# South Carolina license plate: Dealer

> The South Carolina dealer license plate: format LLLLLLL, for example ZBDFLKM, documented since 2026, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.

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Part of [South Carolina license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--south-carolina) (8 registration series).

![South Carolina (United States) license plate, Dealer (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-sc/us-sc-dealer/south-carolina-license-plate-dealer.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLLLLLL` (L is any letter) |
| Years | ~2026 → today (documented from 2026; the format is likely older) |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `us-sc-dealer` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--south-carolina/dealer) |

Sources:

- [§ 56-3-2320: dealer plate issuance, the twenty-sale eligibility floor and retail-licence proof, the sales-volume quota and manufacturer-programme uplift, the seven-day demonstration and thirty-day service-loaner limits, the wrecker/service/rental prohibitions, the anti-gaming rules, and the $20 fee](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c003.php)

## About this plate

South Carolina is the most tightly drafted dealer-plate regime in this group: it gates issuance on a sales floor, rations plate counts by volume, times the two permitted third-party uses to the day, and closes two specific gaming routes by name.

## Fee

$20 per dealer plate (§ 56-3-2320(A)(3))

## Permitted use

exclusively on vehicles owned by, assigned to, or loaned for TEST DRIVING to the dealer, when operated by the dealer, its corporate officers, its employees, a prospective purchaser, or a person whose vehicle is being serviced or repaired by the dealer. A prospective purchaser is limited to SEVEN DAYS with a dated demonstration certificate approved by the department; a service-loaner user to THIRTY DAYS, and only where the loaner is part of a manufacturer programme provided at no charge. Dealer plates must NOT be used on wreckers or service vehicles, nor on dealer-owned vehicles leased or rented to the public. (§ 56-3-2320)

## Other dealer plates here

- [Manufacturer](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--south-carolina/manufacturer) (documented since 2026)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-sc/us-sc-dealer.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/south-carolina?series=us-sc-dealer
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-sc` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-sc-dealer"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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