No person may:
(1) be in possession of or operate on the waters of this State a watercraft or an outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required unless a certificate of title has been issued to the owner;
(2) be in possession of or operate on the waters of this State a watercraft or an outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required upon which the certificate of title has been canceled;
(3) be in possession of or operate on the waters of this State a sailboat or outboard motor required to be titled without properly displaying the title decal;
(4) sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of a watercraft or an outboard motor without delivering to the purchaser or transferee a certificate of title or a manufacturer's or importer's statement of origin assigned to the purchaser or transferee as required by this chapter;
(5) fail to surrender to the department a certificate of title upon cancellation of the title by the department for a valid reason set forth in this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant to it; or
(6) dispose of a rejected or defective watercraft hull or outboard motor in the manufacturing process except by upgrading the hull to meet United States Coast Guard requirements or destroying the hull or outboard motor.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.119; 1971 (57) 915; 1989 Act No. 190, Section 13; 1993 Act No. 128, Section 12; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1270; 2008 Act No. 344, Section 17, eff six months after approval (approved June 11, 2008).
Effect of Amendment
The 2008 amendment added item (3) relating to sailboats and outboard motors required to be titled; redesignated items (3) to (5) as items (4) to (6); and, in item (4), substituted "statement of origin" for "certificate".
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft
Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors
Section 50-23-10. Marine dealer's permits.
Section 50-23-11. Dealer demonstration numbers; unauthorized use; penalties.
Section 50-23-12. Change in status forms required for trade-ins.
Section 50-23-20. Watercraft titles; notification of transfer.
Section 50-23-35. Watercraft title issuance; tax payment proof required; exceptions.
Section 50-23-55. Certificate of title as evidence of ownership; watercraft from other states.
Section 50-23-60. Application for certificate; late penalty.
Section 50-23-90. Contents of certificate; effect as evidence.
Section 50-23-110. Statement of origin.
Section 50-23-125. Electronic transmission of information for watercraft title.
Section 50-23-140. Priority and validity of liens and other encumbrances; discharge of liens.
Section 50-23-150. Lost, stolen, or mutilated certificate; issuance of duplicate certificate.
Section 50-23-170. Serial number or hull identification number.
Section 50-23-185. Inspection of watercraft related facilities.
Section 50-23-210. Suspension or revocation of certificate.
Section 50-23-220. Deposit and use of funds.
Section 50-23-240. Filing and publication of rules and regulations.
Section 50-23-250. Employment and duties of investigators.
Section 50-23-260. List of owners furnished to county auditors.
Section 50-23-270. False statement in document or other submission to department; penalty.
Section 50-23-275. Watercraft not previously titled.
Section 50-23-310. Numbering of vessels.
Section 50-23-320. Exceptions.
Section 50-23-330. Conformity to United States Government numbering system.
Section 50-23-340. Application for and issuance of number and certificate; fee.
Section 50-23-345. Temporary certificate of number.
Section 50-23-350. Issuance of certificates of number by agents.
Section 50-23-360. Display of number.
Section 50-23-370. Expiration and renewal.
Section 50-23-380. Transfer of registration upon change of ownership; fee.
Section 50-23-385. Houseboats with waste-holding tanks; indefinite mooring; waste pump-out.
Section 50-23-400. Notice of change of address.