Title 56, Motor Vehicles

(a) No person shall be entitled to be released on personal recognizance pursuant to Section 56-25-30 if the officer requires the person to appear before a magistrate, recorder or other judicial officer or if the offense is: (1) One which would result in the suspension or revocati…

As used in this chapter: (a) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or any other business entity. (b) "House" means a dwelling, building, or other structure in excess of fourteen feet in width. (c) [Deleted]

All persons who engage in the profession of housemoving on roads and highways of this State must be licensed by the Department of Transportation.

A license issued under the provisions of this chapter is effective for a period of one year from the date of issuance and is renewable on an annual basis. The annual and renewal fee for the license is contained in Section 57-3-130. All persons issued licenses under the provisions…

(a) No license may be issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter unless the applicant presents to the Department of Transportation a certificate of insurance from an insurance company licensed to do business in this State providing: (1) Motor vehicle insurance with minimum covera…

Any person violating the provisions of this chapter is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined: (a) Not less than one hundred dollars for a first offense; (b) Not less than five hundred dollars for a second offense; (c) Not less than one thousand dollars …

As used in this chapter: (1) "Consumer" means the purchaser or lessor, other than for purposes of resale, of a motor vehicle normally used for personal, family, or household purposes and subject to the manufacturer's express warranty, and any other person entitled by the warranty…

Any vehicle required to be repurchased by a manufacturer under this chapter or any other provision of law relating to motor vehicle warranties may not be resold, reassigned, or retransferred, either at wholesale or retail in this State, unless: (1) The manufacturer notifies the A…

Each subsequent purchaser must be notified by the seller of the fact that the vehicle was required to be repurchased pursuant to the terms of this chapter or another provision of law relating to motor vehicle warranties. If a seller fails properly to notify a purchaser of the req…

Every manufacturer, in a format and a form that must be mailed annually to each manufacturer approved by the Administrator of the Department of Consumer Affairs, shall provide a written summary of all motor vehicles repurchased or replaced under this chapter no less than once eac…

If a new motor vehicle does not conform to all applicable express warranties within the first twelve months of purchase or the first twelve thousand miles of operation, whichever occurs first, and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer or its agent during the …

If, within the term specified in Section 56-28-30, the manufacturer, through its agents or authorized dealer, is unable to conform the motor vehicle to any applicable express warranty by repairing or correcting any defect or condition which substantially impairs the use, market v…

(A) It is presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken to conform a motor vehicle to the applicable express warranties if: (1) the same nonconformity has been subject to repair three or more times by the manufacturer, or its agent, within the express warrant…

If a manufacturer has established an informal dispute settlement procedure which substantially complies with Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 703, or if the manufacturer participates in a consumer-industry appeals, arbitration, or mediation panel or board, whose …

Any action brought under this chapter must be commenced within three years following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer.

Nothing in this chapter may be construed as imposing any liability on a motor vehicle dealer or creating a cause of action by a consumer against a motor vehicle dealer under Section 56-28-40. The manufacturer shall not charge back or require reimbursement by the dealer for any co…

The Administrator of the Department of Consumer Affairs may establish by regulation a state arbitration board consisting of five members appointed by him to serve at his pleasure. The board shall review matters involving manufacturers that have not created an informal dispute set…

This chapter may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Chop Shop, Stolen, and Altered Property Act.

As used in this chapter: (1) "Chop shop" means any building, lot, or other premises where one or more persons are or have been knowingly engaged in altering, destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling, or knowingly storing any motor vehicle, or motor vehicle part known …

(A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) own, operate, or conduct a chop shop; (2) transport a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part to or from a location knowing it to be a chop shop; or (3) sell, transfer, purchase, or receive a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part either to or fro…

(A) Any tool, implement, or instrumentality, including but not limited to a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, used or possessed in connection with any violation of Section 56-29-30 may be seized by a member of a state or local law enforcement agency upon process issued by any …

(A) The following are subject to forfeiture unless obtained by theft, fraud, or conspiracy to defraud and the rightful owner is known or can be identified and located: (1) any tool; (2) any instrumentality, including but not limited to any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, whe…

(A) The Attorney General, any circuit solicitor, or any aggrieved person may institute civil proceedings against any person in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking relief from conduct constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter. If the plaintiff in the procee…

This chapter applies to the rental of a private passenger automobile or rental vehicle from a location in this State.

