§ 50-23-10 Marine dealer’s permits
§ 50-23-11 Dealer demonstration numbers; unauthorized use; penalties
§ 50-23-12 Change in status forms required for trade-ins
§ 50-23-20 Watercraft titles; notification of transfer
§ 50-23-24 Boat liveries prohibited from leaving premises unless properly registered, numbered, and titled
§ 50-23-30 Exemptions
§ 50-23-35 Watercraft title issuance; tax payment proof required; exceptions
§ 50-23-40, 50-23-50
§ 50-23-55 Certificate of title as evidence of ownership; watercraft from other states
§ 50-23-60 Application for certificate; late penalty
§ 50-23-70 Fee for certificate of title; issuance of duplicates; volunteer rescue squad watercraft exception
§ 50-23-80 Processing of applications and issuance of certificates; records to be kept by department; withholding issuance of certificate
§ 50-23-90 Contents of certificate; effect as evidence
§ 50-23-110 Statement of origin
§ 50-23-120 Assignment and warranty of title; transferee or purchaser to obtain new certificate of title
§ 50-23-125 Electronic transmission of information for watercraft title
§ 50-23-130 Transfer of ownership by operation of law; termination of ownership in accordance with security agreement
§ 50-23-140 Priority and validity of liens and other encumbrances; discharge of liens
§ 50-23-150 Lost, stolen, or mutilated certificate; issuance of duplicate certificate
§ 50-23-170 Serial number or hull identification number
§ 50-23-180 Stolen or converted watercraft or outboard motor; records of reports of theft or conversion; notification of recovery
§ 50-23-185 Inspection of watercraft related facilities
§ 50-23-190 Unlawful acts; possession, operation, or transfer without certificate; failure to surrender certificate; improper disposal of rejected or defective hull or motor
§ 50-23-200 Unlawful acts; forging or altering statement of origin, assignment, or certificate of title; stolen property; altered, removed number
§ 50-23-201 Obtaining or attempting to obtain certificate of title or number or decals by fraud or misrepresentation; penalty
§ 50-23-205 Seizure of certain watercraft; notice of seizure and of time for removal; forfeiture and disposal
§ 50-23-210 Suspension or revocation of certificate
§ 50-23-220 Deposit and use of funds
§ 50-23-230 Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission authorized to promulgate rules and regulations
§ 50-23-240 Filing and publication of rules and regulations
§ 50-23-250 Employment and duties of investigators
§ 50-23-260 List of owners furnished to county auditors
§ 50-23-270 False statement in document or other submission to department; penalty
§ 50-23-275 Watercraft not previously titled
§ 50-23-280 Penalties
§ 50-23-290 Obtaining clear title to watercraft or outboard motor without proper proof of ownership
§ 50-23-295 Transfer of title to watercraft or outboard motor on which property taxes owed; penalty
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 23 > Article 1 - Titling of Watercraft and Outboard Motors

  • abandoned: means any watercraft that has been moored, stranded, wrecked, sinking, or sunk, and has been left unattended for longer than forty-five days. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Board: means the State Board of Education. See South Carolina Code 59-155-120
  • Boat: means a vessel. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Certificate of number: means the registration. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • convicted: means adjudication at trial or civil hearing and includes the entry of a plea of guilty, or nolo contendere, or the forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's appearance in court. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Demonstration numbers: means a temporary certificate of number issued to permitted marine dealers or manufacturers for the purpose of demonstrating watercraft held for sale, or used on watercraft which are being repaired or tested or used by an established customer whose boat is being repaired. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Department: means the State Department of Education. See South Carolina Code 59-155-120
  • Department: means the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources unless otherwise stated. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Hull identification number: means the letter and number combination required by the United States Coast Guard or its successor agency on all watercraft manufactured after November 1, 1972. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Marina: means a facility which provides mooring or dry storage for watercraft. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Marine dealer: means a business that engages in buying or selling, exchanging, brokering, manufacturing, or servicing watercraft or outboard motors for watercraft. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Operate: means to navigate, steer, drive, or be in control. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Outboard motor: means a combustion engine or electric propulsion system, which is used to propel a watercraft and which is detachable from the watercraft as a unit. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, who claims lawful possession of a vessel or outboard motor by virtue of legal title or equitable interest in it which entitled him to possession. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Person: means an individual, a partnership, a firm, a corporation, an association, or other legal entity. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Serial number: means the identifying manufacturer's number affixed to a watercraft before November 2, 1972, and to outboard motors before, on, and after that date. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Take: means to harass intentionally, hunt, capture, gather, harvest, remove, catch, wound, or kill or attempt to harass, hunt, capture, gather, harvest, remove, catch, wound, or kill. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Use: means operate, navigate, or employ. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Vessel: means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane regulated by the federal government, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Watercraft: means anything used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water but does not include: a seaplane regulated by the federal government, water skis, aquaplanes, surfboards, windsurfers, tubes, rafts, and similar devices or anything that does not meet construction or operational requirements of the state or federal government for watercraft. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10