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South Carolina

What is the what makes it abandoned on private property for South Carolina?

For South Carolina, what makes it abandoned on private property is more than seven days; statutory citation is S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-5810, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

SECTION 56-5-5810. Definitions. For the purposes of this article and Article 39: (a) "Officer" means any state, county, or municipal law enforcement officer, including county and municipal code enforcement and sanitation officers. (b) "Abandoned vehicle" means a vehicle required to be registered in this State if operated on a public highway in this State that is left unattended on a highway for more than forty-eight hours, or a vehicle that has remained on private or other public property for a period of more than seven days without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property.

— scstatehouse.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18

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