{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-23-460","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-23-460","heading":"Outboard motor registration numbers; expiration and renewal; notice.","body":"(A) Except as otherwise provided, an outboard motor registration number awarded pursuant to this chapter continues in effect for one year unless sooner terminated or discontinued in accordance with this chapter. An outboard motor registration number may be renewed by the owner as provided in subsection (B). The department shall fix a month of the year on which a registration number expires unless renewed pursuant to this chapter.\n(B)(1) Beginning January 1, 2028, each county auditor annually shall mail outboard motor registration number renewal notices to the owners of outboard motors in the county as determined by the Department of Natural Resources no later than forty-five days before expiration of the registration. The renewal notices, including the fees upon completion, must be returned to that county which shall:\n(a) process the application and, if granting the renewal, notify the department to issue a renewed registration number and decal;\n(b) transmit the processed renewal notices to the department within seven days; and\n(c) transmit the fees, including any late fees, to the appropriate state fund.\n(2) Each county auditor must have access to the registration records of the department as applicable to the county auditor in the manner the county auditor and department agree for the purpose of the county auditor performing the functions required in item (1).\n(3) The department may not charge counties for online access network fees for outboard motor registration information.\n(4) If a registration number is not approved immediately by the department, an owner may operate under a paid tax receipt for thirty days.\n(C)(1) A renewal application for a registration number, except those from marine dealers, presented after thirty days from its expiration date is subject to a late penalty of fifteen dollars.\n(2) A renewal application for a registration number presented after sixty days from its expiration date is subject to a late penalty of thirty dollars.","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":"2026 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-25T04:21:25Z","sha256":"e5bb9aff65242970264a20208d2cad76610bcc810fe4e0335453c7a261347593","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-23-450","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-23-470"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}