S.C. Code Ann. § 56-1-80 – Application for license or permit

(A) Every application for a driver's license or permit must:
1. (1) be made upon the form furnished by the Department of Motor Vehicles;
2. (2) be accompanied by the proper fee and acceptable proof of date and place of birth;
3. (3) contain the full name, date of birth, sex, race, and residence address of the applicant and briefly describe the applicant;
4. (4) state whether the applicant has been licensed as an operator or chauffeur and, if so, when and by what state or country;
5. (5) state whether a license or permit has been suspended or revoked or whether an application has been refused and, if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation, or refusal;
6. (6) allow an applicant voluntarily to disclose a permanent medical condition which must be indicated by a symbol designated by the department on the driver's license and contained in the driver's record;
7. (7) allow an applicant voluntarily to disclose that he is an organ and tissue donor which must be indicated by a symbol designated by the department on the driver's license and contained in the driver's record.
(B) The information contained on a driver's license and in the driver's department records pertaining to a person's permanent medical condition, as provided for in item (A)(6), must be made available, upon request, to law enforcement and emergency medical services and hospital personnel; and the information and records pertaining to a person's organ and tissue donor status, as provided for in item (A)(7), must be made available, upon request, to law enforcement, emergency medical services and hospital personnel, the Organ and Tissue Procurement Organization, as provided for in Section 44-43-910, and to Donate Life South Carolina in accordance with Section 44-43-1440.
(C) Whenever an application is received from a person previously licensed or permitted in another state, the Department of Motor Vehicles may request a copy of the applicant's record from the other state. When received, the record becomes a part of the driver's record in this State with the same effect as though entered on the operator's record in this State in the original instance. Every person who obtains a driver's license or permit for the first time in South Carolina and every person who renews his driver's license or permit in South Carolina must be furnished a written request form for completion and verification of liability insurance coverage.
The completed and verified form or an affidavit prepared by the department that neither he, nor a resident relative, owns a motor vehicle subject to the provisions of this chapter, must be completed and delivered to the department at the time the license or permit is issued or renewed.