§ 56-19-210 Certificate of title required to sell or mortgage vehicle or mobile home; exception
§ 56-19-220 Exemption of certain vehicles
§ 56-19-230 Owners shall apply for certificates
§ 56-19-240 Application for certificate; form and contents
§ 56-19-250 Department of Motor Vehicles shall check application against list of stolen and converted vehicles
§ 56-19-260 Filing application; issuance of certificate
§ 56-19-265 Liens or encumbrances recorded on motor vehicles or titled mobile homes; transmission of lien information; transaction fees; continuation statement
§ 56-19-270 Refusal of certificate
§ 56-19-280 Refusal of certificate; vehicle reported stolen or converted
§ 56-19-290 Contents of certificate
§ 56-19-300 Contents of certificate for vehicle last registered where lienholders not named on certificate
§ 56-19-310 Numbering certificates issued to successive owners; two transfers when auctioneer gives title
§ 56-19-320 Certificate as prima facie evidence of facts
§ 56-19-330 Record of certificates issued
§ 56-19-340 Certificate mailed to first lienholder or, if none, to owner
§ 56-19-350 Duplicate certificates; surrender of recovered original
§ 56-19-360 Procedures for voluntary transfer; duties of transferor and transferee; effective time of transfer
§ 56-19-370 Procedures for voluntary transfer; dealer purchasing vehicle for resale
§ 56-19-370 v2 Procedures for voluntary transfer; dealer purchasing vehicle for resale
§ 56-19-380 Procedures for voluntary transfer; issuance of new certificate
§ 56-19-390 Procedures for involuntary transfer or repossession
§ 56-19-400 Procedures for involuntary transfer or repossession; issuance of new certificate
§ 56-19-410 Procedures for involuntary transfer or repossession; surrender of old certificate; effect of surrender and issuance of new certificate
§ 56-19-420 Fee; allocation
§ 56-19-425 Fee for furnishing odometer reading
§ 56-19-430 Assignment of new identifying number; issuance of new, or endorsement of, original certificate
§ 56-19-440 Suspension or revocation of certificate
§ 56-19-450 Effect of suspension or revocation on validity of security interest
§ 56-19-460 Surrender of suspended or revoked certificate
§ 56-19-470 Seizure of suspended or revoked certificate
§ 56-19-480 Transfer and surrender of certificates, license plates, registration cards and manufacturers’ serial plates of vehicles sold as salvage, abandoned, scrapped, or destroyed
§ 56-19-485 Vehicle title-brand designations
§ 56-19-490 “Lemon Law” returns; notification; penalties
§ 56-19-495 Establishment of working group to develop process for titling vehicles for which no title can be provided
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 56 > Chapter 19 > Article 3 - Certificates of Title

  • 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.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.