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S.C. Code Ann. § 56-9-357

Suspension of resident's license and registration upon notice of suspension in another state

Known as the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act

The act spans §§ 56–56 (51 sections).

1978 Act No. 467 SECTION 1.

Upon receipt of such certification that the operating privilege of a resident of this State has been suspended or revoked in any such other state pursuant to a law providing for its suspension or revocation for failure to deposit security for the payment of judgments arising out of a motor vehicle accident under circumstances which would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend a nonresident's operating privilege had the accident occurred in this State, the Department shall suspend the license of such resident if he was the driver and all of his registrations if he was the owner of a motor vehicle involved in such accident. Such suspension shall continue until such resident furnishes evidence of his compliance with the law of such other state relating to the deposit of such security.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.