Owners shall apply for certificates.

S.C. Code Ann. § 56-19-230
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Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, every owner of a vehicle which is in this State and for which no certificate of title has been issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles shall make application to the Department for a certificate of title of the vehicle.
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