South Carolina Statutes
§ 56-19-820 — Owners of lienholders may report thefts or conversions; Department of Motor Vehicles may disregard report; recovery to be reported.
South Carolina·Title 56 MOTOR VEHICLES·Ch. 19 PROTECTION OF TITLES TO AND INTERESTS IN MOTOR VEHICLES
An owner or a lienholder may report the theft of a vehicle, or its conversion if a crime, to the Department of Motor Vehicles, but the Department may disregard the report of a conversion unless a warrant has been issued for the arrest of a person charged with the conversion. A person who has so reported the theft or conversion of a vehicle shall forthwith after learning of its recovery report the recovery to the Department.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-150.62; 1957 (50) 595.
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