As used in this chapter: (1) "Rental company" means a person in the business of providing private passenger automobiles or rental vehicles to the public under the terms of a rental agreement. (2) "Renter" means a person obtaining the use of a private passenger automobile or renta…

(A) A rental company may advertise, quote, or charge only a rental rate that includes the entire amount, except taxes, airport fees, and a mileage charge, if any, that a renter pays to rent the vehicle or rental vehicle for the period of time to which the rate applies. Airport fe…

If the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a rental company has violated a provision of this chapter and that action is needed to serve the public interest, he may apply for a restraining order in the court of common pleas of Richland County. The court may grant…

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Motor vehicle rental company" means an individual or business entity whose business activity is renting motor vehicles to consumers under rental agreements for periods of ninety days or less. (2) "Vehicle license fee" means a charge that may be s…

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Qualified heavy equipment property" means any construction, earthmoving, or industrial equipment that is mobile and rented by a qualified renter, including attachments for the equipment or other ancillary equipment or tools. Qualified heavy equip…

This chapter applies to new motor vehicles as defined in Section 56-28-10(5).

(A) A motor vehicle manufacturer shall disclose, in writing to a motor vehicle dealer at the time of delivery of a new motor vehicle, damage and repair to the new motor vehicle that occurred while the vehicle was in the possession or under the control of the manufacturer if the d…

As used in this chapter: (1) "Auxiliary power unit" means a mechanical or electrical device affixed to a vehicle that is designed to be used to generate an alternative source of power for any of the vehicle's systems other than the primary propulsion engine. (2) "Commercial diese…

(A)(1) An operator of a commercial diesel vehicle may not allow the vehicle to idle for more than ten minutes in any sixty-minute period. (2) A passenger bus may idle up to fifteen minutes in a sixty-minute period to provide heating or air conditioning when nondriver passengers a…

(A) For the purposes of this chapter, operating an auxiliary power unit, generator set, or another mobile idling reduction technology as a means to heat, air condition, or provide electrical power, as an alternative to idling the main engine, does not constitute idling an engine.…

A violation of the provisions contained in this chapter is a nonmoving traffic offense that is punishable by: (1) a warning ticket for an offense that occurs between July 1, 2008, to July 1, 2009; or (2) a fine of seventy-five dollars for each offense that occurs after July 1, 20…

(A) The State Transport Police Division of the Department of Public Safety is primarily responsible for enforcing the provisions of this chapter. An officer or agent of the State Transport Police that observes a vehicle operator violating the provisions of this chapter is authori…

(A) There is established by the State Treasurer a fund separate and distinct from the general fund and all other funds entitled the Diesel Idling Reduction Fund. Fifty dollars of the fines pursuant to this section must be credited to it and a balance in the fund at the end of a f…

The provisions of this chapter are the sole source of idling restrictions on commercial diesel vehicles in this State and this chapter is the sole source of penalties for violations of the idling restrictions. The provisions in this chapter supercede and preempt any ordinance ena…

The Department of Environmental Services may promulgate regulations to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.

As used in this chapter: (1) "Car sharing delivery period" means the period of time during which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the location for transfer of possession of the shared vehicle pursuant to the agreement. (2) "Car sharing period" means the period of time from:…

(A) Except as provided in subsection (B), a peer-to-peer car sharing program shall assume liability of a shared vehicle owner for any death, bodily injury, or property damage to third parties or uninsured motorist losses that are proximately caused by the operation of a shared ve…

(A) Each car sharing program agreement made in this State shall disclose to the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver: (1) any right of the peer-to-peer car sharing program to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for economi…

The provisions of Section 38-43-500 and Chapter 31, Title 56 are not applicable to this chapter.

This chapter applies to any dealer licensed under Title 56 regardless of the dealer license type.

As used in this title: (1) "Immediate family" means spouse, parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, sister, brother, grandparent, and grandchild. (2) "Suspend" means temporarily prevent from continuing. (3) "Revoke" means prevent from continuing for at least ten years. (4) "Violati…

(A) There is established a points system for evaluating the performance record of any dealer licensed under this title and its continuing ability to operate as a dealer in this State. The department may only impose the sanctions described below if they are found to have occurred …