If you are looking to buy a boat, make sure all property taxes are current before the purchase.
After you purchase a boat and find that the property taxes have not been paid, contact the Beaufort County Auditor's Office with the Bill of Sale to create a tax bill in your name. Then we can continue to collect the delinquent taxes from the previous owner.
Once you have a current year tax receipt, you can take it to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) with your Bill of Sale to finish registering the watercraft.
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Taxes must be paid before DNR will renew a watercraft registration or issue a new one.
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