South Carolina Code 50-23-110. Statement of origin
(b) No manufacturer, importer, dealer, or other person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a new watercraft or outboard motor to a dealer without delivering to the dealer a manufacturer’s or importer’s statement of origin.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 50-23-110
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources unless otherwise stated. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- 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
- 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
- Person: means an individual, a partnership, a firm, a corporation, an association, or other legal entity. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
- 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
- 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
(c) The manufacturer’s or importer’s statement of origin must be a uniform or standardized form prescribed by the department and must contain:
(1) for a watercraft, the description of watercraft including its make, year of manufacture, or model year, and manufacturer’s hull identification number, length, and construction, for an outboard motor the description including its make, model, year of manufacture, or model year, manufacturer’s serial number, and horsepower;
(2) certification of date of transfer of watercraft or outboard motor, and name and address of transferee;
(3) certification that this was a transfer of watercraft or outboard motor in ordinary trade and commerce;
(4) the signature and address of a representative of the transferor; and
(5) on the reverse side of each manufacturer’s or importer’s statement of origin an assignment form, including the name and address of the transferee, a certification that the watercraft or outboard motor is new, and a warranty that the title at the time of delivery is subject only to liens and encumbrances set forth and described in full in the assignment.