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S.C. Code § 56-3-1410

Fraudulent alteration or forgery of documents; use of altered or forged documents

South Carolina · South Carolina Code Title 56, Chapter 3 — Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing · Status: effective

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S.C. Code § 56-3-1410, Fraudulent alteration or forgery of documents; use of altered or forged documents, South Carolina, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1590230
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It is a misdemeanor, punishable as prescribed in this chapter, for any person (a) to alter, with fraudulent intent, any document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles as authorized under this chapter except a registration card or license plate, (b) to forge or counterfeit any such document issued or purported to have been issued by the Department or (c) to hold or use any such document, knowing it to have been altered, falsified or forged.