(A) The fee for a certificate of title for a watercraft is ten dollars, and the fee for a certificate of title for an outboard motor is ten dollars.
(B) If a certificate of number or decals are lost, destroyed, or become illegible, the department may issue a duplicate.
(C) The fee for providing a duplicate document or decal is five dollars.
(D) The provisions of this section requiring a fee do not apply to the watercraft owned by volunteer rescue squads used exclusively for the purpose of the squads.
(E) The department must not issue a duplicate document for a certificate of number decal, certificate of number card, outboard motor decal, or watercraft title decal if the department has notice that ad valorem taxes are due.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.107; 1971 (57) 915; 1977 Act No. 216, Section 2; 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 54B; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1270; 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 64.E; 1999 Act No. 124, Section 2.R; 2008 Act No. 344, Section 10, eff six months after approval (approved June 11, 2008); 2018 Act No. 223 (H.4715), Section 2, eff January 1, 2020.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the amendments to Section 50-23-70(A) by 1999 Act 100, Section 64.E, and Act 124, Section 2.R, were read together.
Effect of Amendment
The 2008 amendment rewrote subsection (A), raising the fee from five to ten dollars; added subsections (B) and (C) relating to duplicate certificates; and redesignated subsection (B) as subsection (D).
2018 Act No. 223, Section 2, added (E), prohibiting the department from issuing duplicate decals when ad valorem taxes are outstanding.
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.