Code § 56-10-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-210. Definitions.

 As used in this article:  (1) The term "insured motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle as to which there is maintained the security required by Section 56-10-20.  (2) The term "operator" means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle.  (3) [Deleted]  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 56-11-710 [1962 Code Section 46-750.145; 1974 (58) 2718] repealed by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 25, and recodified as Section 56-10-210 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 9; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1477; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 246A.
SC Code § 56-10-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-220. Requirement that vehicle sought to be registered be insured; proof; regulations.

 Every person applying for registration for a motor vehicle shall at the time of such registration and licensing declare the vehicle to be an insured motor vehicle under the penalty set forth in Section 56-10-260 and shall execute and furnish to the Department of Motor Vehicles his certificate that such motor vehicle is an insured motor vehicle, and that he will maintain insurance thereon during the registration period. The certificate must be in the form prescribed by the department with input from the Department of Insurance and the working group. The department may require any registered owner or any applicant for registration and licensing of a motor vehicle declared to be an insured motor vehicle to submit a certificate of insurance executed by an authorized agent or representative of an insurance company authorized to do business in this State. Such certificate must also be in a form prescribed by the department with input from the Department of Insurance and the working group. The Department of Motor Vehicles with input from the Department of Insurance and the working group may promulgate a regulation to require proof of insurance on new and renewal registrations which may be submitted on behalf of the applicant by the agent or insurer in a manner acceptable to the Department of Motor Vehicles.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 56-11-720 [1962 Code Section 46-750.146; 1974 (58) 2718] repealed by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 25, and recodified as Section 56-10-220 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 9; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1478; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 222; 2004 Act No. 241, Section 3.
SC Code § 56-10-225 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-225. Proof of insurance and financial responsibility in vehicle; penalties.

 (A) A person whose application for registration and licensing of a motor vehicle has been approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles must maintain in the motor vehicle at all times proof that the motor vehicle is an insured vehicle in conformity with the laws of this State and Section 56-10-510.  (B) The owner of a motor vehicle must maintain proof of financial responsibility in the motor vehicle at all times, and it must be displayed upon demand of a police officer or any other person duly authorized by law. Evidence of financial responsibility may be provided by use of a mobile electronic device in a format issued by an automobile insurer. This section does not require that an automobile insurer issue verification concerning the existence of coverage it provides an insured in an electronic format. Information contained or stored in a mobile electronic device presented pursuant to this subsection is not subject to a search by a law enforcement officer except pursuant to the provisions of Section 17-13-140 providing for the issuance, execution, and return of a search warrant or pursuant to the express written consent of the lawful owner of the device.  (C) A person who fails to maintain the proof of insurance in his motor vehicle as required by subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to the same punishment as provided by law for failure of the person driving or in control of a motor vehicle to carry the vehicle registration card and to display the registration card upon demand. However, a charge of failing to maintain proof that a motor vehicle is insured must be dismissed if the person provides proof to the court that the motor vehicle was insured on the date of the violation. Upon notice of conviction, the department shall suspend the owner's driver's license until satisfactory proof of insurance is provided. If at any time the department determines that the vehicle was without insurance coverage, the owner's registration and driving privileges will be suspended pursuant to Section 56-10-520.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 154, Section 22; 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 103B; 2001 Act No. 90, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 324, Section 3; 2014 Act No. 128 (H.3623), Section 2, eff March 4, 2014.
SC Code § 56-10-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-230. Notice of termination of insurance.

 Prior to the termination of insurance by cancellation or refusal to renew by the insurer notice thereof must be given as required by Sections 38-77-110 and 38-77-120.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 56-11-730 [1962 Code Section 46-750.147; 1974 (58) 2718] repealed by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 25, and recodified as Section 56-10-230 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 9.
SC Code § 56-10-245 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-245. Per diem fine for lapse in required coverage.

