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S.C. Code Ann. § 56-9-440

Suspension of driver's license or privilege and registration for nonpayment of judgment; exception when judgment creditor consents

Known as the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act

The act spans §§ 56–56 (51 sections).

1962 Code SECTION 46-738; 1952 (47) 1853.

If the judgment creditor consents in writing, in the form which the Department of Motor Vehicles may prescribe, that the judgment debtor be allowed license and registration or nonresident's operating privilege, this may be allowed by the Department for six months from the date of the consent and thereafter until the consent is revoked in writing, notwithstanding default in the payment of the judgment or any installment thereof prescribed in Section 56-9-490, if the judgment debtor furnishes proof of financial responsibility.

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