Section 56-19-280. Refusal of certificate; vehicle reported stolen or converted.

SC Code § 56-19-280 (2019) (N/A)
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When the theft or conversion of a vehicle is reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to Sections 56-19-810 or 56-19-820, until the department learns of its recovery or that the report of its theft or conversion was erroneous, it must not issue a certificate of title for the vehicle. A title may be issued on a vehicle that is reported stolen only in cases where the settlement to an insurance company is involved.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-150.7; 1957 (50) 595; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 234.