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Section 56-1-5. Department of Motor Vehicles Established; transfer of power from the Department of Public Safety; appointment, powers, and duties of the Executive Director; independent review. - (A) The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles is hereby...
Section 56-1-10. Definitions. - For the purpose of this title, unless otherwise indicated, the...
Section 56-1-15. Administration of driver's license examination; random testing of driver's license applicants; contractor's failure to conform to licensing laws. - (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles must enter into contracts...
Section 56-1-20. Driver's license required; surrender and disposition of out-of-state licenses; local licenses. - No person, except those expressly exempted in this article shall...
Section 56-1-25. Disclosure of confidential information during transfer of power to Department of Motor Vehicles. - It is unlawful for a person to disclose any confidential...
Section 56-1-30. Persons exempt from licensing requirements. - The following persons are exempt from licenses under this chapter:...
Section 56-1-35. Driver's license for members of the armed services and dependents. - A member of the armed services of the United States...
Section 56-1-40. Persons who may not be licensed or have their license renewed; beginner's permit. - The Department of Motor Vehicles may not issue a motor...
Section 56-1-50. Beginner's permit; hours and conditions of vehicle operation; renewal and fee; driver's training course; eligibility for full licensure. - (A) A person who is at least fifteen years of...
Section 56-1-70. Temporary driver's permit. - The Department of Motor Vehicles may, in its discretion, issue...
Section 56-1-80. Application for license or permit. - (A) An application for a driver's license or permit must:...
Section 56-1-85. REAL ID Act. - It is hereby declared to be the policy of this...
Section 56-1-87. REAL ID card issuance. - (A) A person may hold only one Department of Motor...
Section 56-1-90. Evidence required to obtain a driver's license or identification card. - (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may require every applicant...
Section 56-1-100. Application by unemancipated minor. - (A) The application of an unemancipated minor for a beginner's...
Section 56-1-110. Imputed liability of person signing application for damages caused by uninsured minor. - Any negligence or wilful misconduct of a minor when driving...
Section 56-1-120. Release from imputed liability by cancellation of permit or license. - Any person who has signed the application of a minor...
Section 56-1-125. Registration with U.S. Selective Service when applying for driver's license or identification card. - (A) Upon receiving proper authority from the United States Government,...
Section 56-1-130. License examinations; basic and classified licenses. - (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall examine every applicant...
Section 56-1-135. Designated driver for fire extinguishment, special endorsement; safety officers. - (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 56-1-130, a paid or...
Section 56-1-140. Issuance of license; necessary fees, signature, and contents; veteran designation. - (A) Upon payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars for...
Section 56-1-143. Contribution to Donate Life South Carolina when obtaining or renewing driver's license. - An applicant for a new or renewal driver's license, commercial...
Section 56-1-146. Surrender of driver's license by person convicted of certain crimes. - When a person is convicted of or pleads guilty or...
Section 56-1-148. Identifying code affixed on driver's license of person convicted of certain crimes. - (A) As used in this chapter "identifying code" means a...
Section 56-1-170. Restricted licenses; penalties for violations; hearings; special restricted driver's licenses. - (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles upon issuing a driver's...
Section 56-1-171. Suspension for failure to pay child support; route-restricted license. - (A) A person whose driver's license has been suspended for...
Section 56-1-175. Issuance of conditional driver's license. - (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue a conditional...
Section 56-1-176. Conditions for issuance of conditional driver's license and special restricted driver's license. - (A) School attendance is a condition for the issuance of...
Section 56-1-180. Special restricted licenses for certain minors. - (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue a special...
Section 56-1-185. Removal of restrictions postponed; suspension of license. - (A) A person while operating a motor vehicle under a...
Section 56-1-187. Permitting dependent to operate motor vehicle without learner's permit or in violation of permit restrictions; civil penalties; admissibility of civil fine in private cause of action. - A parent or guardian who knowingly and wilfully permits his...
Section 56-1-190. License must be carried and exhibited on demand. - A licensee shall have his license in his immediate possession...
