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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security › Section 56-10-650. Suspension of owner's driving privileges and license plates of uninsured motor vehicle; notification of owner; proof of insurance.

(A) If the database indicates that a motor vehicle is not insured or if the Department of Motor Vehicles receives notification as prescribed by regulation that a vehicle may not be insured, the department shall notify the owner of the motor vehicle that he has twenty working days to provide the department with one of the following, or the owner's driving privileges and the vehicle license plates will be suspended:
(1) proof of complying coverage in accordance with Sections 56-10-10 or 56-10-220, or of self-insurance in accordance with Section 56-9-60; or
(2) proof of exemption from the financial security requirements.
(B) Verification in a manner prescribed by regulation from an insurer or agent verifying that the person had the required motor vehicle insurance coverage on the date specified is considered proof of financial responsibility for purposes of this section.
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 324, Section 1; 2004 Act No. 241, Section 6.
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."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle Registration And Financial Security › Section 56-10-660. Database information disclosure; fee.

(A) The division, for a fee as prescribed and promulgated by regulation, shall disclose an individual's reported database information upon request by the following individuals and agencies only:
(1) the individual;
(2) the parent or legal guardian of an individual who is an unemancipated minor;
(3) the legal guardian of an individual who is legally incapacitated;
(4) a person who has power of attorney from the individual;
(5) a person who submits a notarized release from the individual that is dated no more than ninety days before the date the request is made;
(6) a person suffering loss or injury or against whom a claim is made for loss or injury in a motor vehicle accident in which the individual is involved, but only as part of an accident report authorized in Section 56-9-351;
(7) a state or local government agency investigating, litigating, or enforcing the person's compliance with the financial security requirements; or
(8) persons regulated under Title 38 of the 1976 Code for the purposes of paying or adjudicating claims and preventing fraud or abuse.
(B) The funds collected from this fee described by subsection (A) must be placed by the Comptroller General into a special restricted account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray its expenses.
(C) The State is not liable to any person for gathering, managing, or using information in the database pursuant to this article.
(D) No insurer is liable to any person for performing its duties under this article unless, and to the extent, the insurer commits a wilful and wanton act or omission.
(E) Insurers shall be required to pay only those actual costs attributed to the transmission to or retrieval of their records from the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Department of Insurance. The funds collected from the insurers pursuant to this subsection must be placed by the Comptroller General into a special restricted account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray its expenses.
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 324, Section 1; 2005 Act No. 164, Section 30, eff June 10, 2005.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-10. Definitions.

When used in this chapter, the term "motor carrier" means every person who operates or causes to be operated on any highways in this State road tractors, truck tractors, trucks having more than two axles, or passenger vehicles designed to seat more than twenty occupants. For the purposes of this section, the federal government, the State, counties, municipalities, churches, and any agents of them, and special mobile equipment as defined in item (11) of Section 56-3-20, must not be deemed "motor carriers".
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-20. Enforcement of motor carrier road tax provisions; International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA).

The Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety each shall enforce this chapter with respect to the possession of correct registration and display of the proper identification marker. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the department may enter into an agreement with other states in a registration and identification marker reciprocal agreement known as the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA). Qualified vehicles operating in accordance with this agreement are not required to purchase other fuel markers in member states.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-30. Applicability of other laws to administration and enforcement of motor carrier road tax.

For the purposes of administration and enforcement of this chapter, the provisions of Title 12, wherever applicable, are adopted and made a part of this chapter.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-40. Examination of motor carrier books and records.

The Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Public Safety, and their agents and representatives have the right at any reasonable time to examine the books and records of any motor carrier.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-50. Effect of operation of motor carrier in violation of chapter.

When any person is discovered in this State operating a vehicle in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, it is unlawful for anyone thereafter to operate the vehicle on the streets or highways in this State except to remove it from the street or highway for the purpose of parking or storing it unless and until a bond in the amount of five hundred dollars is furnished to the Department of Motor Vehicles in such form and with such surety or sureties or otherwise as it may prescribe, conditioned upon a proper registration card and identification marker being applied for within ten days and conditioned upon the payment of any taxes, penalties, or interest found to be due pursuant to this chapter.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-60. Penalties and interest under International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA).

