A person who removes a license plate from a vehicle or affixes to a vehicle a license plate not authorized by law for use on it, in either case with intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity of the vehicle or its owner, is guilty of a misdemeanor. As used in this section "remove" includes deface, cover and destroy.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-21-50
Removing or affixing license plates to conceal or misrepresent identity of vehicle or owner
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Planned Parenthood of South Carolina Inc. v. Rose (2004)
Most recently applied in Planned Parenthood of South Carolina Inc. v. Rose (March 2004)
1962 Code SECTION 46-150.85; 1957 (50) 595.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.