South Carolina Code 50-23-320. Exceptions
(1) covered by a certificate of number in effect which has been issued to it pursuant to federal law;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 50-23-320
- Boat: means a vessel. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
- Certificate of number: means the registration. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources unless otherwise stated. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- 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
- Temporary certificate of number: is a temporary registration assigned to a vessel to allow operation for a limited purpose. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
- Tender: means a small watercraft attendant to a larger vessel that meets United States Coast Guard requirements and is used solely for ferrying supplies or passengers and crew between its parent vessel and shore. 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
(2) a federally approved numbering system of another state. However, this vessel must not be held or used in this State for more than sixty consecutive days;
(3) from a country other than the United States and temporarily using the waters of this State;
(4) a vessel whose owner is the United States except recreational-type vessels;
(5) a vessel whose owner is the United States, a state, or political subdivision to a state used for governmental purposes and which is clearly identifiable as such;
(6) a vessel’s lifeboat if the boat is used solely for lifesaving purposes;
(7) a vessel’s tender;
(8) boats designed, constructed, and used for racing;
(9) a vessel belonging to a class of boats which has been exempted from numbering by the department after the department has found that the federal government has exempted the vessel or class of vessels from their numbering provisions or as otherwise permitted by the federal government;
(10) documented by the United States Coast Guard or a federal agency successor to it;
(11) used under authority of a valid temporary certificate of number issued by the department or its agent; or
(12) a sailboat or paddle boat when no propulsion machinery of any description is installed in or attached to the boat.
(B) Nothing in this chapter prohibits the numbering of an undocumented vessel upon request by the owner even though the vessel is exempt from the numbering requirements of this chapter.