Certificate of title or application as prerequisite to registration.

S.C. Code Ann. § 56-3-200
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Except in the case of a moped or as otherwise provided for in Chapter 19 of this title, the department shall not register or renew the registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has been issued by the department to the owner or an application has been delivered by the owner to the department. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 89, SECTION 13, substituted "Except in the case of a moped" for "Except" and "department" for "Department of Motor Vehicles", and made nonsubstantive changes.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c003.phpFetched: 10/17/2026

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