(6) "Highway" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part of it is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. (5) "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States and the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (4) "Department" means the Department of Motor Vehicles when the term refers to the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the former Motor Vehicle Division of the Department of Public Safety and means the Department of Public Safety otherwise and in Section 56-3-840. The term includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, but excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security. (3) "Owner" means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property or title to a vehicle. (2) "Operator" means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle. (1) "Driver" means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. (F) The Legislative Audit Council shall conduct an independent review of the Department of Motor Vehicles every three years.įor the purpose of this title, unless otherwise indicated, the following words, phrases, and terms are defined as follows: (E) The executive director may appoint assistants, deputies, and employees as the executive director considers necessary and proper to administer the affairs of the department and may prescribe their duties, powers, and functions. The executive director shall administer the policies defined by the department and the affairs of the department. (D) The executive director is the executive and administrative head of the Department of Motor Vehicles. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (C) The Executive Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. (B) Upon the signature of the Governor, all functions, powers, duties, responsibilities, and authority statutorily exercised by the Motor Vehicle Division and the Motor Carrier Services unit within the Department of Public Safety are transferred to and devolved upon the Department of Motor Vehicles. (A) The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles is hereby established as an administrative agency of the state government.
Department of Motor Vehicles Established transfer of power from the Department of Public Safety appointment, powers, and duties of the Executive Director independent review. CHAPTER 1 - DRIVER'S LICENSE Title 56 - Motor Vehicles
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