Section 56-1-200. Duplicate for lost or destroyed license; fee. - (A) If a driver's license is lost or destroyed, the...
Section 56-1-205. Hearing impaired designations on driver's licenses. - An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a driver's...
Section 56-1-210. Expiration of license; renewal and re-examination; persons on active military duty. - (A) A license expires eight years from the date of...
Section 56-1-215. Renewal of expired license. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a person's license...
Section 56-1-218. Driver's license extensions. - (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of...
Section 56-1-220. Vision screenings required for initial license; certification of minimum standards for renewal; unlawful operation of vehicle with defective vision; penalty. - (A) The department shall require vision screening for all persons...
Section 56-1-221. Medical Advisory Board. - (A) There is created an advisory board composed of thirteen...
Section 56-1-222. Driver's licenses issued to wearers of bioptic telescopic lenses. - (A) Notwithstanding the provisions contained in Section 56-1-220, a person...
Section 56-1-225. Reexamination of drivers involved in four accidents within twenty-four months. - Any person licensed to drive a motor vehicle in this...
Section 56-1-230. Notification of change of address or name. - Whenever any person after applying for or receiving a driver's...
Section 56-1-240. Cancellation and surrender of license. - The Department of Motor Vehicles may cancel any driver's license...
Section 56-1-245. Conditions for waiver of license reinstatement fee. - If a driver's license is suspended or revoked because the...
Section 56-1-250. Cancellation of license or permit upon death of person signing minor's application. - The Department of Motor Vehicles upon receipt of satisfactory evidence...
Section 56-1-260. Effect of cancellation of license. - The cancellation of a driver's license is without prejudice, and...
Section 56-1-270. Suspension, revocation, or restriction of license on re-examination. - The Department of Motor Vehicles having good cause to believe...
Section 56-1-280. Mandatory suspension or revocation. - The Department of Motor Vehicles shall revoke or suspend the...
Section 56-1-285. Revocation or refusal to renew license for nonpayment of fees. - The Department of Motor Vehicles may revoke or refuse to...
Section 56-1-286. Suspension of license or permit or denial of issuance of license or permit to persons under the age of twenty-one who drive motor vehicles with certain amount of alcohol concentration. - (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall suspend the driver's...
Section 56-1-288. Tax refund garnishment for failure to comply with financial responsibility. - The Department of Motor Vehicles may garnish a person's income...
Section 56-1-290. Revocation for operating unlicensed taxis in certain counties. - In addition to the grounds for suspension or revocation of...
Section 56-1-292. Suspension for failure to pay for gasoline. - In addition to the grounds for suspension or revocation of...
Section 56-1-300. Suspension or revocation of license without preliminary hearing. - In addition to other authority of law, the Department of...
Section 56-1-310. Suspension or revocation of nonresident's driving privilege. - The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways...
Section 56-1-320. Suspension or revocation of resident's license or nonresident's driving privilege upon conviction in another state. - (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may, in its discretion,...
Section 56-1-330. Courts shall report certain convictions. - Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under this article...
Section 56-1-340. Reports of convictions and records may be sent to other states; fees. - The Department of Motor Vehicles may, upon receiving a record...
Section 56-1-345. Fees charged for Freedom of Information Act request. - The Department of Motor Vehicles may charge and collect fees...
Section 56-1-350. Notice of cancellation, suspension, or revocation of license; surrender of license. - In all cases of cancellation, suspension, or revocation of drivers'...
Section 56-1-360. Form and proof of notice. - When notice is required concerning a person's driver's license, the...
Section 56-1-365. Surrender of driver's license; fine; Department of Motor Vehicles to receive disposition and license surrender information; notice to defendant of suspension or revocation; multiple offenses; punishable offense. - (A) A person who forfeits bail posted for, is convicted...
Section 56-1-370. Review of cancellation, suspension, or revocation of license. - The licensee may, within ten days after notice of suspension,...
Section 56-1-380. Period of suspension or revocation; renewal or restoration of license. - The Department of Motor Vehicles shall not suspend a driver's...
