NEED TO KNOW INFORMATION: If you have a driver's
license from one of the following states: California, Alaska, Michigan,
Wisconsin, or Montana. You can drive using these licenses, however;
if you commit a driving offense in South Carolina while driving on a license
from this state, you WILL be issued a court summons or asked to pay the fine on
the spot. Failure to pay on the spot will result in your ARREST! You
will remain in jail for 10 days or until you can post bond. This does
not affect military members, but does affect non-military family members and DoD
civilians. Please check with the Department of Motor Vehicles for
requirements for civilian family members and DoD civilians on obtaining a South
Carolina drivers license while you are stationed at Shaw Air Force Base if your
are from one of these 5 states.
REGISTRATION: A valid
automobile registration issued by the member s home state is recognized by South
Carolina with certain limitations. A service member who is not a
resident of South Carolina generally will not be required to pay personal
property tax on any vehicle located within this state. If a
non-resident desires to register a vehicle in South Carolina, the individual
must prove their nonresident status by presenting a copy of their leave and
earnings statement to the Sumter County Treasurers Office. The
vehicle must be registered in the member s name only to qualify for the
exemption status. A vehicle registered in both the member s and
spouses name is subject to one-half the required taxes unless both are military
and neither a resident of South Carolina. The vehicle must be
registered in the members name only to be tax exempt. If registered solely in
the family member's name, it is taxable.
DRIVERS
LICENSES: South Carolina law allows non residents who have a valid
driver s license from the home state to drive in South Carolina with this
license as long as they maintain permanent residence in their home
state.
Overseas registration and driver s license: If a service members
comes from overseas and has registration and drivers license from overseas,
South Carolina will allow the member reasonable time to obtain either South
Carolina registration and driver s license or the same from the home state. The
service member should take care of the matter as soon as possible after
reporting to Shaw.
Safety Responsibility Act: South Carolina
requires vehicle owners or operators to have liability insurance prior to
registering a vehicle.
Base Registration: All privately owned
vehicles must be registered with the security police within 72 hours of arrival
at Shaw. Pass and registration is located in 20th Support Group
building 1118 on Shaw Drive.
The following items are required for
registration:
Current state registration certificate
Current state
driver s license
Certification of insurance (accomplished on Air Force Form
533) in the amount not less that that required by the South Carolina
I.D.
Card
Military members intending to arrive at Shaw with a vehicle not
titled or registered in their name need to obtain, in writing and signed by the
register vehicle owner, a notarized document giving them
registration/operational right at Shaw. Include all pertinent
information on the vehicle.
NOTE: DD Form 2220 decals may be
retained on vehicles previously registered at another military installation;
however, registration requirements are the same as above. Vehicle
registration must be accomplished within 72 hours of arrival at
Shaw. Changes in registration data must be reported to the security
forces pass and registration immediately including change of ownership, vehicle
color and change in state registration license plates. Registration
is cancelled upon expiration of any prerequisites under AFR 125-14, Shaw
Regulation 125-4, and other circumstances outlined by regulations.