 Whenever a person furnishes proof of liability insurance, or surrenders or has his registration or license tags confiscated for failure to produce proof of insurance, after the Department of Motor Vehicles receives notice of the lapse or termination of the required liability insurance, the department shall compare the effective date of the lapse or termination with the date of the proof of insurance or the date of the confiscation or surrender. If the department determines there was a lapse in the required coverage, the department shall assess, in addition to other fines or penalties imposed by the law, a per diem fine in the amount of five dollars. The fine provided for in this section and the two hundred dollar reinstatement fee pursuant to Section 56-10-240 of the 1976 Code must not be assessed if the person furnishes proof, as documented by his sworn statement, that the motor vehicle upon which the coverage has lapsed or been terminated has not been operated upon the roads, streets, or highways of this State during the lapse or termination, and the lapse or termination is due to military service or illness as documented by a signed physician's statement. The total amount of the fine provided for in this section may not exceed two hundred dollars for a first offense. Revenue generated by the fine imposed pursuant to this section must be placed by the Comptroller General into the State Highway Fund as established by Section 57-11-20, to be distributed as provided in Section 11-43-167.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 148, Section 36; 1990 Act No. 324, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1480; 2016 Act No. 275 (S.1258), Section 79, eff July 1, 2016.
SC Code § 56-10-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-250. Unlawful to sell vehicle with suspended registration to family member.

 It is unlawful for any vehicle owner to sell or otherwise dispose of any motor vehicle, for which the registration and license plates have been suspended, to any member of his family residing in the same household. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for thirty days and, upon conviction of a second offense, be fined two hundred dollars or imprisoned for thirty days, or both, and for a third and subsequent offenses must be imprisoned for not less than forty-five days nor more than six months. Only convictions which occurred within five years including and immediately preceding the date of the last conviction constitute prior convictions within the meaning of this section.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 56-11-750 [1962 Code Section 46-750.149; 1974 (58) 2718] repealed by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 25, and recodified as Section 56-10-250 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 9; Am, 1988 Act No. 532, Section 24.
SC Code § 56-10-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security|Section 56-10-280. Insurance not to be issued for period less than six months; contract or policy valid for at least sixty days; cancellation within sixty days.

 (A) Contracts or policies of insurance issued to meet the financial responsibility requirements prescribed in this chapter must be issued for not less than six months. A contract or policy of insurance remains in effect at least sixty days notwithstanding a power of attorney which may purport to give the attorney-in-fact the right to effect cancellation on behalf of the insured. However, a contract or policy may be canceled within the first sixty days only under one or more of the following circumstances:  (1) a check or bank draft tendered by the insured for payment to an agent, an insurance company, or a premium finance company is returned unpaid for insufficient funds or other reason by the insured's financial institution. If the check or draft is an initial payment made by an applicant for insurance or a payment made by an insured to renew a policy, the cancellation is effective as of the policy inception or renewal date;  (2) the insured produces satisfactory proof from the Department of Motor Vehicles that he has sold or otherwise disposed of the insured vehicle or surrendered its tags and registration;  (3) the insured has secured another policy that meets the financial responsibility requirements prescribed in this chapter;  (4) the insured fails to pay when due the premium for the policy, an installment of the premium, or an installment payment under a premium service contract. The contract or policy of insurance must remain in effect for at least thirty days.  (B) This section does not prohibit refunds to the insured for cancellations after sixty days resulting from causes other than nonpayment of premium. Where an insurance company or premium finance company cancels a contract or policy pursuant to this section for nonpayment of premium under the circumstances in subsection (A) which occurs within the first sixty days, the insurance company, premium finance company, or agent may charge and collect a fifteen-dollar penalty in addition to that otherwise provided by law, and the penalty charge is not a premium charge.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 56-11-780 [1962 Code Section 46-750.154; 1974 (58) 2718] repealed by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 25, and recodified as Section 56-10-280 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 9; Am, 1989 Act No. 148, Section 20; 1991 Act No. 146, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1481; 2001 Act No. 82, Section 35; 2006 Act No. 315, Section 1, eff August 1, 2006.