Whenever a duly licensed motor vehicle dealer receives by purchase, gift, trade, or otherwise a vehicle which was registered and licensed in this State for the then current registration and license year, the dealer shall not be required to obtain a new registration and license plate, but it shall be optional.
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-3-1280
Transfer of registered and licensed vehicle to licensed dealer
Known as the South Carolina Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing Act
The act spans §§ 56-3-10 to 56-3-9910 (320 sections).
1962 Code SECTION 46-77; 1952 Code SECTION 46-77; 1949 (46) 342; 1984 Act No. 371, SECTION 5.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.