Dealer Sanction History
This resource allows you to do all of the following:
- View if a dealership is active, expired, suspended, cancelled, or revoked
- View a dealership's location
- View the sanction history of any dealership within the last ten years
Understanding Dealer Sanctions
With the View Dealer License Information tool, you can view a dealer's history of any violations it received. If a dealer is found in violation of any dealer-related SC law, a dealer will be sanctioned in one of three ways:
- Points assessed on the dealer's license
- Receiving a suspension
- Dealer license being revoked
For Consumers
- Dealers can receive two, four, or six points. The first time a dealer accumulates 12 points results in a seven-day suspension.
- The second time a dealer accumulates 12 points it is suspended for 30-days
- The third time a dealer accumulates 12 points (within a three-year period), from the end date of the first suspension, it is possible that the dealer's license is revoked.
How to Interpret Posted Points
- If a sanction is found to be less than one year, the points will remain as is.
- If a sanction is found to be one year old and less than two years, half of the points will be removed.
- If a sanction is found to be two years old or more, all of the points will be removed (reducing the points to zero, which will no longer be visible for viewing).