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S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-5900: Lienholders and owners of stolen vehicles not subject to penalties and charges.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 56 - MOTOR VEHICLES
- CHAPTER 5 Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways
- ARTICLE 41 Disposition of Abandoned or Derelict Motor Vehicles on Public or Private Property
No lienholder shall be subject to any penalty imposed by law in this State for abandonment unless the vehicle is abandoned by the lienholder or his agent or servant. No owner of a vehicle which has been stolen and thereafter abandoned shall be liable for any charges or penalties imposed herein. A vehicle shall be deemed to be stolen when the owner notifies a law enforcement officer of this or another state, and such report is accepted and carried on the records of the agency receiving the report as a stolen vehicle.
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