In lieu of all other penalties and interest provided by law, penalties and interest provided under the International Fuel Tax Agreement apply to all reports filed with the State as a result of the International Fuel Tax Agreement.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-210. Requirement of registration card and vehicle identification marker.

No motor carrier shall operate or cause to be operated in South Carolina any vehicle described in Section 56-11-10 until the motor carrier has secured from the Department of Motor Vehicles a registration card and an identification marker for each vehicle.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-220. Temporary permit; requirements; Department of Motor Vehicles authority to promulgate regulations respecting temporary permits.

(A) A motor carrier having infrequent trips into and through the State may obtain a temporary permit good for one motor vehicle for ten consecutive days beginning and ending on the dates specified on the face of the permit. No reports are required of motor carriers only using temporary permits. Temporary permits may be issued in lieu of biennial registration required under this chapter and highway use taxes incurred during this period. The temporary permit must be carried in the vehicle for which it was issued at all times when the vehicle is in this State. The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue a temporary permit by facsimile message, letter, or telegram.
(B) The department may engage a person to issue the temporary permits if he receives the permits from the department. No person may issue the permits unless the permits are available to the public on a twenty-four hour basis.
(C) The department shall promulgate the regulations necessary for the proper administration of this section.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-230. Registration card and vehicle identification application forms.

The Department of Motor Vehicles shall prepare forms for use in making applications for registration cards and identification markers in accordance with this chapter, and the applicant shall furnish all the information required by such forms before a registration card or identification marker is issued.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-240. Form and content of registration card and vehicle identification marker.

The registration card and the identification marker must be of such form as the Department of Motor Vehicles may prescribe. Each identification marker shall bear a number which must be the same as the number appearing on the registration card for the same vehicle.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-250. Biennial application for registration card and vehicle identification marker.

A motor carrier operating motor vehicles in this State shall apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles biennially for a registration card and identification marker for each power unit it operates in this State. A person violating this section, upon conviction, must be punished as provided in Section 56-17-10.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-260. Term of issuance of registration card and vehicle identification marker.

The registration cards and markers provided for must be issued for the period beginning April first each biennium and are valid until March thirty-first of the biennium. All identification markers remain the property of the State.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-270. Requirement of registration in vehicle operated in state; display of identification number.

The registration card must be carried in the vehicle for which it was issued at all times when the vehicle is in this State. The identification marker must be attached or affixed to the vehicle in the place and manner prescribed by the Department of Motor Vehicles so that it is clearly displayed at all times, and it shall at all times be kept clearly legible.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-280. Suspension or revocation of registration card or vehicle identification identification number.

In addition to the penalties herein provided, the Department of Motor Vehicles may for good cause suspend or revoke any registration card or identification marker issued pursuant to this chapter.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-290. Penalties.

A person who operates or causes to be operated on any highway in this State any motor vehicle that does not carry a registration card required by this chapter or any motor vehicle that does not display, in the manner prescribed by this chapter or by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the identification marker required by this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars. Each day's operation in violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-410. Imposition and calculation of tax; effect of other motor carrier taxes; Infrastructure Maintenance Trust Fund.

(A) A road tax for the privilege of using the streets and highways in this State is imposed upon every motor carrier. The tax is equivalent to the user fee imposed pursuant to Section 12-28-310, calculated on the amount of gasoline or other motor fuel used by the motor carrier in its operations within this State. Except as credit for certain taxes as provided for in this chapter, taxes imposed on motor carriers by this chapter are in addition to taxes imposed upon the carriers by any other provision of law.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all of the road tax funds collected in excess of sixteen cents a gallon after accounting for the credit provided in Section 56-11-450, must be credited to the Infrastructure Maintenance Trust Fund.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224; 2017 Act No. 40 (H.3516), Section 3.A, eff July 1, 2017.
Effect of Amendment
2017 Act No. 40, Section 3.A, inserted the paragraph identifiers; in (A), substituted "the user fee imposed pursuant to Section 12-28-310" for "sixteen cents a gallon"; and added (B), providing that excess funds must be credited to the Infrastructure Maintenance Trust Fund.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-415. Exemption for certain motor carriers.

