# S.C. Code Ann. § 50-23-70: SECTION 50-23-70. Fee for certificate of title; issuance of duplicates; volunteer rescue squad watercraft exception

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T50_C23_A1_S50-23-70

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 50-23-70
- **Heading:** SECTION 50-23-70. Fee for certificate of title; issuance of duplicates; volunteer rescue squad watercraft exception
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / Article 1 / Section 50-23-70

## Text

(A) The fee for a certificate of title for a watercraft is ten dollars, and the fee for a certificate of title for an outboard motor is ten dollars. (B) If a certificate of number or decals are lost, destroyed, or become illegible, the department may issue a duplicate. (C) The fee for providing a duplicate document or decal is five dollars. (D) The provisions of this section requiring a fee do not apply to the watercraft owned by volunteer rescue squads used exclusively for the purpose of the squads. (E) The department must not issue a duplicate document for a certificate of number decal, certificate of number card, outboard motor decal, or watercraft title decal if the department has notice that ad valorem taxes are due. (F) The fee to establish, modify, or revoke a Transfer of Death designation upon a certificate of title for watercraft or outboard motor is ten dollars. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the amendments to SECTION 50-23-70(A) by 1999 Act 100, SECTION 64.E, and Act 124, SECTION 2.R, were read together. 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 rewrote subsection (A), raising the fee from five to ten dollars; added subsections (B) and (C) relating to duplicate certificates; and redesignated subsection (B) as subsection (D). 2018 Act No. 223, SECTION 2, added (E), prohibiting the department from issuing duplicate decals when ad valorem taxes are outstanding. 2024 Act No. 200, SECTION 24, added (F).

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