2021 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 56 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 19 - Protection Of Titles To And Interests In Motor Vehicles
Section 56-19-840. Unclaimed vehicles in garages and certain other places to be reported; loss of storage lien for failure to report.

Universal Citation: SC Code § 56-19-840 (2021)

A proprietor, an owner, or an operator of any towing company, storage facility, garage, or repair shop or any person who repairs or furnishes any material for the repair of a vehicle, where a vehicle remains unclaimed for a period of thirty days, must report the vehicle as unclaimed to the Department of Motor Vehicles within five days after the expiration of the thirty-day period. The report must be on a form prescribed by the department. The form may be submitted before the thirty-day period expires.

A vehicle is considered "unclaimed" when the owner of the vehicle has not reclaimed it within thirty days after notification pursuant to Sections 29-15-10 and 56-5-5630. A person who fails to report a vehicle as unclaimed in accordance with this section forfeits all claims, liens, or costs associated with the towing and storage.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-150.64; 1957 (50) 595; 2004 Act No. 269, Section 9.

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