South Carolina § 12-37-2630 Property tax return to be filed prior to application for motor vehicle license.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 12-37-2630 — Property tax return to be filed prior to application for motor vehicle license.

South Carolina § 12-37-2630

Title 12TAXATION

Ch. 37ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 12-37-2630 (2026).

Text

When a motor vehicle is first taxable in a county the owner or person having control of the vehicle shall make a property tax return of it within forty-five days, as referenced in Section 56-3-210, and prior to applying for a license. The return shall be made to the auditor of the county in which the owner or person having control of the motor vehicles resides. If the motor vehicle is used in a business the return shall be made to the auditor of the county in which the motor vehicle is situated, that being the county and city of principal use of the vehicle. The return shall be signed under oath and shall set forth the county, school district, special or tax district, and municipality in which the vehicle is principally used.

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When a motor vehicle is first taxable in a county the owner or person having control of the vehicle shall make a property tax return of it within forty-five days, as referenced in Section 56-3-210, and prior to applying for a license. The return shall be made to the auditor of the county in which the owner or person having control of the motor vehicles resides. If the motor vehicle is used in a business the return shall be made to the auditor of the county in which the motor vehicle is situated, that being the county and city of principal use of the vehicle. The return shall be signed under oath and shall set forth the county, school district, special or tax district, and municipality in which the vehicle is principally used.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 405, SECTION 4; 2015 Act No. 87 (S.379), SECTION 17, eff June 11, 2015. Effect of Amendment 2015 Act No. 87, SECTION 17, inserted in the first sentence "within forty-five days, as referenced in Section 56-3-210, and", and inserted a comma following "district" in the last sentence.