Each subsequent purchaser must be notified by the seller of the fact that the vehicle was required to be repurchased pursuant to the terms of this chapter or another provision of law relating to motor vehicle warranties. If a seller fails properly to notify a purchaser of the requirements of this section, the department may impose an administrative penalty up to a maximum of five hundred dollars for each vehicle. A seller aggrieved by the action of the department may seek review by filing a request for a contested case hearing with the Administrative Law Court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-28-110
Notification to subsequent purchasers; penalties for failure to notify
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Alexander v. Daimlerchrysler Corp. (2004)
Most recently applied in Alexander v. Daimlerchrysler Corp. (January 2004)
1989 Act No. 142, SECTION 1; 2005 Act No. 128, SECTION 17, eff July 1, 2005.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.