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SC Code § 50-21-830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Equipment And Operation Of Watercraft|Section 50-21-830. Exemptions.

 The provisions of Sections 50-21-810 and 50-21-820 do not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a person or persons engaged in an activity authorized under Section 50-21-1010.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.53; 1955 (49) 299; 1959 (51) 409; 1972 (57) 2791; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1269.
SC Code § 50-21-840 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Equipment And Operation Of Watercraft|Section 50-21-840. Certain conduct which endangers person on water skis, surfboard, or similar device prohibited.

 No person shall operate or manipulate any vessel, tow rope or other device by which the direction or location of water skis, a surfboard, or similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to cause the water skis, surfboard, or similar device, or any person thereon to collide with or strike against any object or person.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.54; 1955 (49) 299; 1959 (51) 409; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1269.
SC Code § 50-21-850 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Equipment And Operation Of Watercraft|Section 50-21-850. Ski belt, life preserver, or similar equipment required; exceptions.

 (A) No person may water ski or ride on any object being towed by a motorized watercraft unless he is wearing a United States Coast Guard approved personal flotation device, Type I, Type II, Type III, or Type V. Each personal flotation device must be fastened properly, in good and serviceable condition, and the proper size for the person wearing it.  (B) The following persons are exempt from the requirements of this section:  (1) participants in scheduled water ski tournaments or shows sponsored by a recognized water ski club;  (2) persons holding ratings of first class or higher in the American Water Ski Association;  (3) windsurfers, surfboarders, and sailboarders.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.55; 1955 (49) 299; 1961 (52) 588; 1984 Act No. 502, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1269; 1996 Act No. 420, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-21-855 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Equipment And Operation Of Watercraft|Section 50-21-855. Enforcement of regulations affecting windsurfers and sailboarders.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Regulation 123.1 of the department, the department may not enforce any regulation requiring windsurfers and sailboarders to wear or carry personal flotation devices.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 502, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1269.
SC Code § 50-21-860 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Equipment And Operation Of Watercraft|Section 50-21-860. Restrictions on use of airboats.

 As used in this section, "airboat" means a watercraft propelled by air pressure caused by a motor mounted on the watercraft aboveboard.  (A) It is unlawful for a person to operate an airboat on the public waters of this State from the freshwater-saltwater dividing line, established by Section 50-17-30;;;MI;;0000000;, seaward.  (B) It is unlawful to operate an airboat on the waters of the Waccamaw, the Great Pee Dee, the Little Pee Dee, the Black, and the Sampit Rivers in Georgetown and Horry Counties from one hour before legal sunset to one hour after legal sunrise and anytime during the season for hunting waterfowl.  (C) It is unlawful to operate an airboat on the waters of that portion of Lake Marion and Santee Swamp west of the I-95 bridge upstream to the confluence of the Congaree and Wateree Rivers during the season for hunting waterfowl.  A person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, must be punished as provided by Section 50-1-130.  The provisions of this section do not apply to the operation of airboats by law enforcement, emergency medical, civil defense, noxious weed control, military personnel, state and federally approved wildlife banding, surveying, biological research programs, and private waters.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 430, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1269; 1996 Act No. 420, Section 2.
SC Code § 50-21-1010 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Equipment And Operation Of Watercraft|Section 50-21-1010. Regulation of regattas, races, and similar exhibitions.

 (1) The department may regulate the holding of regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments or exhibitions which, by their nature, circumstance or location will introduce extra or unusual hazards to the safety of life on any waters of this State. It shall adopt and may amend regulations concerning the safety of boats, motorboats and vessels and persons thereon, either observers or participants. Whenever a regatta, race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition is proposed to be held the person in charge thereof shall, at least thirty days prior thereto, file an application with the department for permission to hold such regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition. The application shall set forth the date, time and location where it is proposed to hold such regatta, race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition and such other information as the department may by regulation require and it shall not be conducted without written authorization of the department.  (2) The provisions of this section shall not exempt any person from compliance with applicable Federal law or regulation but nothing contained herein shall be construed to require the securing of a State permit pursuant to this section if a permit therefor has been obtained from an authorized agency of the United States.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.56; 1955 (49) 299; 1959 (51) 409; 1972 (57) 2791; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1269.
SC Code § 50-23-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors|Section 50-23-10. Marine dealer's permits.

