Driver's Licenses & Auto Registration

Once you make the move to Beaufort County you have 90 days to convert to a South Carolina driver's license.  A valued existing license, a social security card and $10 must be presented to the South Carolina Highway Department office.  South Carolina automobile tags must be in place within 30 days of establishing residence.  Car title, proof of insurance and inspection, a paid property tax receipt and a $17 fee are required to obtain new tags.

Department of Motor Vehicles
(843)-815-6981
15 Sheridan Park Circle
Bluffton, SC 29910
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
www.scdmvonline.com

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Voter Registration

In order to vote in South Carolina, a voter must be registered.  Voters must register 30 days prior to an election.  To register you must be a U.S. Citizen, 18 years of age and be a resident of Beaufort County.  To register, contact the voter's registration office:

Beaufort County Courthouse Annex
539 William Hilton Parkway
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
(843)-255-2010

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Utilities

Electric

Telephone

Water






Cable

Palmetto Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Hargray Telephone Company

Broad Creek Public Service District
Hilton Head No.1 Public Service District
South Island Public Service District
Beaufort Jasper Water Sewer Authority

Time Warner Cable

(843)-681-5551

(843)-784-2200

(843)-785-7582
(843)-681-5525
(843)-785-6224
(843)-707-0017



(843)-785-3062