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The SCDMV will be performing scheduled maintenance on Tuesday, Dec. 3, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. All DMV services, including online services and kiosks, will be unavailable during this time.
The SCDMV will be performing scheduled maintenance on Tuesday, Dec. 3, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. All DMV services, including online services and kiosks, will be unavailable during this time.
Information about Trusts
A trust is not a person. It is a legal entity, typically created and used to do particular things, like manage property or wealth.
Since trusts can be recognized the same way a person or a corporation can be, vehicles may be titled in the name of a trust when the trust documents allow for such transactions.
Items Needed to Title a Vehicle to a Trust
Trust Documents
One of the following trust documents is required:
*If only part of the trust is provided, the SCDMV must have the pages that contain the following information:
The trust document must be notarized and signed by all trustees.
Completing the Title Application
All trustees required to act on behalf of the trust must have signed for the transaction, including on the title itself and the Title Application (SCDMV Form 400).
The Title Application (SCDMV Form 400) must include the name and the date of the trust, as well as the name of the trustee(s).
The Title Application (SCDMV Form 400) must also include the word "Trustee" after the name and signature of the trustee(s) in each place where a person must sign or complete as a trustee.
The title must include the word "trustee" after the name and signature of the trustee(s) in each place where a person must sign or complete as a trustee.
SC Code Sections 62-7-402 and 62-7-816.