{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-23-345","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-23-345","heading":"Temporary certificate of number.","body":"(A) A transferee shall utilize the temporary certificate of number on the department's application form as a temporary certificate of number to permit the use of watercraft while applications for certificates of number are processed. Temporary certificates of number apply to new and previously owned watercraft. A temporary certificate is valid for not more than sixty days from the date of purchase. No temporary certificate of number may be issued for a boat, boat motor, or watercraft until the ad valorem tax is paid for the year for which the registration is to be issued.\n(B) When using a recently purchased watercraft under authority of a temporary certificate of number, the operator shall carry a copy of the bill of sale on board along with the temporary certificate of number.\n(C) A temporary certificate of number must not be issued for a watercraft not having a hull or manufacturer's identification number.\n(D) Duplicate or updated temporary certificates of number or updated bills of sale are prohibited.\n(E) The number assigned to a temporary certificate of number must not be displayed on the watercraft.\n(F) A transferee may operate a newly acquired outboard motor for sixty days while application for title is pending provided the bill of sale is in possession while operating the motor.","path":["Title 50 - FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 23 Watercraft and Outboard Motors","ARTICLE 3 Numbering"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t50c023.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:48:19Z","sha256":"0d078c04c2ed81d3952f65843ebb3f4827d767d0eda623ee112b950490f46d2a","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-23-340","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-23-350"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}