Requisitos para registrar vehículos en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Antes de registrar tu auto en Carolina del Sur, debes demostrar que has pagado todos los impuestos locales. Esto es como mostrar que has hecho tus tareas antes de poder jugar videojuegos.

Es como cuando quieres ir a una fiesta: necesitas una invitación que demuestre que has sido un buen amigo y que no tienes deudas con nadie.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan quiere registrar su nuevo coche en Carolina del Sur. Antes de hacerlo, debe presentar un papel que diga que ha pagado todos los impuestos de su antiguo vehículo. Si no presenta ese papel, no podrá registrar su coche.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 56-3-250. Statement certifying payment of county and municipal taxes and address to accompany application; exceptions. No vehicle shall be registered and licensed by the department unless a signed statement accompanies the application certifying that all county and municipal taxes legally due by the applicant on the vehicle concerned have been paid and if such vehicle is legally subject to being returned by the applicant for county and municipal taxes such return has been made; that the applicant is not delinquent in the payment of any motor vehicle taxes in this State, and that the address and county shown on the application for license is the true legal residence of the applicant. A transfer between members of the same family shall not, for the purpose of this section, be considered a bona fide purchase. Any person falsely certifying as required in this section shall have his driver's license suspended for a period of six months. The provisions of this section shall not apply to mopeds or to any citizen of this State on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States when the vehicle to be registered and licensed is operated for more than six months each year outside the boundaries of this State, nor to any motor vehicle subject to assessment for ad valorem tax purposes by the Department of Revenue. HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-17.1; 1956 (49) 1697; 1961 (52) 160; 1962 (52) 1966; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1360; 2017 Act No. 89 (H.3247), SECTION 14, eff November 19, 2018. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 89, SECTION 14, in the first paragraph, substituted "department" for "Department of Motor Vehicles"; and in the second paragraph, inserted "mopeds or to", and substituted "Department of Revenue" for "State Tax Commission".