A certificate of title issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it.
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-19-320
Certificate as prima facie evidence of facts
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Tollison v. Reaves (1982)
Most recently applied in 208 N.C. App. 321 - Bissette v. Auto-Owners Insurance (December 2010)
1962 Code SECTION 46-150.11; 1957 (50) 595.
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Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.