 Each entity desiring to be a marine dealer shall apply for a permit each year. A permit is valid from January first to December thirty-first. The permit cost is ten dollars. Applications for renewals must be received by December fifteenth each year. A marine dealer shall have an established place of business with a street address separate from a residence. A marine dealer shall have a valid business license and permit for each separate facility. A facility is separate if it is not within the same compound or has a separate street address. Marine dealers who sell new or used watercraft shall sell a minimum of ten watercraft or outboard motors a year in order to renew the permit. A dealer who fails to meet minimum requirements each year may request in writing a review of the permit and sales. After review of the dealer's records and after good cause has been shown by the dealer for not meeting the minimum requirements, the department may renew the permit for the calendar year. Permitted marine dealers may apply for demonstration numbers. Marine dealers permitted under this article consent to inspections of the business and its records during regular business hours by department personnel and other law enforcement officers. A dealer who fails to cooperate with department inspections forfeits his permit. A marine dealer permit is invalid when a change is made to one or more of the following:  (1) location address;  (2) federal employer identification number;  (3) South Carolina tax number;  (4) ownership; or  (5) business name.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 344, Section 4, eff six months after approval (approved June 11, 2008).
SC Code § 50-23-12 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors|Section 50-23-12. Change in status forms required for trade-ins.

 A permitted marine dealer that accepts any watercraft or outboard motor as a trade-in must obtain from the owner a completed change in status form indicating the trade-in. The dealer must submit the form to the department within thirty days in the manner prescribed.  HISTORY: 2018 Act No. 223 (H.4715), Section 6, eff January 1, 2020.
SC Code § 50-23-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors|Section 50-23-20. Watercraft titles; notification of transfer.

 Any watercraft or outboard motor, or both, held or principally used in this State must be titled by the department. An owner of a watercraft or outboard motor titled in this State must notify the department within thirty days if ownership is transferred to another person, entity, or transferred out of state or otherwise disposed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.102; 1971 (57) 915; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1270; 2008 Act No. 344, Section 6, eff six months after approval (approved June 11, 2008).  Effect of Amendment  The 2008 amendment rewrote this section, adding the sentence relating to notification of transfer of ownership.
SC Code § 50-23-24 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors|Section 50-23-24. Boat liveries prohibited from leaving premises unless properly registered, numbered, and titled.

 Neither the owner of a boat livery nor his agent or employees may permit any of his vessels to depart from his premises unless it is registered properly, numbered, and titled.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 190, Section 4; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1270.
SC Code § 50-23-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors|Section 50-23-30. Exemptions.

 Watercraft documented by the United States Coast Guard or its predecessor or successor agency and water skis, aquaplanes, surfboards, windsurfers, and similar devices, and those watercraft propelled exclusively by human power are not required to be titled.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.103; 1971 (57) 915; 1989 Act No. 190, Section 5; 1993 Act No. 128, Section 17; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1270; 2008 Act No. 344, Section 7, eff six months after approval (approved June 11, 2008).  Effect of Amendment  The 2008 amendment rewrote this section.
SC Code § 50-23-35 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors|Section 50-23-35. Watercraft title issuance; tax payment proof required; exceptions.

 (A) No title for a watercraft or outboard motor may be issued by the department if currently titled in this State or titled or registered in another state unless it is accompanied by a receipt from the applicant's appropriate county official stating payment of ad valorem taxes due for the tax year in which the ownership was initiated has been paid. Applications submitted more than one year after ownership was initiated must be accompanied by paid tax receipts for all subsequent years up to the date the application was accepted by the department.  (B) A title for a watercraft or outboard motor sold by a permitted marine dealer is exempt from the requirement for a paid tax receipt and may be titled by the department without the receipt indicating ad valorem taxes have been paid. The department must transmit daily a list of the titles and certificates of registration issued under this exemption to the respective county official for collection of ad valorem taxes.  (C) No receipt is required for a watercraft or outboard motor designated as exempt from ad valorem taxes by the appropriate county official, provided that each county makes such a determination when a watercraft or outboard motor is titled in their respective county.  HISTORY: 2018 Act No. 223 (H.4715), Section 7, eff January 1, 2020.
SC Code § 50-23-55 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors|Section 50-23-55. Certificate of title as evidence of ownership; watercraft from other states.