Section 56-1-385. Reinstatement of permanently revoked driver's license. - (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person whose...
Section 56-1-390. Fee for reinstatement of license; disposition of fee proceeds. - (1) Whenever the Department of Motor Vehicles suspends or revokes...
Section 56-1-395. Driver's license reinstatement fee payment program. - (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall establish a driver's...
Section 56-1-396. Driver's license suspension amnesty period. - (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall establish a driver's...
Section 56-1-400. Surrender of license; issuance of new license; endorsing suspension and ignition interlock device on license. - (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles, upon suspending or revoking...
Section 56-1-420. Effect of dissolution of injunction restraining suspension or revocation of license. - If any court restrains or enjoins the Department of Motor...
Section 56-1-430. Appeal from conviction making suspension or revocation mandatory as supersedeas. - Upon conviction of an offense making mandatory the suspension or...
Section 56-1-440. Penalties for driving without license; summary court jurisdiction. - (A) A person who drives a motor vehicle on a...
Section 56-1-450. Penalties for unlawful operation after conviction for which suspension or revocation of license mandatory. - Any person not licensed under this article or lawfully operating...
Section 56-1-460. Penalties for driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked; route restricted license. - (A)(1) Except as provided in item (2), a person who...
Section 56-1-463. Inapplicability of penalty provision when suspension based on lack of notice of payment of fines. - Section 56-1-460 specifically does not apply if and when the...
Section 56-1-464. Cancellation, suspension, or revocation of license based on out-of-state violation. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 56-1-460, a person who drives...
Section 56-1-465. Notice of suspension required. - The licensee shall be notified of suspension under Section 56-1-460...
Section 56-1-470. Unlawful to operate vehicle under foreign license while license is suspended or revoked. - Any resident or nonresident whose operator's or chauffeur's license or...
Section 56-1-475. Driver permitted to drive in State with valid out-of-state license after expiration of state period of suspension. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 56-1-400 of the 1976 Code,...
Section 56-1-478. Reciprocal agreements for collection of fines, fees, and other costs. - The Department of Motor Vehicles may enter into reciprocal agreements...
Section 56-1-480. Unlawful to permit unauthorized person to drive. - No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle...
Section 56-1-490. Unlawful for parent or guardian to permit unauthorized minor to drive. - No person shall cause or knowingly permit his minor child...
Section 56-1-500. Penalties for violations of article. - It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any...
Section 56-1-510. Unlawful use of license; fraudulent application. - It is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not...
Section 56-1-515. Unlawful alteration of license; sale or issuance of fictitious license; use of another's license or other false documentation to defraud or violate law; violations and penalties. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to alter a...
Section 56-1-540. Files, records, and indexes to be kept. - The Department of Motor Vehicles shall: (1) File every application...
Section 56-1-550. Fee for expediting request for copy of document or record. - The Department of Motor Vehicles may collect a fee not...
Section 56-1-610. Short title. - This article is known and may be cited as the...
Section 56-1-620. Legislative findings and policy. - (A) The General Assembly and the states that are party...
Section 56-1-630. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Party state" means a...
Section 56-1-640. Reciprocity in reporting convictions; information to be reported. - The Department of Motor Vehicles shall report each conviction of...
Section 56-1-650. Effect of certain convictions on status of license in home state. - (A) A state that is a member of the Drivers...
Section 56-1-660. Review of license status in other states upon application for license in party state. - Upon application for a license to drive, the licensing authority...
Section 56-1-670. Effect on other laws or agreements. - Except as expressly required by provisions of the compact, nothing...
Section 56-1-680. Administration; exchange of information. - (A) The director or his designee of the Department of...
Section 56-1-690. Withdrawal from compact. - Any party state may withdraw from the compact, but no...
Section 56-1-710. "Conviction" defined. - The term "conviction" as used in this article shall also...
Section 56-1-720. Point system established; schedule of points for violations. - There is established a point system for the evaluation of...
