{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-23-60--2","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-23-60","heading":"Application for certificate; late penalty.","body":"(A) Every person who acquires a watercraft required to be titled under this chapter shall apply to the department within thirty days of the date of acquisition for a certificate of title for the watercraft accompanied by the required fee and on forms required by the department. The application must be signed by the person who acquires the watercraft and shall contain:\n(1) the applicant's name, domiciled address, including the county, date of birth, and the county where the watercraft is principally located, state-issued identification number, and state of issue;\n(2) a description of the watercraft, including its make, model, model year, length, the principal material used in construction, hull number, and the manufacturer's engine serial number if an inboard;\n(3) the date of acquisition by the applicant, the name and address of the person from whom the watercraft was acquired, and the names and addresses of persons having a security interest in the order of their priority;\n(4) a bill of sale;\n(5) further information reasonably required by the department to enable it to determine whether the owner is entitled to a certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of security interests in the watercraft;\n(6) when a Transfer on Death (TOD) beneficiary is designated, each TOD beneficiary's name, domiciled address, including the county, date of birth, state-issued identification number, and state of issue; and\n(7) in the case of one or more TOD beneficiaries receiving the title and registration to a watercraft, a bill of sale shall not be required for the department to issue a title, but such TOD beneficiaries shall establish the death of all owners of the watercraft.\n(B) Every dealer selling or exchanging a watercraft subject to titling under this chapter shall complete the application for a new title in the name of the purchaser before delivering the watercraft to the purchaser. The application shall contain the name and address of a lienholder and the date of the security agreement. It must be signed by the dealer showing the assigned dealer permit number, as well as by the owner, and the dealer shall submit the application to the department within thirty days of the sale. However, permitted marine dealers are not required to obtain titles for new vessels held in their inventory for sale until they are sold or exchanged as long as a proper manufacturer's or importer's statement of origin is held by the dealer. The fees for title and registration may not exceed those required by this article and if requested must be itemized on the bill of sale to the new owner. This does not prohibit a dealer from charging an administrative fee for processing title and registration.\n(C) If a dealer buys or acquires a used watercraft for resale and the watercraft is already covered by a certificate of title which is surrendered to him by the owner or lienholder at the time of delivery of the watercraft, the dealer need not send the certificate to the department at that time. Upon transferring the watercraft to another person, other than by creation of a security interest, within thirty days of sale he shall execute the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the name and address of the transferee and a lienholder and the date of his security agreement, in the spaces provided, on the certificate to the department with the transferee's application for a new certificate.\n(D) If application for certificate of title is made for a watercraft last owned in another state or foreign country, the application shall contain or be accompanied by:\n(1) the certificate of title issued by the other state or foreign country if any;\n(2) other information or documents the department reasonably requires to establish the ownership of the watercraft and the existence or nonexistence of security interests in it; or\n(3) if the state or foreign country in which the watercraft was last owned does not issue certificates of title, a bill of sale or sworn statement of ownership or evidence of ownership required by the law of the state or foreign country from which the watercraft was brought into this State, and proof of registration plus other information or documents the department reasonably requires to establish the ownership of the watercraft and the existence or nonexistence of security interests in it.\n(E) An application except those from permitted marine dealers presented after thirty days is subject to a late penalty of fifteen dollars.\n(F) An application presented after sixty days is subject to a late penalty of thirty dollars.","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":"a5e3b2d2a2d99fb31cfa94ad5a9022fbe4c91a004d19b77847b9a1d9c81502cc","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-23-55--2","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-23-65--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}