Motor Vehicle Consignment Sales

2025-2026 Bill 997: Motor Vehicle Consignment Sales - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 997
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Alexander
Document Path: SR-0109CEM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on March 10, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Transportation
Summary: Motor Vehicle Consignment Sales
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

3/10/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 9
)

3/10/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Transportation
(
Senate Journal-page 9
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/10/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
56-19-210
, RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE REQUIRED TO SELL OR
MORTGAGE A VEHICLE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A SOUTH CARONIA MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER TO
SELL A MOTOR VEHICLE THROUGH CONSIGNMENT.

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

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
56-19-210
of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

S
ection
56-19-210
. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale or
mortgage in this State any vehicle of a type required to be registered and
licensed in this State, or any mobile home, unless a certificate of title has
been issued therefor and is currently valid; but this provision shall not
apply to South Carolina dealers in the sale or offering for sale of new
vehicles or mobile homes for which there is a manufacturer's certificate of
origin made out to the person offering such vehicle or mobile homes for sale
, or motor vehicles offered for sale through consignment by a
South Carolina motor vehicle dealer
.

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

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