 (A) A certificate of title to a watercraft or outboard motor is prima facie evidence of ownership of a watercraft or outboard motor. All watercraft and outboard motors subject to the titling requirements of this chapter must be titled.  (B) No person may acquire a watercraft or outboard motor, subject to the titling requirements of this chapter, without obtaining a certificate of title or in the case of a new watercraft or outboard motor a manufacturer's or importer's statement of origin reflecting the person acquiring the watercraft or outboard motor as the original purchaser as provided in this chapter. In the case of watercraft or outboard motors from other jurisdictions that do not require titling, a bill of sale and proof of registration may be substituted for the title.  (C) No person may dispose of a watercraft or outboard motor subject to the titling provisions of this chapter without transferring to the person acquiring the watercraft or outboard motor a certificate of title reflecting the transfer of the watercraft or outboard motor. In the case of new watercraft, a manufacturer's statement of origin must be delivered to the purchaser. In the case of watercraft or outboard motors from other states or foreign jurisdictions, which do not title such watercraft or outboard motors, a bill of sale and proof of registration may be substituted.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 344, Section 8, eff six months after approval (approved June 11, 2008).
SC Code § 50-23-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors|Section 50-23-70. Fee for certificate of title; issuance of duplicates; volunteer rescue squad watercraft exception.

 (A) The fee for a certificate of title for a watercraft is ten dollars, and the fee for a certificate of title for an outboard motor is ten dollars.  (B) If a certificate of number or decals are lost, destroyed, or become illegible, the department may issue a duplicate.  (C) The fee for providing a duplicate document or decal is five dollars.  (D) The provisions of this section requiring a fee do not apply to the watercraft owned by volunteer rescue squads used exclusively for the purpose of the squads.  (E) The department must not issue a duplicate document for a certificate of number decal, certificate of number card, outboard motor decal, or watercraft title decal if the department has notice that ad valorem taxes are due.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.107; 1971 (57) 915; 1977 Act No. 216, Section 2; 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 54B; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1270; 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 64.E; 1999 Act No. 124, Section 2.R; 2008 Act No. 344, Section 10, eff six months after approval (approved June 11, 2008); 2018 Act No. 223 (H.4715), Section 2, eff January 1, 2020.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the amendments to Section 50-23-70(A) by 1999 Act 100, Section 64.E, and Act 124, Section 2.R, were read together.  Effect of Amendment  The 2008 amendment rewrote subsection (A), raising the fee from five to ten dollars; added subsections (B) and (C) relating to duplicate certificates; and redesignated subsection (B) as subsection (D).  2018 Act No. 223, Section 2, added (E), prohibiting the department from issuing duplicate decals when ad valorem taxes are outstanding.
SC Code § 50-23-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors|Section 50-23-80. Processing of applications and issuance of certificates; records to be kept by department; withholding issuance of certificate.

 (A) The department shall file each application for certificate of title which is received by it, provided it is accompanied by the required fee and complies in all other respects with this chapter. When satisfied that the application is in proper form, that the applicant is the owner of the watercraft or outboard motor, and that there is no security interest in the watercraft or outboard motor not disclosed in the application, the department shall issue a certificate of title to the watercraft or outboard motor.  (B) The department shall maintain a record of all certificates of title issued by it:  (1) Under a distinctive title number assigned to a watercraft or outboard motor;  (2) Under the identification number awarded to a watercraft in accordance with the registration and numbering act of the state in which it is registered. If the State requires outboard motors to be registered separately, the department shall keep the motor registration numbers in its titling records;  (3) Alphabetically, under the name of the owner; and  (4) In the discretion of the department, in any other method it determines.  (C) All records of the department relating to the titling of watercraft or outboard motors shall be public records.  (D) If the department is not satisfied that the applicant for a certificate of title to a watercraft or outboard motor is the bona fide owner of such watercraft or outboard motor and that there is no security interest in it not disclosed in the application, the department shall withhold the issuance of a certificate of title until the applicant reasonably satisfies the department that the applicant is the owner of the watercraft or outboard motor and that there are no undisclosed security interests in it.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.108; 1971 (57) 915; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1270.
SC Code § 50-23-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors|Section 50-23-90. Contents of certificate; effect as evidence.