Section 56-1-730. Warning tickets not assigned point value. - Warning tickets shall not be assigned a point value. HISTORY:...
Section 56-1-740. Suspension of driver's license or nonresident's privilege to drive; special restricted driver's licenses. - (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may suspend, for not...
Section 56-1-746. Suspension of driver's license for alcohol-related offenses; penalties; special restricted licenses. - (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall suspend the driver's...
Section 56-1-747. What constitutes conviction for purposes of Section 56-1-746. - For purposes of Section 56-1-746 a conviction is defined as...
Section 56-1-748. Persons issued restricted driver's license ineligible for issuance of special restricted driver's license; route restricted driver's license. - (A) No person issued a restricted driver's license under the...
Section 56-1-750. Computation of points. - In computing the total number of points charged to any...
Section 56-1-760. Violations considered in suspension to be disregarded in subsequent suspension. - When the driver's license of a person is suspended under...
Section 56-1-770. Points reduced for completing defensive driving course. - (A) Any driver who has accumulated points under the provisions...
Section 56-1-780. Reports of certain convictions to Department of Motor Vehicles. - The provisions of Section 56-5-2970, shall also apply to convictions...
Section 56-1-790. Reports of out-of-state, federal or court-martial convictions; recording against drivers. - The Department of Motor Vehicles may enter into a reciprocal...
Section 56-1-800. Certified copies of reports as evidence of convictions. - In all proceedings held under the provisions of this article,...
Section 56-1-810. Notice of suspension; surrender of license. - Upon the determination by the Department of Motor Vehicles that...
Section 56-1-820. Hearing on suspension. - The licensee may, within ten days after notice of suspension,...
Section 56-1-850. Other provisions for mandatory suspension, revocation, or cancellation unaffected. - Nothing contained in this article shall affect the action of...
Section 56-1-1010. Legislative declaration of policy. - It is hereby declared to be the policy of this...
Section 56-1-1020. "Habitual offender" and "conviction" defined. - An habitual offender shall mean any person whose record as...
Section 56-1-1030. Habitual offender determination; revocation of license; notice of determination and appeal. - (A) When a person is convicted of one or more...
Section 56-1-1090. Request for restoration of privilege to operate motor vehicle; conditions; appeal of denial of request. - (A) No license to operate motor vehicles in this State...
Section 56-1-1100. Penalties. - A person found to be an habitual offender under the...
Section 56-1-1105. Penalties for driving while license cancelled, suspended, or revoked. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Great bodily injury"...
Section 56-1-1110. Article does not affect existing laws. - Nothing in this article shall be construed as affecting any...
Section 56-1-1130. Notification of potential offenders. - The Department of Motor Vehicles shall send a written notice...
Section 56-1-1320. Provisional drivers' licenses. - (A) A person with a South Carolina driver's license, a...
Section 56-1-1330. Applicant required to complete alcohol traffic safety program. - The provisional driver's license provision must include a mandatory requirement...
Section 56-1-1340. License must be kept in possession; issuance of license and convictions to be recorded. - The applicant shall have a provisional driver's license in his...
Section 56-1-1360. Revocation of license for additional violations. - In the event the holder of a provisional driver's license...
Section 56-1-1370. Second violations during specified suspended period. - In the event the holder of a provisional driver's license...
Section 56-1-1380. Effect of convictions outside of State. - Upon conviction of the offense stated in Section 56-1-1320, outside...
Section 56-1-1390. Appeals; notice of hearing. - Any person applying for the provisional driver's license provided for...
Section 56-1-1710. Reserved. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Definition of "moped", had the following...
Section 56-1-1720. Licensing requirement; minimum age; violations and penalties. - (A) To operate a moped on public highways, a person...
Section 56-1-1730. Eligibility, suspension, revocation, or cancellation of moped operator's license. - (A) A person is eligible for a moped operator's license...
Section 56-1-1740. Examination of applicants for moped operator's license; fees; expiration and renewal of license. - The Department of Motor Vehicles shall examine every applicant for...
