South Carolina § 56-10-30 - Automatic suspension of registration upon lapse or termination of security.
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§ 56-10-30. Automatic suspension of registration upon lapse or termination of security.
If at any time the security required of any person under Section 56-10-20 lapses or terminates, the certificate of registration of the motor vehicle for which the security was in effect and the owner's driving privileges are, as of the date the security lapses or terminates, automatically suspended and must remain suspended until the security is replaced.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 56-11-210 [1962 Code SECTION 46-750.121; 1974 (58) 2718] repealed by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 25, and recodified as SECTION 56-10-30 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 9; 2004 Act No. 241, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-10-30 ("Automatic suspension of registration upon lapse or termination of security.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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