For the purpose of this chapter, a motor carrier, as defined in Section 56-11-10, which operates one hundred percent of its miles within the boundaries of this State is exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-420. Calculation of tax as affected by reporting period; applicability of nationally recognized standards.

The amount of tax due must be calculated upon the amount of gasoline or other motor fuel used by the motor carrier in its operation within this State during the reporting period. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall develop forms to reflect the tax due in accordance with nationally recognized standards.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-430. Submission by motor carrier of quarterly operations reports to Department of Motor Vehicles.

Every motor carrier subject to the tax imposed by this chapter shall, on or before the last day of April, July, October, and January submit to the Department of Motor Vehicles the reports of its operations during the quarter of the year ending the last day of the preceding month as the department requires. Nothing in this section may be construed to eliminate the requirement as to registration and identification markers otherwise provided by this chapter.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-450. Tax credit; refunds.

(A) Every motor carrier subject to the tax imposed under this chapter is entitled to a credit on the tax equivalent to the user fee imposed pursuant to Section 12-28-310 on all gasoline or other motor fuel purchased by the carrier within this State for use in operations either within or without this State and upon which gasoline or other motor fuel the tax imposed by the laws of this State has been paid by the carrier. Evidence of the payment of the tax in such form as may be required by or is satisfactory to the Department of Motor Vehicles must be furnished by each carrier claiming the credit.
(B) When the amount of the credit exceeds the amount of the tax for which the carrier is liable for the same quarter, the excess may, under regulations of the department, be allowed as a credit on the tax for which the carrier would be otherwise liable for another quarter or quarters. The department is authorized to refund the amount of the credit herein allowed if within its discretion the refund is preferable to the credit. The refund must be made only if the carrier has fully complied with all the rules and regulations of the department and the provisions of this chapter.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224; 2017 Act No. 40 (H.3516), Section 3.B, eff July 1, 2017.
Effect of Amendment
2017 Act No. 40, Section 3.B, in (A), substituted "the user fee imposed pursuant to Section 12-28-310" for "sixteen cents per gallon".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-490. Lien on vehicle for excise tax, penalty, and interest; legal costs.

The excise tax and penalties and interest imposed under this chapter constitutes a first preferred lien upon any motor vehicle in which fuel taxable under this chapter is used, the lien attaching at the time the vehicle is operating in this State through the use of the fuel. The lien must not be removed until the excise tax, penalties and interest, and legal costs are paid or the property subject to the lien is sold in payment thereof, and the lien is paramount to all private liens or encumbrances of whatever character and to the rights of any conditional vendor or any other holder of the legal title in or to any such motor vehicle.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-500. Use of revenue funds from tax, penalties, and interest; State Highway Fund.

As to revenue collected under this chapter or other road taxes on motor carriers, the Department of Motor Vehicles must withhold from the State Highway Fund monies not to exceed the actual or projected costs associated with administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The State Treasurer and the Comptroller General shall establish accounts as necessary to facilitate the efficient and effective operation of this chapter and deposit from the State Highway Fund initial monies as may be necessary to operate this program. All remaining taxes and penalties and interest collected by the department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be deposited in the State Highway Fund.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Road Tax On Motor Carriers › Section 56-11-550. Collection and distribution of funds to International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) states.

(A) Upon filing a return, the Department of Motor Vehicles may distribute funds to International Fuel Tax Agreement states before the collection of funds from a person covered by the agreement. If the person has not remitted the funds within ninety days after being sent a collection notice, the department must revoke the authority of the person to operate in South Carolina and other states. The department may collect a person's past deficient payments by adjusting future distributions to states to which distributions previously had been made.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 459, Section 224.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles › Section 56-14-20. Persons subject to chapter and jurisdiction of courts; service of process.

Any person who engages directly or indirectly in purposeful contacts within this State in connection with the offering or advertising for sale or has business dealings with respect to a recreational vehicle within this State shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State upon service of process in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Title 15.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
Editor's Note
2017 Act No. 51,Sections 6, 7, provide:
"SECTION 6. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 14, Title 56
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor and applies to manufacturer/dealer agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2018."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles › Section 56-14-25. Applicability to park model trailers.

