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).