S.C. Code § 56-9-10
Short title
This chapter may be cited as the "Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act".
South Carolina Code Title 56, Chapter 9 — Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act
South Carolina · statute · S.C. Code tit. 56, ch. 9 · 50 active provisions
Provisions
S.C. Code § 56-9-20
Definitions
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall, for the purposes of this chapter have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) "Insured motor vehicle": A motor vehicle as to which there is bodily i…
S.C. Code § 56-9-30
Chapter inapplicable to certain motor vehicles
This chapter does not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, this State, or any political subdivision of this State or any municipality therein, nor, except for Section 56-9-590, does it apply with respect to any motor vehicle which is subject to other laws of this State which require their…
S.C. Code § 56-9-40
Rights of conditional vendors, chattel mortgagees, or lessors not affected
This chapter shall not affect the rights of any conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee, or lessor of a motor vehicle registered in the name of another as owner who becomes subject to the provisions of this chapter.
S.C. Code § 56-9-50
Sale of vehicle when registration suspended not affected
This chapter shall not prevent the owner of a motor vehicle, the registration of which has been suspended under this chapter, from effecting a bona fide sale of the motor vehicle to another person whose rights or privileges are not suspended under this chapter nor prevent the registration of the motor vehicle by the tr…
S.C. Code § 56-9-60
Self-insurers for motor vehicles; determination of financial responsibility
(A) A person or company who has more than twenty-five motor vehicles registered in his name may qualify as a self-insurer provided that the department is satisfied that the person or company is able to pay any judgments obtained against the person or company. Upon not less than ten days' notice, the department may issu…
S.C. Code § 56-9-80
General penalties for violations of chapter
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter, for which no penalty is otherwise provided, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
S.C. Code § 56-9-90
Chapter as no bar to other remedies
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action at law from relying for relief upon the other processes provided by law.
S.C. Code § 56-9-100
Chapter is supplemental and cumulative
This chapter shall in no respect be considered as a repeal of any other provision contained in this Title or the motor vehicle laws of this State but shall be construed as supplemental and cumulative thereto.
S.C. Code § 56-9-120
Construction
This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact substantially identical legislation.
S.C. Code § 56-9-330
Department of Motor Vehicles shall furnish abstracts of operating records; abstracts inadmissible as evidence
(1) The Department of Motor Vehicles, upon request and the payment of a fee, shall furnish any person a certified abstract of the operating record of any person subject to the provisions of this chapter, which abstract must also fully designate the motor vehicles, if any, registered in the name of that person, and, if…
S.C. Code § 56-9-340
Surrender of license and registration; failure to surrender
Any person (a) whose license and registration has been suspended as provided in this chapter, (b) whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under this chapter, has been canceled or terminated, or (c) who has neglected to furnish other proof upon request of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall immediately retur…
S.C. Code § 56-9-350
Verification of insurance coverage form to be issued following certain accidents; effect of failure to return form; uninvestigated accidents
The operator or owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in property damage of four hundred dollars or more, or in bodily injury or death, must be furnished a written request form at the time of the accident, or as soon after the accident as possible, by the investigating officer for completion and ve…
S.C. Code § 56-9-351
Deposit of security by owner following accident; suspension of license, registrations, and notice
Within sixty days of receipt of a report of a motor vehicle accident within this State which has resulted in bodily injury or death or damage to the property of any one person in the amount of two hundred dollars or more, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall suspend the license of each operator or driver if he is the…
S.C. Code § 56-9-352
Exceptions
Section 56-9-351 shall not apply to any of the following: (1) The operator or owner if the owner had in effect at the time of the accident an automobile liability policy with respect to the motor vehicle involved in the accident; (2) The operator, if not the owner of the motor vehicle, if there was in effect at the tim…
S.C. Code § 56-9-353
Type and terms of policy or bond
No policy or bond shall be effective under Sections 56-9-351 and 56-9-352 unless issued by an insurance company or surety company licensed and authorized by the South Carolina Department of Insurance to do business in this State, except that if the motor vehicle was not registered in this State or was a motor vehicle w…
S.C. Code § 56-9-354
Conditions for renewal of suspended license, registration, and operating privilege
The license and registration and nonresident's operating privilege suspended as provided in Section 56-9-351 shall, except as otherwise provided for in Section 56-9-361, remain suspended and shall not be renewed nor shall any license or registration be issued to him until: (1) He shall deposit or there shall be deposit…
S.C. Code § 56-9-355
Driver or owner involved in accident may not obtain license or registration without compliance with article
In the event the driver or the owner of a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this State, involved in an accident within this State, has no license or registration in this State, such driver shall not be allowed a license nor shall such owner be allowed to register any vehicle in this State unti…
S.C. Code § 56-9-356
Transmittal of record of nonresident's suspension to officials in nonresident's state
When a nonresident's operating privilege is suspended pursuant to Section 56-9-351 or 56-9-354, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall transmit a certified copy of the record of such action to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates in the state in which such nonresident resides…
S.C. Code § 56-9-357
Suspension of resident's license and registration upon notice of suspension in another state
Upon receipt of such certification that the operating privilege of a resident of this State has been suspended or revoked in any such other state pursuant to a law providing for its suspension or revocation for failure to deposit security for the payment of judgments arising out of a motor vehicle accident under circum…
S.C. Code § 56-9-358
Limit on security required; deposit
The security required under this article shall be in the form and in the amount that the Department of Motor Vehicles may require but in no case in excess of the limits specified in Section 56-9-353 in reference to the acceptable limits of a policy or bond. The person depositing security shall specify in writing the pe…
S.C. Code § 56-9-359
Reduction of amount of security
The Department of Motor Vehicles may at any time reduce the amount of security ordered in any case if, in its judgment, the amount ordered is excessive. In case the security originally ordered has been deposited, the excess deposited over the reduced amount ordered shall be returned to the depositor or his personal rep…
S.C. Code § 56-9-360
Security to be in custody of State Treasurer; applications to which security may be put; return
Security deposited in compliance with the requirements of this article shall be placed by the Department of Motor Vehicles in the custody of the State Treasurer and shall be applicable only to the payment of judgments rendered against the persons on whose behalf the deposit was made for damages arising out of the accid…
S.C. Code § 56-9-361
Employment of suspended driver as operator of vehicle; employer's proof of financial responsibility
Whenever any person whose license would otherwise have been suspended for failure to deposit security required pursuant to this article is, or later becomes, an operator in the employ of another owner, the Department of Motor Vehicles may in its discretion, notwithstanding any provisions in this chapter to the contrary…
S.C. Code § 56-9-362
Actions or findings of Department of Motor Vehicles and security as not constituting evidence of negligence
Neither the action taken by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this article, the findings, if any, of the Department upon which action is based nor the security filed as provided in this article shall be referred to in any way or be any evidence of the negligence of due care of either party at the trial of an…
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