This chapter does not apply to park model trailers built to American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard A119.5.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
Editor's Note
2017 Act No. 51,Sections 6, 7, provide:
"SECTION 6. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 14, Title 56.
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor and applies to manufacturer/dealer agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2018."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles › Section 56-14-40. Application for dealer license; bond; duty to notify department where information given by applicant changes or license ceases operations.

Section effective until January 1, 2024. See, also, Section 56-14-40 effective January 1, 2024.
(A) Before a license as a recreational vehicle dealer is issued, an applicant shall file an application with the department and provide information the department may require including, but not limited to, the name and addresses of individuals who own or control ten percent or more of the interest in the business.
(B) Each applicant shall furnish a surety bond in the penal amount of thirty thousand dollars on a form prescribed by the department. A new bond or a proper continuation certificate must be delivered to the department annually before a dealer's license may be renewed. A dealer's license expires immediately upon expiration or termination of a dealer's bond. 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 an owner of a recreational vehicle, or his legal representative, by reason of fraud practiced or fraudulent representation made in connection with the sale or transfer of a recreational vehicle by a licensed recreational vehicle dealer or the dealer's agent acting for the dealer, or within the scope of employment of the agent or loss or damage suffered by reason of the violation by the dealer or his agent of any provisions of this chapter. An owner or his legal representative who suffers the loss or damage has a right of action against the dealer and against the dealer's surety upon the bond and may recover damages as provided in this chapter. However, regardless of the number of years a bond remains in effect, the aggregate liability of the surety for claims is limited to thirty thousand dollars on each bond and to the amount of the actual loss incurred. The surety may terminate its liability under the bond by giving the department thirty days' written notice of its intent to cancel the bond. The cancellation does not affect liability incurred or accrued before the cancellation.
(C) If, during a license year, there is a change in the information a dealer gave the department in obtaining or retaining a license, the licensee must report the change to the department within thirty days on a form prescribed by the department.
(D) If a licensee ceases to be a recreational vehicle dealer, he shall notify the department within ten days and return any license and all dealer license plates.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles › Section 56-14-50. Requirement as to dealer's maintenance of bona fide place of business; permanent sign.

Section effective until January 1, 2024. See, also, Section 56-14-50 effective January 1, 2024.
No recreational vehicle dealer may be issued or allowed to maintain a recreational vehicle dealer's license unless:
(1) The dealer maintains a bona fide place of business for selling or exchanging recreational vehicles, which must be the principal business conducted from the location. A bona fide place of business includes a permanent, enclosed building, not excluding a permanently installed mobile home containing at least ninety-six square feet of floor space, occupied by the owner or operator and easily accessible by the public, at which a permanent business of bartering, trading, or selling recreational vehicles or displaying vehicles for bartering, trading, or selling is conducted, wherein the public may contact the owner or operator at all reasonable times and in which must be kept and maintained the books, records, and files required by this chapter.
(2) The business must display a permanent sign identifying the business with letters at least six inches in height, clearly readable from the nearest major avenue of traffic.
(3) The business must have a reasonable area or lot to properly display recreational vehicles.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles › Section 56-14-60. Records of transfers; organization; penalties.

(A) Each recreational vehicle dealer must maintain complete records of each transaction under which a recreational vehicle is transferred for a period of not less than four years from the date of the transaction. The records must include the name and address of the person or persons from whom the recreational vehicle was acquired and the date of the transaction; a description of the vehicle, when transferred; the name and address of the person to whom the recreational vehicle was transferred; and the date of the transaction. The description of the recreational vehicle must include the vehicle identification number, make, model, type, and, if a motor home, the odometer readings at the time the recreational vehicle was transferred to and from the dealer. Upon reasonable notice, these records must be made available to the department for inspection.
(B) The records must be maintained in a reasonably organized fashion. Any records which are illegible or incapable of being accurately interpreted by either the record keeper or the department are not in compliance with this section.
(C) A dealer who fails to keep or make available to the department required records upon reasonable request, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. The failure to keep or make available records on each separate recreational vehicle constitutes an offense.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
Editor's Note
2017 Act No. 51,Sections 6, 7, provide:
"SECTION 6. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 14, Title 56.
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor and applies to manufacturer/dealer agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2018."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles › Section 56-14-70. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.

