South Carolina H 5276: Nonprofit corporation

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2025-2026 Bill 5276 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 26, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5276

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH 
CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-240, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS 
FOR VEHICLE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT VEHICLE OWNERS' 
SOUTH CAROLINA DRIVER'S LICENSE INFORMATION BE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION; AND 
BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-350, RELATING TO GROUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR 
VEHICLES TO REFUSE TO REGISTER AND LICENSE A VEHICLE, SO AS TO ADD TO THE 
GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL APPLICANTS' LACK OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP OR CURRENT 
AUTHORIZATION TO LIVE, WORK, OR STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 56-3-240 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
56-3-240. Every such application shall contain:

 (1) 
The name, bona fide residence and mail address of the owner or business address 
of the owner if a firm, association or corporation, 
and the county, municipality, if applicable, and school district in which the applicant resides, and the owner's South Carolina driver's license information;

 (2) A 
description of the vehicle including insofar as such data may exist with 
respect to a given vehicle, the make, model, type of body, number of cylinders, 
serial number and engine or other number of the vehicle, whether the vehicle is 
new or used and the date of sale by the manufacturer or dealer to the person 
intending to operate such a vehicle and, in the event a vehicle is designed, 
constructed, converted or rebuilt for the transportation of property, a 
statement of the load capacity for which it is to be registered;

 (3) 
Such further information as may reasonably be required by the Department of 
Motor Vehicles to enable it to determine whether the vehicle is lawfully 
entitled to registration and licensing;

 (4) 
In addition to the information required by item (2), whenever the application 
is for a motor vehicle which has been transferred from a previous registrant to 
the applicant, the applicant will complete the odometer disclosure statement on 
the application which shall be in compliance with federal guidelines and as 
prescribed by the department.

 (5) 
In addition to other registration requirements the department shall collect a 
federal employer identification number or social security number when a vehicle 
is registered with a gross vehicle weight of more than twenty-six thousand 
pounds or as a bus common carrier.

 Additionally, for a 
commercial motor vehicle with a gross weight of more than twenty-six thousand 
pounds that operates with an apportioned license plate, the department may 
determine the manner, including the standard for measuring distance, such as 
miles or kilometers, application process, and filing deadlines for applications 
under the International Registration Plan, and must be provided:

 (a) 
the United States Department of Transportation Number of the motor carrier 
responsible for safety, as defined by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration; and

 (b) 
a current MCS 150 form for the motor carrier responsible for safety, as defined 
by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. This form also must be on 
file with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Except where the 
International Registration Plan permits an applicant to use average per-vehicle 
distance, an application may contain the actual distance that the fleet being 
registered was operated during the report period. In accordance with the 
International Registration Plan, if the fleet did not accrue any actual 
distance during the reporting period, an applicant may use average per-vehicle 
distance. The expiration date of apportioned registration for all apportioned 
vehicles in a fleet must be the same date.

SECTION 2. Section 56-3-350 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
56-3-350. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall 
refuse to register and license or transfer registration upon one or more of the 
following grounds:

 (1) 
The application contains a false or fraudulent statement or the applicant has 
not furnished required information or reasonable additional information 
requested by the department.

 (2) 
The vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon the 
highways.

 (3) 
The department has reasonable ground to believe the vehicle is stolen or the 
registration and licensing or transfer is a fraud against the rightful owner of 
the vehicle.

 (4) 
The registration and license of the vehicle is canceled, suspended, or revoked 
as provided in this chapter or other motor vehicle laws of this State.

 (5) 
The required fee has not been paid.

 (6) 
For a vehicle purchased outside t