Definiciones clave sobre vehículos y concesionarios en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Esta sección de la ley explica términos importantes relacionados con la venta de vehículos. Por ejemplo, define a la familia cercana y lo que significa suspender o revocar algo, como una licencia de concesionario.

Es como cuando un restaurante tiene reglas sobre quién puede trabajar ahí y qué pasa si alguien no sigue las instrucciones. Si un empleado no sigue las reglas, podría perder su trabajo por un tiempo o incluso para siempre.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene un concesionario de autos y vende un vehículo sin haber pagado por completo para obtener el título. Esto se considera una violación y podría meterse en problemas si la autoridad lo descubre.

Penalidades

Las violaciones pueden llevar a la suspensión o revocación de la licencia del concesionario.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 56-37-20. Definitions. As used in this title: (1) "Immediate family" means spouse, parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, sister, brother, grandparent, and grandchild. (2) "Suspend" means temporarily prevent from continuing. (3) "Revoke" means prevent from continuing for at least ten years. (4) "Violation" means a single found incident leading to the issuance of points. For purposes of this chapter, a violation could be a single sale, a single vehicle, a single document, or other similar items. (5) "Out-of-trust" means a dealer selling a vehicle without paying the complete financial obligation needed to obtain the title for the sold vehicle. (6) "Open title" means, upon the purchase of a vehicle by a dealer and the seller has completed his portion of the certificate of title, the dealer or purchaser intentionally leaves the buyer or purchaser assignment blank on the title. (7) "Dealer" means any entity licensed as a dealer under this title without regard to the type of dealer license issued by the department. HISTORY: 2023 Act No. 51 (S.549), SECTION 23, eff January 1, 2024. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, "chapter" was substituted for "article" to correct a scrivener's error. Editor's Note 2023 Act No. 51, SECTION 40(D), provides as follows: "[SECTION 40.](D) SECTIONS 15 through 28 take effect on January 1, 2024. Any dealership applying for or renewing licenses, or operating on a currently issued license on or after January 1, 2024, is subject to the provisions of SECTIONS 15 through 28."