{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-23-150--2","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-23-150","heading":"Lost, stolen, or mutilated certificate; issuance of duplicate certificate.","body":"(A) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the department, may obtain a duplicate by application to the department, furnishing such information concerning the original certificate and the circumstances of its loss, mutilation or destruction as may be required by the department.\n(B) An application for and issuance of a duplicate certificate of title is complete when the department invalidates the current certificate of title number and issues a new certificate of title number for the watercraft. It shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner. Issuing a duplicate title number does not modify the status of ad valorem taxes noticed to the department by county officials under the previous title number.\n(C) In case an original certificate of title is mutilated or rendered illegible, such mutilated or illegible certificate shall be returned to the department with the application for a duplicate.\n(D) In the event a lost or stolen original certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued is recovered, it shall be surrendered promptly to the department for cancellation.","path":["Title 50 - FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 23 Watercraft and Outboard Motors","ARTICLE 1 Titling of Watercraft"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t50c023.php","current_through":"2026 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-25T04:21:25Z","sha256":"6462e69c9ecab15092cc2c41baf4272bd99f3097f699e2ee72bc37460e8d1e8b","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-23-140--2","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-23-160--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}