South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 7 - Traffic Tickets
Section 56-7-70. Law enforcement officer identification upon stopping a driver.

When a law enforcement officer stops a driver for a violation of the motor vehicle laws, he shall present his law enforcement badge or other appropriate identification to the driver immediately upon approaching him and before questioning.
HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 598, Section 1.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 56 - Motor Vehicles

Chapter 7 - Traffic Tickets

Section 56-7-10. Use of uniform traffic ticket; vesting of jurisdiction; forms; utilization of electronic devices.

Section 56-7-12. Verification of insurance coverage upon issuance of traffic ticket; form; penalty.

Section 56-7-15. Use of uniform traffic ticket for offense committed in officer's presence; domestic violence arrests and incident report.

Section 56-7-20. Unique identifying numbers on tickets; colors and number of copies; electronic tickets.

Section 56-7-30. Printing and ordering traffic tickets; forwarding to court and Department of Motor Vehicles within three business days of issuance to offender; forwarding of disposition information; electronic tickets.

Section 56-7-35. Uniform traffic ticket for speeding or disregarding traffic control device; incident to and contemporaneous with traffic stop; delivery; use of photographic evidence; exception for toll collection violation.

Section 56-7-40. Penalty for failure to account for ticket, use of nonuniform ticket, or failure to forward ticket.

Section 56-7-50. Nonapplicability to certain agencies.

Section 56-7-70. Law enforcement officer identification upon stopping a driver.

Section 56-7-80. County or municipal uniform ordinance summons.