Section effective until January 1, 2024. See, also, Section 56-14-70 effective January 1, 2024.
A license may be denied, suspended, or revoked if the applicant or licensee or an agent of the applicant or licensee is determined by the department to have:
(a) made a material misstatement in the application for the license;
(b) violated any provision of this chapter;
(c) been found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have committed any fraud connected with the sale or transfer of a vehicle;
(d) employed fraudulent devices, methods, or practices in connection with meeting the requirements placed on dealers by the laws of this State;
(e) been convicted of any violation of law involving the acquisition or transfer of a title to a vehicle or of any violation of law involving tampering with, altering, or removing vehicle identification numbers or markings;
(f) been found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have violated any federal or state law regarding the disconnecting, resetting, altering, or other unlawful tampering with a vehicle odometer, including the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 32701-32711 (Title 49, Subtitle VI, Part C, Chapter 327);
(g) refused or failed to comply with the department's reasonable requests to inspect or copy the records, books, and files of the dealer or failed to maintain records of each vehicle transaction as required by this chapter or by state and federal law pertaining to odometer records; or
(h) given, loaned, or sold a vehicle dealer license plate to any person or otherwise to have allowed the use of any dealer license plate in any way not authorized by Section 56-3-2320. Any dealer license plate issued to a dealer pursuant to Section 56-3-2320 which is determined by the department to be improperly displayed on any vehicle or in the possession of any unauthorized person is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section by the dealer to whom the license plate was originally issued.
The department shall notify the licensee or applicant in writing at the mailing address provided in his application of its intention to deny, suspend, or revoke his license at least twenty days in advance and shall inform the licensee of his right to request a contested case hearing with the Office of Motor Vehicle Hearings in accordance with the rules of procedure for the Administrative Law Court and pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act of this State. A licensee desiring a hearing shall file a request in writing with the Office of Motor Vehicle Hearings within ten days of receiving notice of the proposed denial, suspension, or revocation of his dealer's or wholesaler's license.
Upon a denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, the licensee shall immediately return to the department the license and all dealer license plates.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles › Section 56-14-70. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.

Section effective January 1, 2024. See, also, Section 56-14-70 effective until January 1, 2024.
The department may deny, suspend, or revoke an application or licensee for any reason prescribed in Section 56-15-350.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017; 2023 Act No. 51 (S.549), Section 18, eff January 1, 2024.
Editor's Note
2017 Act No. 51,Sections 6, 7, provide:
"SECTION 6. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 14, Title 56.
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor and applies to manufacturer/dealer agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2018."
2023 Act No. 51, Section 40(D), provides as follows:
"[SECTION 40.](D) SECTIONS 15 through 28 take effect on January 1, 2024. Any dealership applying for or renewing licenses, or operating on a currently issued license on or after January 1, 2024, is subject to the provisions of SECTIONS 15 through 28."
Effect of Amendment
2023 Act No. 51, Section 18, rewrote the section.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles › Section 56-14-80. Manufacturer/dealer agreement.

(A) A manufacturer or distributor may not sell a recreational vehicle in this State to or through a dealer without having first entered into a manufacturer/dealer agreement with a dealer signed by both parties.
(B) The manufacturer shall designate the area of sales responsibility exclusively assigned to a dealer in the manufacturer/dealer agreement and may not contract with another dealer for sale of the same line make in the designated area for the duration of the agreement.
(C) The area of sales responsibility may be reviewed or changed with the consent of both parties not less than twelve months after the execution of the manufacturer/dealer agreement.
(D) A recreational vehicle dealer may not sell a new recreational vehicle in this State without having first entered into a manufacturer/dealer agreement with a manufacturer or distributor signed by both parties.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
Editor's Note
2017 Act No. 51,Sections 6, 7, provide:
"SECTION 6. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 14, Title 56.
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor and applies to manufacturer/dealer agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2018."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles › Section 56-14-100. Termination or cancellation of manufacturer/dealer agreement with or without good cause; notice of intent to cure; burden of proof.

