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2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 56 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 9 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT
ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS- Section 56-9-10 - Short title.
- Section 56-9-20 - Definitions.
- Section 56-9-30 - Chapter inapplicable to certain motor vehicles.
- Section 56-9-40 - Rights of conditional vendors, chattel mortgagees or lessors not affected.
- Section 56-9-50 - Sale of vehicle when registration suspended not affected.
- Section 56-9-60 - Self-insurers for motor vehicles; determination of financial responsibility.
- Section 56-9-80 - General penalties for violations of chapter.
- Section 56-9-90 - Chapter as no bar to other remedies.
- Section 56-9-100 - Chapter is supplemental and cumulative.
- Section 56-9-110 - Retroactive application of chapter.
- Section 56-9-120 - Construction.
- Section 56-9-320 - Repealed by 2006 Act No. 381, Section 11, eff. June 13, 2006.
- Section 56-9-330 - Department of Motor Vehicles shall furnish abstracts of operating records; abstracts inadmissible as evidence.
- Section 56-9-340 - Surrender of license and registration; failure to surrender.
- Section 56-9-350 - Verification of insurance coverage form to be issued following certain accidents; effect of failure to return form; uninvestigated accidents.
- Section 56-9-351 - Deposit of security by owner following accident; suspension of license and registrations and notice thereof.
- Section 56-9-352 - Exceptions.
- Section 56-9-353 - Type and terms of policy or bond.
- Section 56-9-354 - Conditions for renewal of suspended license, registration and operating privilege.
- Section 56-9-355 - Driver or owner involved in accident may not obtain license or registration without compliance with article.
- Section 56-9-356 - Transmittal of record of nonresident's suspension to officials in nonresident's state.
- Section 56-9-357 - Suspension of resident's license and registration upon notice of suspension in another state.
- Section 56-9-358 - Limit on security required; deposit.
- Section 56-9-359 - Reduction of amount of security.
- Section 56-9-360 - Security to be in custody of Treasury; applications to which security may be put; return.
- Section 56-9-361 - Employment of suspended driver as operator of vehicle; employer's proof of financial responsibility.
- Section 56-9-362 - Actions or findings of Department of Motor Vehicles and security as not constituting evidence of negligence.
- Section 56-9-363 - Forms and affidavits substantiating claims for damages; driver's license suspension hearings; appeals.
- Section 56-9-410 - Courts shall report nonpayment of judgments to Department of Motor Vehicles.
- Section 56-9-420 - Report to home state of nonpayment of judgment against nonresident.
- Section 56-9-430 - Suspension of driver's license or privilege and registration for nonpayment of judgment; special restricted driver's licenses.
- Section 56-9-440 - Suspension of driver's license or privilege and registration for nonpayment of judgment; exception when judgment creditor consents.
- Section 56-9-450 - Suspension of driver's license or privilege and registration for nonpayment of judgment; exception when insurance coverage proved.
- Section 56-9-460 - Permitting driver subject to suspension to operate vehicle of employer.
- Section 56-9-470 - Suspension shall continue until judgment paid and financial responsibility proved; effect of discharge in bankruptcy.
- Section 56-9-480 - Satisfaction of judgments; payments sufficient to satisfy requirements.
- Section 56-9-490 - Installment payment of judgment; effect of default.
- Section 56-9-500 - Suspension of registration upon suspension or revocation of license; continuation of suspensions until financial responsibility proved.
- Section 56-9-505 - Waiver of financial responsibility requirements upon proof of payment of property tax.
- Section 56-9-510 - Suspension or revocation of nonresident's operating privilege upon conviction shall continue until financial responsibility proved.
- Section 56-9-520 - Denial of license or registration upon certain convictions until financial responsibility proved.
- Section 56-9-530 - Special exception for certain first convictions for driving without driver's license.
- Section 56-9-540 - Methods of proving financial responsibility.
- Section 56-9-550 - Certificate or notice of insurance as proof; contents, terms and cancellation.
- Section 56-9-560 - Certificate of insurance as proof; certificate furnished by nonresident; effect of default by unauthorized insurer.
- Section 56-9-570 - Bond as proof; qualifications of sureties; bond as lien on real estate of individual sureties; action on bond.
- Section 56-9-580 - Certificate of deposit of cash or securities as proof; amount; deposit shall be held to satisfy judgment.
- Section 56-9-590 - Owner may give proof for employee or member of household; restrictions on license.
- Section 56-9-600 - Substitution of other adequate proof.
- Section 56-9-610 - Other proof may be required; suspension pending filing of such proof.
- Section 56-9-620 - Cancellation or return of proof; waiver of requirements of filing proof.
- Section 56-9-630 - Re-establishment of cancelled or returned proof.
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