The South Carolina Lemon Law
The South Carolina lemon law covers “motor vehicle” sold and registered in the state. “Motor vehicle” means a private passenger motor vehicle that is:
- A motor vehicle designed, used, and maintained for the transportation of ten or fewer persons; and
- Trucks having an empty weight of 7,000 pounds or less and a gross weight of 9,000 pounds or less.
The lemon law does not cover motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, the living portion of recreational vehicles, and off-road vehicles.
“New motor vehicle” is a private passenger motor vehicle that has been sold to a new motor vehicle dealer by a manufacturer and that has not been used for other than demonstration purposes and on which the original title has not been issued from the new motor vehicle dealer.
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