South Carolina § 56-19-820 Owners of lienholders may report thefts or conversions; Department of Motor Vehicles may disregard report; recovery to be reported.

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 § 56-19-820

Title 56MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 19PROTECTION OF TITLES TO AND INTERESTS IN MOTOR VEHICLES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 56-19-820 (2026).

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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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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.