# S.C. Code Ann. § 50-23-340: SECTION 50-23-340. Application for and issuance of number and certificate; fee

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T50_C23_A3_S50-23-340

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 50-23-340
- **Heading:** SECTION 50-23-340. Application for and issuance of number and certificate; fee
- **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 3 / Section 50-23-340

## Text

The owner of each motorboat requiring numbering by this chapter shall file an application for a number with the department on forms approved by it. The application shall be signed by the owner of the motorboat and shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars. Upon receipt of the application in approved form, the department shall enter the same upon the records of its office and issue to the applicant a certificate of number stating the number awarded to the motorboat and the name and address of the owner. The certificate of number shall be pocket size. Editor's Note 1999 Act No. 124, SECTION 2.T, provided for the transfer of the sections from Article 3, Chapter 21, where this section was numbered SECTION 50-21-340. Effect of Amendment 2018 Act No. 223, SECTION 3, in the second sentence, substituted "ten dollars" for "thirty dollars".

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 50-23-310 SECTION 50-23-310. Numbering of vessels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T50_C23_A3_S50-23-310.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 50-23-320 SECTION 50-23-320. Exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T50_C23_A3_S50-23-320.md)
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