How to fill out South Carolina TI-006

The form that gets a South Carolina title issued to somebody who does not hold a South Carolina licence or identification card. A seller never signs it, but it decides whether a sale to a soldier at Fort Jackson, a student at Clemson or somebody who has just moved from Charlotte can be completed on the day - so it is worth knowing it exists before the buyer discovers it at the counter.

Written against TI-006 (Rev 12/2020), issued under S.C. Code Ann. 56-19-240(A) and 56-3-390. This is a statement about where the vehicle lives, not about where the buyer lives. The Department's rule is that it will issue a title and registration only for vehicles that are physically located and primarily operated in this State.

Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank TI-006 from the dmv.sc.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today.

Step 1 · the form itself Blank TI-006 — Statement of Vehicle Operation in South Carolina PDF at dmv.sc.gov · new tab

Filled in

What a completed one looks like

This is all 2 pages of the actual TI-006, rendered from the PDF the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles publishes and completed end to end: letterhead, every field, and the blocks at the foot.

Amber — you write it
Grey — not yours to fill
Numbered — explained below

South Carolina form TI-006 filled in: Curtis N. Ashmore, born 4 March 1994, of 3117 Ridgeway Church Rd, Anderson, SC 29625, a permanent resident of Georgia holding Georgia licence 047318266, declaring that the 2017 Honda Pilot with vehicle identification number 5FNYF6H52HB412907 is principally garaged in South Carolina at that address, providing a utility bill as proof, and signing and dating the declaration on 12 September 2026. — Page 1 of 2. Sections A to D. The identity line names the state whose licence the buyer holds; Section B carries exactly one tick.

Field by field

Every line, in the order you meet it

1
The buyer fills this in
Section A, who and what
Name, date of birth, address, email and phone, then the vehicle identification number, make and year of the car being titled.
Watch out: The name has to match the identity document being presented, not the name on the bill of sale. Where the two differ the branch works from the document.
2
The buyer fills this in
The identity line
The state or country the applicant is a permanent resident of, with the licence or identification number from that state.
Watch out: An out-of-state driver's licence is enough on its own. The passport, employment authorization and permanent resident card lines below it are for an applicant who has no U.S. state credential at all.
3
The buyer fills this in
Section B, one status only
Active duty military, school enrollment, vehicle principally garaged in South Carolina, or a medical or physical impairment.
Watch out: For an ordinary private buyer living in South Carolina on someone else's licence, the garaging status is the one that fits, and it needs a full address rather than a town.
4
The buyer fills this in
The proof of address
A deed, a mortgage, a utility bill under ninety days old, or a letter from an employer - and if the buyer is living with a South Carolina resident, a TI-006A from that resident instead.
Watch out: The TI-006A exists precisely for the case where somebody has moved in with family and has no bill in their own name. It is a separate form and it is signed by the householder.
5
The buyer fills this in
Section C, sign the declaration
Signature, date and printed name under three printed acknowledgements.
Watch out: One of those acknowledgements is that the information disclosed is subject to verification, and the perjury clause cites S.C. Code Ann. 56-3-390 by number. It is a sworn statement about where a car sleeps.
6
Somebody else fills this in
Section D, the counter's half
The SCDMV representative or the dealer agent signs to say the documents were seen, with an office or dealer number and a date.
Watch out: Leave it alone. A form arriving with Section D already completed by anybody other than a branch or a licensed dealer is a form that gets looked at twice.

At a glance

What goes where

On the form	What to put in it
Section A, owner and vehicle information	Last name, first name, middle initial, suffix and date of birth; street address, city, state and ZIP; an email address and a phone number; then the vehicle identification number, make and year.
The identity declaration	A permanent-resident-of line naming another state or U.S. territory with that state's licence number, or a resident-of-the-country line, then a photo identification choice: foreign passport with country and number, a U.S. employment authorization document number, or a permanent resident card number.
Section B, operation status	Four mutually exclusive statuses, each with its own document list. Active duty military stationed in South Carolina; school enrollment in South Carolina; vehicle principally garaged in the State of South Carolina at a stated full address; and a medical or physical impairment preventing the applicant from holding a South Carolina credential.
The proof-of-address row	Under the garaging status: a deed, a mortgage, a utility bill less than ninety days old, a letter from an employer, or an affidavit from the South Carolina resident the applicant lives with, which is the separate TI-006A.
Section C, declaration	Three printed acknowledgements, including that false statements are punishable under S.C. Code Ann. 56-3-390 and that the information is subject to verification, then a signature, a date and a printed name.
Section D, department or dealer use	A customer service representative or dealer signs to acknowledge having verified the documents presented, with an office or dealer number and a date.
Page two	The documentation required for each of the four statuses, set out status by status.

What gets this one rejected

•More than one status ticked in Section B. The SCDMV's instruction is that the applicant must select one of the statuses and sign the statement in Section C.
•A status ticked with none of its documents attached. Page two lists what each one needs, and copies are acceptable, so there is no reason to arrive without them.
•A garaging claim with no full address written in. The line asks where the vehicle is located, not merely that it is somewhere in the state.
•A utility bill more than ninety days old. The form puts the limit in brackets on the line itself.
•Filed by a South Carolina licence holder. If the buyer has an SC credential this form is not required and submitting it only invites a question.
•Left out when the buyer has no SC credential. The SCDMV's own list of rejection causes names this form and its supporting documents among the ones most often missing.

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

•One owner completes it, not both. Where a vehicle has more than one owner, only one owner is required to complete this form.
•Principally garaged has a definition. S.C. Code Ann. 56-19-240 defines it as garaged for six or more months of the year on property in this State which is owned, leased, or otherwise lawfully occupied by the owner.

Every line here was read off TI-006 (Rev 12/2020) itself — the PDF is here — and off the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles pages. This is plain-language help with a form, not legal advice, and where our wording and the agency's differ, theirs governs.

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How to fill out South Carolina TI-006

What a completed one looks like

Every line, in the order you meet it

Section A, who and what

The identity line

Section B, one status only

The proof of address

Section C, sign the declaration

Section D, the counter's half

What goes where

What gets this one rejected

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

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