South Carolina Code 56-31-30. Rental rates; permitted and prohibited charges; waiver prohibited
(B) If a rental company delivers a vehicle or rental vehicle to a renter at a location other than where the company normally conducts its business, the company may not charge for the rental for the time before the vehicle or rental vehicle is delivered. If the company picks up a rented vehicle or rental vehicle from a renter at a location other than the location where the company normally conducts its business, the company may not charge for the rental for the time after the rental company has been notified that the vehicle or rental vehicle is available.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 56-31-30
- Rental agreement: means a written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of a private passenger automobile or rental vehicle provided by a rental company. See South Carolina Code 56-31-20
- Rental company: means a person in the business of providing private passenger automobiles or rental vehicles to the public under the terms of a rental agreement. See South Carolina Code 56-31-20
- Rental vehicle: means a truck under 26,001 pounds gross vehicle weight and used in the transportation of personal property that is rented without a driver, and is not used by the customer for business purposes, or a trailer with a gross weight of not more than 6,000 pounds. See South Carolina Code 56-31-20
- Renter: means a person obtaining the use of a private passenger automobile or rental vehicle from a rental company under the terms of a rental agreement. See South Carolina Code 56-31-20
- vehicle: means a private passenger motor vehicle including passenger vans and minivans that are intended primarily for the transport of persons. See South Carolina Code 56-31-20
(C) If a rental company quotes a rental rate in a personal or computer communication or a print advertisement, it shall disclose the terms of mileage conditions relating to the rate including, but not limited to, the amount of mileage and fuel charges, the number of miles for which no charge is imposed, and a description of geographic driving limitations, if any.
(D) A waiver of the requirements of the provisions of this section is unenforceable as contrary to public policy.