(A) A dealer may terminate or cancel its manufacturer/dealer agreement with or without good cause by giving the manufacturer thirty day's written notice. If the termination or cancellation is for good cause, the notice must state all reasons for the proposed termination or cancellation and must further state that if, within thirty days following receipt of the notice, the manufacturer provides to the dealer a written notice of intent to cure all claimed deficiencies, the manufacturer will then have ninety days following receipt of the original notice to rectify the deficiencies. If the deficiencies are rectified within ninety days, the dealer's notice is voided. If the manufacturer fails to provide the notice of intent to cure the deficiencies or fails to cure the deficiencies in the time period prescribed, the termination or cancellation shall take effect as provided in the original notice.
(B) If the dealer terminates, cancels, or fails to renew the manufacturer/dealer agreement without good cause, the terms of Section 56-14-110 do not apply. If the dealer terminates, cancels, or fails to renew the manufacturer/dealer agreement with good cause, Section 56-14-110 shall apply. If the dealer terminates for cause and has new and untitled inventory on hand subject to the termination then the inventory may be sold pursuant to Section 56-14-110.
(C) The dealer has the burden of showing good cause. Any of the following items shall be deemed "good cause" for the proposed termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal action by a dealer:
(1) a manufacturer being convicted of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony;
(2) the business operations of the manufacturer have been abandoned or closed for ten consecutive business days, unless the closing is due to an act of God, strike, labor difficulty, or other cause over which the manufacturer has no control;
(3) a significant misrepresentation by the manufacturer materially affecting the business relationship;
(4) a material violation of this chapter which is not cured within thirty days after written notice by the dealer;
(5) a declaration by the manufacturer of bankruptcy, insolvency, or the occurrence of an assignment for the benefit of creditors or bankruptcy.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
Editor's Note
2017 Act No. 51,Sections 6, 7, provide:
"SECTION 6. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 14, Title 56.
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor and applies to manufacturer/dealer agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2018."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles › Section 56-14-105. Manufacturer's repurchase of new recreational vehicles and accessories.

(A) If the dealer terminates or cancels the manufacturer/dealer agreement for good cause and the manufacturer fails to cure the claimed deficiencies, the manufacturer shall, at the election of the dealer and within forty-five days after termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal, repurchase:
(1) all new, untitled recreational vehicles to which the dealer can show clear title and that were acquired from the manufacturer or distributor within twelve months before the effective date of the notice of termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal that have not been used, except for demonstration purposes, and that have not been altered or damaged, at one hundred percent of the net invoice cost, including transportation, less applicable rebates and discounts to the dealer. In the event any of the vehicles repurchased pursuant to this subsection are damaged, but do not trigger a consumer disclosure requirement, the amount due the dealer shall be reduced by the cost to repair the vehicle. Damage prior to delivery to the dealer that is disclosed at the time of delivery will not disqualify repurchase under this provision;
(2) all undamaged accessories and proprietary parts sold to the dealer for resale within the twelve months prior to termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal, if accompanied by the original invoice, at one hundred five percent of the original net price paid to the manufacturer or distributor to compensate the dealer for handling, packing, and shipping the parts; and
(3) any properly functioning diagnostic equipment, special tools, current signage, and other equipment and machinery at one hundred percent of the dealer's net cost plus freight, destination, delivery, and distribution charges and sales taxes, if any, if the items were purchased by the dealer within five years before termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal, upon the manufacturer's or distributor's request, and which the dealer meets the burden of establishing, and can no longer be used in the normal course of the dealer's ongoing business.
(B) If recreational vehicles of a line make that was subject to a terminated dealer agreement are not repurchased or required to be repurchased by the manufacturer, the dealer may continue to sell such recreational vehicles that were subject to the terminated dealer agreement and were in the dealer's inventory on the effective date of the termination until those recreational vehicles are no longer in the dealer's inventory.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
Editor's Note
2017 Act No. 51,Sections 6, 7, provide:
"SECTION 6. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 14, Title 56.
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor and applies to manufacturer/dealer agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2018."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles › Section 56-14-130. Indemnification; violations of this chapter.

