South Carolina § 56-3-630 - Vehicles classified as passenger motor vehicles.
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§ 56-3-630. Vehicles classified as passenger motor vehicles.
The Department of Motor Vehicles shall classify as a private passenger motor vehicle every motor vehicle which is designed, used, and maintained for the transportation of ten or fewer persons and trucks having an empty weight of nine thousand pounds or less and a gross weight of eleven thousand pounds or less, except a motorcycle, motorcycle three-wheel vehicle, or moped. The department shall classify a three-wheel vehicle by the manufacturer's certificate of origin for the vehicles initial registration. For subsequent registration, the department shall classify the three-wheel vehicle by its title document. This section does not relieve or negate any applicable fees required under Section 56-3-660.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-33; 1952 Code SECTION 46-33; 1949 (46) 342; 1959 (51) 391; 1996 Act No. 459, SECTION 134; 1999 Act No. 63, SECTION 6; 2000 Act No. 375, SECTION 5; 2001 Act No. 52, SECTION 1; 2006 Act No. 398, SECTION 1, eff September 7, 2006; 2017 Act No. 89 (H.3247), SECTION 15, eff November 19, 2018.
Effect of Amendment
2017 Act No. 89, SECTION 15, in the first sentence, substituted "moped" for "motor-driven cycle", and in the second sentence, substituted "manufacturer's certificate" for "manufacturers statement".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-3-630 ("Vehicles classified as passenger motor vehicles.") 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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