South Carolina § 15-9-370 Service on nonresident motor vehicle drivers and motor carriers.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 15-9-370 — Service on nonresident motor vehicle drivers and motor carriers.

South Carolina § 15-9-370

Title 15CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES

Ch. 9SUMMONSES, ORDERS OF PUBLICATION AND SERVICE OF PAPERS GENERALLY

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 15-9-370 (2026).

Text

Service of process upon the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, as agent of a:

(a)nonresident driver under the provisions of Section 15-9-350;

(b)resident driver who subsequently becomes a nonresident;

(c)nonresident motor carrier under the provisions of Section 15-9-360; or (d) nonresident unregulated motor carriers engaged in transporting persons, hauling farm or dairy products, hauling any other perishable products or haulers of lumber or logs, shall be made by leaving a copy thereof, with an appropriate fee, in the hands of the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles or his office and such service shall be sufficient service upon the nonresident if notice of the service and a copy of the process are forthwith sent by certified mail by the plaintiff or the Director of

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Service of process upon the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, as agent of a: (a) nonresident driver under the provisions of Section 15-9-350; (b) resident driver who subsequently becomes a nonresident; (c) nonresident motor carrier under the provisions of Section 15-9-360; or (d) nonresident unregulated motor carriers engaged in transporting persons, hauling farm or dairy products, hauling any other perishable products or haulers of lumber or logs, shall be made by leaving a copy thereof, with an appropriate fee, in the hands of the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles or his office and such service shall be sufficient service upon the nonresident if notice of the service and a copy of the process are forthwith sent by certified mail by the plaintiff or the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles to the defendant and the defendant's return receipt and the plaintiff's affidavit of compliance herewith are appended to the summons or other process and filed with the summons, complaint, and other papers in the cause. The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall keep a record of all processes which shall show the day and hour of service upon him. When the certified return receipt shall be returned to the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, he shall deliver it to the plaintiff on request and keep a record showing the date of its receipt by him and its delivery to the plaintiff.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-431; 1952 Code SECTION 10-431; 1949 (46) 342; 1959 (51) 54; 1962 (52) 2309; 1965 (54) 77; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 266; 1996 Act No. 459, SECTION 28. Editor's Note 2003 Act No. 51, SECTION 18 directed the Code Commissioner to substitute "Department of Motor Vehicles" for "Department of Public Safety".