 (a) Each certificate of title issued by the department shall contain:  (1) The date issued;  (2) The name and address of the owner;  (3) The names and addresses of any lienholders, in the order of priority as shown on the application or, if the application is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the certificate;  (4) The title number assigned to the watercraft or outboard motor;  (5) A description of the watercraft or outboard motor including its make, model, model year, or year of manufacture, horsepower, registration number, and manufacturer's serial number or, hull number assigned to the watercraft by the department, length, and the principal material used in construction;  (6) On the reverse side of the certificate, spaces for assignment of title by the owner or by the dealer and for a warranty that the signer is the owner and that there are no mortgages, liens or encumbrances on the watercraft or outboard motor except as are noted on the face of the certificate of title; and  (7) Any other data the department prescribes.  (b) A certificate of title issued by the department is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.109; 1971 (57) 915; 1981 Act No. 94, Section 17; 1985 Act No. 47, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1270; 2008 Act No. 344, Section 11, eff six months after approval (approved June 11, 2008).  Effect of Amendment  The 2008 amendment, in paragraph (a)(5), added "or outboard motor" and "horsepower,", substituted "model year, or" for "or year model," and moved it to precede "year of manufacture,", and deleted "if none, the builder's" preceding "hull number".
SC Code § 50-23-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors|Section 50-23-110. Statement of origin.

 (a) No dealer shall acquire a new watercraft or outboard motor without obtaining from the seller a manufacturer's or importer's statement of origin.  (b) No manufacturer, importer, dealer, or other person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a new watercraft or outboard motor to a dealer without delivering to the dealer a manufacturer's or importer's statement of origin.  (c) The manufacturer's or importer's statement of origin must be a uniform or standardized form prescribed by the department and must contain:  (1) for a watercraft, the description of watercraft including its make, year of manufacture, or model year, and manufacturer's hull identification number, length, and construction, for an outboard motor the description including its make, model, year of manufacture, or model year, manufacturer's serial number, and horsepower;  (2) certification of date of transfer of watercraft or outboard motor, and name and address of transferee;  (3) certification that this was a transfer of watercraft or outboard motor in ordinary trade and commerce;  (4) the signature and address of a representative of the transferor; and  (5) on the reverse side of each manufacturer's or importer's statement of origin an assignment form, including the name and address of the transferee, a certification that the watercraft or outboard motor is new, and a warranty that the title at the time of delivery is subject only to liens and encumbrances set forth and described in full in the assignment.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.111; 1971 (57) 915; 1989 Act No. 190, Section 8; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1270; 2008 Act No. 344, Section 12, eff six months after approval (approved June 11, 2008).  Effect of Amendment  The 2008 amendment substituted "statement of origin" for "certificate" throughout; in subsection (a), deleted "purchase or" preceding "acquire"; in subsection (b), deleted "for purposes of display and resale" preceding "without delivering"; and rewrote paragraph (c)(1).
SC Code § 50-23-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors|Section 50-23-120. Assignment and warranty of title; transferee or purchaser to obtain new certificate of title.

 (a) The owner at the time of delivery of the watercraft or outboard motor shall execute the assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided on the back of the certificate of title. If the title is voided, due to a change, cancellation of an assignment on a title due to error, or failure of a purchase to materialize the owner, shall make application for a duplicate title within thirty days.  (b) The transferee or purchaser shall obtain a new certificate of title by application to the department accompanied by the required fee and upon the form or forms prescribed and furnished by the department. This application for certificate of title must be filed within thirty days after the delivery to him of the watercraft or outboard motor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.112; 1971 (57) 915; 1979 Act No. 66, Section 3; 1989 Act No. 190, Section 9; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1270; 2008 Act No. 344, Section 13, eff six months after approval (approved June 11, 2008).  Effect of Amendment  The 2008 amendment, in subsection (a), in the second sentence substituted "If" for "In the event" and "thirty days" for "five days"; in subsection (b), in the second sentence substituted "thirty days" for "twenty days"; and deleted subsections (c) and (d) relating to liens and lienholders.