(A) Each recreational vehicle dealer must maintain complete records of each transaction under which a recreational vehicle is transferred for a period of not less than four years from the date of the transaction. The records must include the name and address of the person or persons from whom the recreational vehicle was acquired and the date of the transaction; a description of the vehicle, when transferred; the name and address of the person to whom the recreational vehicle was transferred; and the date of the transaction. The description of the recreational vehicle must include the vehicle identification number, make, model, type, and, if a motor home, the odometer readings at the time the recreational vehicle was transferred to and from the dealer. Upon reasonable notice, these records must be made available to the department for inspection.
(B) The records must be maintained in a reasonably organized fashion. Any records which are illegible or incapable of being accurately interpreted by either the record keeper or the department are not in compliance with this section.
(C) A dealer who fails to keep or make available to the department required records upon reasonable request, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. The failure to keep or make available records on each separate recreational vehicle constitutes an offense.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
Editor's Note
2017 Act No. 51,Sections 6, 7, provide:
"SECTION 6. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 14, Title 56.
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor and applies to manufacturer/dealer agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2018."
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 14 - Regulation Of Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers Of Recreational Vehicles
Section 56-14-10. Definitions.
Section 56-14-20. Persons subject to chapter and jurisdiction of courts; service of process.
Section 56-14-25. Applicability to park model trailers.
Section 56-14-30. License for dealer; exhibition license; fees; penalties.
Section 56-14-60. Records of transfers; organization; penalties.
Section 56-14-70. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.
Section 56-14-80. Manufacturer/dealer agreement.
Section 56-14-105. Manufacturer's repurchase of new recreational vehicles and accessories.
Section 56-14-130. Indemnification; violations of this chapter.
Section 56-14-140. Procedures for new recreational vehicles damaged prior to transit to dealer.
Section 56-14-150. Coercion by manufacturers prohibited.
Section 56-14-160. Civil actions; venue; demand for mediation; injunctions.