Cuotas por certificados de título en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Cuando compras un auto o cambias su dueño, necesitas un papel especial llamado certificado de título. Para obtenerlo, debes pagar una cuota de quince dólares, y una parte de ese dinero se usa para mejorar las carreteras.

Es como cuando organizas una fiesta y decides cobrar una entrada. Parte del dinero que recolectas lo usas para comprar comida y bebida, mientras que otra parte la ahorras para futuras fiestas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan acaba de vender su auto a María. Para que María pueda poner el auto a su nombre, debe pagar quince dólares en la oficina del Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados. De esa cantidad, cinco dólares se destinarán a ayudar a mejorar las autopistas del estado.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 56-19-420. Fee; allocation. (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall charge fifteen dollars for: (1) the issuance of a certificate of title; (2) the transfer of a certificate of title; (3) the issuance of a duplicate certificate of title; or (4) the establishment, modification, or revocation of Transfer on Death beneficiaries pursuant to Section 62-6-401. (B) Five dollars of the fee contained in this section must be placed in a special earmarked account by the Comptroller General and must be distributed in the following manner: (1) the first one million dollars must be credited to the general fund of the State to offset a portion of state individual income tax revenue not collected pursuant to the subsistence allowance allowed pursuant to Section 12-6-1140(6); and (2) the remainder must be allocated to the Department of Public Safety and used to support highway patrol programs. (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, five dollars of the fee contained in this section must be placed in the State Highway Fund as established by Section 57-11-20, to be distributed as provided in Section 11-43-167 by the Comptroller General. HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-150.21; 1957 (50) 595; 1972 (57) 3013, 3088; 1976 Act No. 738 SECTION 6; 1986 Act No. 540, Part II, SECTION 42C; 2002 Act No. 349, SECTION 1; 2003 Act No. 51, SECTION 16; 2008 Act No. 353, SECTION 2, Pt 12C.2, eff July 1, 2008; 2016 Act No. 275 (S.1258), SECTION 83, eff July 1, 2016; 2024 Act No. 200 (H.4234), SECTION 28, eff July 1, 2025. 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; SEC