South Carolina § 61-6-4360 Notice of motor vehicle seizure.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 61-6-4360 — Notice of motor vehicle seizure.

South Carolina § 61-6-4360

Title 61ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Ch. 6ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL ACT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4360 (2026).

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(A)If a chattel seized under this article is a vehicle registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles, the sheriff must obtain from the Department of Motor Vehicles the name and address of the person in whose name the car is registered and must notify the person by registered mail of the seizure. If the chattel is a vehicle registered in another state, the sheriff must request from the Department of Motor Vehicles the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle and must notify the owner in like manner.

(B)Immediately upon notification from the sheriff as required by subsection (A) or upon notice from the department that the name of the registered owner of the seized vehicle cannot be ascertained, the sheriff must give notice of the seizure made under this article by adverti

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(A) If a chattel seized under this article is a vehicle registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles, the sheriff must obtain from the Department of Motor Vehicles the name and address of the person in whose name the car is registered and must notify the person by registered mail of the seizure. If the chattel is a vehicle registered in another state, the sheriff must request from the Department of Motor Vehicles the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle and must notify the owner in like manner. (B) Immediately upon notification from the sheriff as required by subsection (A) or upon notice from the department that the name of the registered owner of the seized vehicle cannot be ascertained, the sheriff must give notice of the seizure made under this article by advertisement at least once a week for a period of three weeks in a paper of general circulation in the county. The advertisement must allege the seizure, describe the chattel, set forth in general terms the grounds of forfeiture of the seized property, and the date upon which the sale is to be made, which date must be not less than sixty days after seizure of the chattel.