The department, upon registering and licensing a vehicle, shall issue to the owner of the vehicle a registration card containing upon the face of the card the date issued, the name and address of the owner, including the county in which the owner resides, the registration and license number assigned to the vehicle, and that other description of the vehicle as may be determined by the department. The registration card must be delivered to the owner. Every registration card must at all times be carried by the person driving or in control of the vehicle, who shall display it upon demand of a police officer or any other person authorized by law to examine registration cards.
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-3-1250
Registration cards; contents, possession, and display
Known as the South Carolina Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing Act
The act spans §§ 56–56 (320 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case United States v. Brugal (2000)
Most recently applied in United States v. Brugal (April 2000)
1962 Code SECTION 46-74; 1952 Code SECTION 46-74; 1949 (46) 342; 1968 (55) 2631; 1992 Act No. 278, SECTION 1; 2005 Act No. 29, SECTION 1, eff March 22, 2005.
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