South Carolina Code § 56-19-820

Owners of lienholders may report thefts or conversions; Department of Motor Vehicles may disregard report; recovery to be reported.
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An owner or a lienholder may report the theft of a vehicle, or its conversion if a crime, to the Department of Motor Vehicles, but the Department may disregard the report of a conversion unless a warrant has been issued for the arrest of a person charged with the conversion. A person who has so reported the theft or conversion of a vehicle shall forthwith after learning of its recovery report the recovery to the Department.

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