{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-56-19-280","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 56-19-280","heading":"Refusal of certificate; vehicle reported stolen or converted.","body":"When the theft or conversion of a vehicle is reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to Sections 56-19-810 or 56-19-820, until the department learns of its recovery or that the report of its theft or conversion was erroneous, it must not issue a certificate of title for the vehicle. A title may be issued on a vehicle that is reported stolen only in cases where the settlement to an insurance company is involved.","path":["Title 56 - MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 19 Protection of Titles to and Interests in Motor Vehicles","ARTICLE 3 Certificates of Title"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c019.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:53:19Z","sha256":"7021d68df247a934c92dae25fd85e2212b34f6b4e9870e6c296df170ac9aa36b","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-56-19-270","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-56-19-290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}