§ 50-23-345 — Temporary certificate of number.

South Carolina § 50-23-345

• Jurisdiction: South Carolina
• Title 50: FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT
• Ch. 23: WATERCRAFT AND OUTBOARD MOTORS

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(A) A transferee shall utilize the temporary certificate of number on the department's application form as a temporary certificate of number to permit the use of watercraft while applications for certificates of number are processed. Temporary certificates of number apply to new and previously owned watercraft. A temporary certificate is valid for not more than sixty days from the date of purchase. No temporary certificate of number may be issued for a boat, boat motor, or watercraft until the ad valorem tax is paid for the year for which the registration is to be issued. (B) When using a recently purchased watercraft under authority of a temporary certificate of number, the operator shall carry a copy of the bill of sale on board along with the temporary certificate of number. (C) A temporary certificate of number must not be issued for a watercraft not having a hull or manufacturer's identification number. (D) Duplicate or updated temporary certificates of number or updated bills of sale are prohibited. (E) The number assigned to a temporary certificate of number must not be displayed on the watercraft. (F) A transferee may operate a newly acquired outboard motor for sixty days while application for title is pending provided the bill of sale is in possession while operating the motor.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 128, SECTION 1; 2008 Act No. 344, SECTION 25, eff six months after approval (approved June 11, 2008); 2018 Act No. 223 (H.4715), SECTION 4, eff January 1, 2020. Editor's Note 1999 Act No. 124, SECTION 2T, provided for the transfer of this section from Chapter 21 where it was numbered SECTION 50-21-340. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment rewrote subsection (A); in subsection (B), substituted "along with the temporary certificate of number" for "as temporary proof of ownership"; in subsection (C), added "or manufacturer's"; and added subsection (F) pertaining to operation while title application is pending. 2018 Act No. 223, SECTION 4, in (A), added the fourth sentence, providing a certificate of number may not be issued until ad valorem taxes are paid for the year in which the certificate is issued.