South Carolina § 50-23-90 - Contents of certificate; effect as evidence.

§ 50-23-90. Contents of certificate; effect as evidence.

(a) Each certificate of title issued by the department shall contain:

(1) the date issued;

(2) the name and address of the owner;

(3) the names and addresses of any lienholders, in the order of priority as shown on the application or, if the application is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the certificate;

(4) the title number assigned to the watercraft or outboard motor;

(5) a description of the watercraft or outboard motor, including its make, model, model year, or year of manufacture, horsepower, registration number, and manufacturer's serial number or, hull number assigned to the watercraft by the department, length, and the principal material used in construction;

(6) on the reverse side of the certificate, spaces for assignment of title by the owner or by the dealer and for a warranty that the signer is the owner and that there are no mortgages, liens, or encumbrances on the watercraft or outboard motor except as are noted on the face of the certificate of title;

(7) information of whether Transfer of Death beneficiary designations have been filed with the department; and

(8) any other data the department prescribes.

(b) A certificate of title issued by the department is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it.

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 70-295.109; 1971 (57) 915; 1981 Act No. 94, SECTION 17; 1985 Act No. 47, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1270; 2008 Act No. 344, SECTION 11, eff six months after approval (approved June 11, 2008); 2024 Act No. 200 (H.4234), SECTION 25, eff July 1, 2025.

Editor's Note

2024 Act No. 200, SECTION 30, provides as follows:

"SECTION 30. SECTIONS 1-21 of this act take effect upon approval by the Governor and their provisions shall apply to all applicable actions, proceedings, and matters filed on and after the effective date; SECTIONS 22-29 of this act take effect on July 1, 2025."

Effect of Amendment

The 2008 amendment, in paragraph (a)(5), added "or outboard motor" and "horsepower,", substituted "model year, or" for "or year model," and moved it to precede "year of manufacture,", and deleted "if none, the builder's" preceding "hull number".

2024 Act No. 200, SECTION 25, in (a), inserted (7), redesignated former (7) as (8), and made nonsubstantive changes.