Section 50-9-30 - Residency requirements(A) For the purposes of obtaining:(1) a recreational license, permit, or tag with a duration of three years or less, "resident", unless otherwise specified, means a United States citizen or a citizen of a foreign country lawfully in the United States who: (a) has been domiciled in this State for thirty consecutive days or more immediately preceding the date of application;(b) is a regularly enrolled full-time student in a high school, technical school, college, or university within this State; or(c) is an active member of the United States Armed Forces, or the member's dependent, stationed in this State for thirty consecutive days or more immediately preceding the date of application;(2) a lifetime recreational license, "resident" means a United States citizen who has been domiciled in this State for one hundred eighty consecutive days or more immediately preceding the date of application;(3) a disability recreational license, "resident" means a United States citizen who has been domiciled in this State for three hundred sixty-five consecutive days or more immediately preceding the date of application;(4)(a) a commercial license, permit, or tag, "resident" means a United States citizen who has been domiciled in this State for three hundred sixty-five consecutive days or more immediately preceding the date of application; and(b) a commercial license or permit issued for a business, "resident" means a business that has been incorporated and operating in this State for three hundred sixty-five days or more immediately preceding the date of application.(B) An applicant for a resident license must furnish proof of residency as may be required by the department.(C) "Nonresident" means an individual or business that is not a resident under subitem (A).Amended by 2013 S.C. Acts, Act No. 95 (SB 584), s 3, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by 2010 S.C. Acts, Act No. 233 (SB 974), s 2, eff. 7/1/2010.Amended by 2010 S.C. Acts, Act No. 200 (SB 1340), s 6, eff. 5/28/2010.Amended by 2010 S.C. Acts, Act No. 183 (SB 1130), s 2, eff. 5/28/2010.2013 Act No. 94, Section 3, eff 7/1/2013; ; ; ; 1996 Act No. 372, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1261; 1991 Act No. 57, Section 1; 1989 Act No. 101, Section 5; 1976 Act No. 742, Section 1; 1962 Code Section 28-18.Code Commissioner's Note
The three 2010 amendments were read together. They rewrote the section making identical changes except for nonsubstantive differences.