South Carolina Code 56-10-45. Confiscation of registration certificates and license plates
(B) All motor vehicle registration certificates, motor vehicle plates, and drivers’ licenses confiscated or seized pursuant to this section must be returned to the Department of Motor Vehicles within fifteen days.
(C) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall collect and keep the reinstatement fee as provided in § 56-10-240 and the per diem fine as provided in § 56-10-245 upon the reinstatement of tags confiscated by local law enforcement agencies pursuant to this section. Fines collected pursuant to § 56-10-240, referring to the monetary penalty of a person who is guilty of a misdemeanor for wilful failure to return his motor vehicle license plates and registration, must be paid to the governing body of the local law enforcement agency confiscating the tags and deposited in the general fund of the local governing body. The director or his designee shall monthly provide information to local law enforcement agencies, upon request of the local law enforcement agency, on uninsured vehicles.