Security interests in previously registered vehicles not needing certificates unaffected.

S.C. Code Ann. § 56-19-700
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This chapter shall in no wise affect or impair any chattel mortgage, lien or other security interest in a previously registered vehicle for which no certificate of title or application for a certificate of title is required under this chapter.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c019.phpFetched: 10/17/2026

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