(A) Notwithstanding the terms of any manufacturer/dealer agreement, it is a violation of this chapter for:
(1) a warrantor to fail to indemnify and hold harmless its dealer against any losses or damages to the extent such losses or damages are caused by the negligence or wilful misconduct of the warrantor. A new recreational vehicle dealer may not be denied indemnification for failing to discover, disclose, or remedy a defect in the design or manufacturing of a new recreational vehicle. A new recreational vehicle dealer may be denied indemnification if the new recreational vehicle dealer fails to remedy a known and announced defect in accordance with the written instructions of a warrantor for whom the new recreational vehicle dealer is obligated to perform warranty service. A new recreational vehicle dealer shall provide to the warrantor a copy of any pending law suit or similar proceeding in which allegations are made that are covered by this subsection within ten days after receiving such suit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this subsection shall continue to apply even after the new recreational vehicle is titled; and
(2) a new recreational vehicle dealer to fail to indemnify and hold harmless its warrantor against any losses or damages to the extent that the losses or damages are caused by the negligence or wilful misconduct of the new recreational vehicle dealer. A warrantor shall provide to a new recreational vehicle dealer a copy of any pending law suit or similar proceeding in which allegations are made that are covered by this subsection within ten days after receiving such suit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this subsection shall continue to apply even after the new recreational vehicle is titled.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
Editor's Note
2017 Act No. 51,Sections 6, 7, provide:
"SECTION 6. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 14, Title 56.
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor and applies to manufacturer/dealer agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2018."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles › Section 56-14-140. Procedures for new recreational vehicles damaged prior to transit to dealer.

(A) Whenever a new recreational vehicle is damaged prior to transit to the dealer or is damaged in transit to the dealer and the carrier or means of transportation has been selected by the manufacturer, the dealer shall notify the manufacturer of the damage within the timeframe specified in the manufacturer/dealer agreement and:
(1) request from the manufacturer authorization to replace the components, parts, and accessories damaged or otherwise correct the damage; or
(2) reject the vehicle within the timeframe set forth in subsection (D).
(B) If the manufacturer refuses or fails to authorize repair of such damage within ten days after receipt of notification, or if the dealer rejects the recreational vehicle because of damage, ownership of the new recreational vehicle shall revert to the manufacturer.
(C) The dealer shall exercise due care in custody of the damaged recreational vehicle, but the dealer shall have no other obligations, financial or otherwise, with respect to that recreational vehicle.
(D) The time frame for inspection and rejection by the dealer must be part of the manufacturer/dealer agreement and may not be less than two business days after the physical delivery of the recreational vehicle.
(E) Any recreational vehicle that has, at the time of delivery to the dealer, an unreasonable amount of miles on its odometer, as determined by the dealer, may be subject to rejection by the dealer and reversion of the vehicle to the manufacturer. In no instance shall a dealer deem an amount less than the distance between the dealer and the manufacturer's factory or point of distribution, plus one hundred miles, as unreasonable.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
Editor's Note
2017 Act No. 51,Sections 6, 7, provide:
"SECTION 6. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 14, Title 56.
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor and applies to manufacturer/dealer agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2018."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles › Section 56-14-150. Coercion by manufacturers prohibited.

(A) A manufacturer may not coerce or attempt to coerce a dealer to:
(1) purchase a product that the dealer did not order;
(2) enter into an agreement with the manufacturer; or
(3) enter into an agreement that requires the dealer to submit its disputes to binding arbitration or otherwise waive rights or responsibilities provided under this chapter.
(B) As used in this section, the term "coerce" includes, but is not limited to, threatening to terminate, cancel, or not renew a manufacturer/dealer agreement without good cause or threatening to withhold product lines the dealer is entitled to purchase pursuant to the manufacturer/dealer agreement or delay product delivery as an inducement to amending the manufacturer/dealer agreement.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
Editor's Note
2017 Act No. 51,Sections 6, 7, provide:
"SECTION 6. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 14, Title 56.
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor and applies to manufacturer/dealer agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2018."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 15 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers › Section 56-15-20. Persons subject to chapter and jurisdiction of courts; service of process.

Any person who engages directly or indirectly in purposeful contacts within this State in connection with the offering or advertising for sale or has business dealings with respect to a motor vehicle within this State shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State upon service of process in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9 of Title 15.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-150.152; 1972 (57) 2419.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 56 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 15 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers › Section 56-15-30. Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices declared unlawful.

(a) Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices as defined in Section 56-15-40 are hereby declared to be unlawful.
(b) In construing paragraph (a) the courts may be guided by the definitions in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45).
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-150.153; 1972 (57) 2419.