{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-56-3-120","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 56-3-120","heading":"Exemptions from registration and licensing requirement.","body":"The following vehicles are exempt from registration and licensing under this chapter:\n(1) a vehicle driven, operated, or moved upon a highway pursuant to the provisions of this chapter relating to nonresidents or under temporary permits issued by the department as authorized;\n(2) any implement of husbandry, including a knuckleboom loader mounted on a trailer or straight truck, whether of a type otherwise subject to registration and license which only incidentally is operated or moved upon a highway;\n(3) a special mobile equipment vehicle which only occasionally is moved over a highway and special mobile equipment vehicle of the State or its departments, agencies, or political subdivisions;\n(4) a vehicle owned and operated by the government of the United States; and\n(5) a trailer or semitrailer commonly used in combination with a large commercial motor vehicle, as defined in Section 12-37-2810, for which trailer or semitrailer the fee imposed pursuant to Section 12-37-2860 is paid and applicable registration requirements provided pursuant to Article 23, Chapter 37, Title 12, are met, and a distinctive permanent plate has been issued pursuant to Section 12-37-2860.\n(6) firefighting vehicles that are publicly owned by the state or a county, municipality, or special purpose district as follows:\n(a) motorized firefighting vehicles that carry a pump or water tank in excess of three hundred gallons;\n(b) motorized firefighting vehicles containing a hydraulically operated ladder; and\n(c) specialized support vehicles that specifically transport equipment utilized for rescue operations, hazardous materials response, wildfire emergencies, breathing air refill support, and incident command.","path":["Title 56 - MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 3 Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing","ARTICLE 3 Registration and Licensing Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:52:29Z","sha256":"288cda532c9b4680a43bc5cc450e0b2ceaec6c4e0585417c156c6888ec8eaa66","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-56-3-115","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-56-3-130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}