(A) A moped operated on a public highway must be registered and licensed with the department in the same fashion as passenger vehicles pursuant to this title.
(B) The department shall establish for mopeds a special size and class of license plates with distinctive numbering and/or lettering so as to be identifiable to law enforcement.
(C) Mopeds are not required to be titled or insured in this State.
(D) Mopeds are exempt from ad valorem property taxes in this State.
(E) If a manufacturer's certificate of origin states the vehicle is a "motor scooter", "motor-driven cycle", or any similar term, the definitions of "motorcycle" and "moped", as shown in Section 56-1-10, must be used to determine whether the vehicle must be registered as a moped or must be titled and registered as a motorcycle.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 89 (H.3247), Section 10, eff November 19, 2018.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 2 - Specialized Vehicles
Section 56-2-100. Conditions for operation on street or highway.
Section 56-2-105. Golf cart permit and the operation of a golf cart.
Section 56-2-110. Driver's license and registration card.
Section 56-2-120. Title requirement; title applications by nonresidents; license plates.
Section 56-2-130. Dealer licensing.
Section 56-2-3000. Valid moped operator's license required.
Section 56-2-3010. Moped registration required; special moped license plates; insurance; taxes.
Section 56-2-3020. Mopeds of nonresidents.
Section 56-2-3030. Application for registration and licensing of mopeds.
Section 56-2-3040. Application requirements.
Section 56-2-3050. Title issued with moped registration.
Section 56-2-3070. Moped operation.
Section 56-2-3080. Requirements for selling, leasing, or renting mopeds; penalties.
Section 56-2-3090. Law governing operation of mopeds posted in seller's place of business.
Section 56-2-3100. Moped seller not required to obtain motor vehicle dealer's license.