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H5367 • 2026

Disposal of a vehicle to a demolisher or secondary metals recycler

Disposal of a vehicle to a demolisher or secondary metals recycler

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Sponsor
Reps. Wooten and Caskey
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 31 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Disposal of a vehicle to a demolisher or secondary metals recycler

Disposal of a vehicle to a demolisher or secondary metals recycler

What This Bill Does

  • Disposal of a vehicle to a demolisher or secondary metals recycler

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 31 )

  2. 2026-03-11 House

    Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 31 )

Official Summary Text

Disposal of a vehicle to a demolisher or secondary metals recycler

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 5367: Disposal of a vehicle to a demolisher or secondary metals recycler - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5367
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Wooten and Caskey
Document Path: LC-0518CM26.docx
Introduced in the House on March 11, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Disposal of a vehicle to a demolisher or secondary metals recycler
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

3/11/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 31
)

3/11/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
(
House Journal-page 31
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/11/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
56-5-5670
, RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF DEMOLISHERS OR SECONDARY
METALS RECYCLERS AND THE DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN VEHICLES, SO AS TO REDUCE THE AGE
OF A VEHICLE THAT MAY BE DISPOSED OF WITHOUT CERTAIN ORDERS OR CERTIFICATES.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
56-5-5670
(E)(1) of the S.C. Code is amended to
read:

(
1) A person or entity may dispose of
a vehicle to a demolisher or secondary metals recycler without a title
certificate, magistrate's order of sale, or sheriff's disposal authority
certificate, if:

(
a)
the vehicle is abandoned upon the person or entity's property or into the
person or entity's possession, or if the person or entity is the owner of the
vehicle and the vehicle's title certificate is faulty, lost, or destroyed; and

(
b)
the vehicle:

(
i) is lawfully in the person or
entity's possession;

(
ii) is
twelve
five
model years old or older;

(
iii) does not have a valid
registration plate affixed; and

(
iv) has no engine or is otherwise
totally inoperable.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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