Section 56-1-1760. Requirement that license be in immediate possession of operator of moped and that it be displayed upon demand of certain state officers. - Every licensee shall have his license in his immediate possession...
Section 56-1-1770. Application for moped operator's license. - Application for a moped operator's license must be in accordance...
Section 56-1-1780. Applicability of Sections 56-1-100 and 56-1-230 to holders of moped operator's licenses. - The provisions of Sections 56-1-100 and 56-1-230 apply to persons...
Section 56-1-2005. Administration of South Carolina Commercial Driver's License program. - The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles shall administer the...
Section 56-1-2010. Short title. - This article may be cited as the South Carolina Commercial...
Section 56-1-2020. Construction. - This article is a remedial law and must be construed...
Section 56-1-2025. Waiver of licensing and registration requirements of motor carriers providing humanitarian relief during time of emergency. - (A) The Governor may authorize the Department of Motor Vehicles...
Section 56-1-2030. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Commercial driver's license" means...
Section 56-1-2040. Commercial drivers to have one driver's license only; exception. - No person who drives a commercial motor vehicle may have...
Section 56-1-2045. Qualifications to be student at truck driver training school. - A person qualifies to be a student at a South...
Section 56-1-2050. Notification of convictions; notification of suspension, revocation, or cancellation of license; information to be supplied to employer. - (A) Notification of Convictions. (1) A driver holding a commercial...
Section 56-1-2060. Employer's responsibilities. - (A) Each employer shall require the information specified in Section...
Section 56-1-2070. Driving commercial motor vehicle without valid license prohibited; exceptions; driving while license suspended, revoked, or cancelled; violations. - (A) Except as provided in subsection (C) or when driving...
Section 56-1-2080. Qualifications for license; administration of skills test; persons to whom license may not be issued; commercial driver instruction permit. - (A)(1) A person may not be issued a commercial driver's...
Section 56-1-2085. Seasonal restricted commercial driver's license; proof of seasonal employment and other requirements; privileges granted; duration. - (A) No person may drive a commercial vehicle in this...
Section 56-1-2090. Application; change of licensee's name or address; penalties for falsifying information. - (A) The application for a commercial driver license or commercial...
Section 56-1-2100. Commercial driver license; contents; classifications of vehicles. - (A) The commercial driver license must be marked "Commercial Driver...
Section 56-1-2110. Disqualification from driving commercial motor vehicle. - (A) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor...
Section 56-1-2111. Circumstances barring issuance of license. - The department shall not issue a commercial driver's license or...
Section 56-1-2112. Offenses resulting in disqualification from operating commercial motor vehicle; time periods. - (A) A driver who is convicted of operating a commercial...
Section 56-1-2115. Commercial driver's license re-examination. - (A) A person who has been disqualified from driving a...
Section 56-1-2120. Driving with measurable amount of alcohol prohibited; possession of alcoholic beverage. - (A) A person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle...
Section 56-1-2130. Tests for alcohol or drugs; presumption of consent; administration of tests; warnings; refusal to take test; reports required. - (A) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within...
Section 56-1-2140. Report of conviction of nonresident licensee; required action. - Within ten days after receiving a report of the conviction...
Section 56-1-2150. Authorized drivers of commercial motor vehicles. - A person may drive a commercial motor vehicle if the...
Section 56-1-2156. Failure of commercial motor vehicle drivers to comply with lane restrictions. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a commercial motor vehicle...
Section 56-1-2160. Penalties. - An offense for which no specific penalty is provided by...
Section 56-1-2210. Definitions - (1) Unless otherwise specified, the terms used in this article...
Section 56-1-2220. Providing and testing specimens; reports of refusal to provide and results of tests to employer and department; records; admissibility of test results. - (A) All employers shall report to the Department of Motor...
Section 56-1-2230. Failure to report and employing disqualified employee; fines. - (A) An employer, medical review officer, or breath alcohol technician...
Section 56-1-3350. Issuance of special identification card; veteran designation; fees and fee waivers. - Text of (A) effective until May 23, 2023. (A) Upon...
Section 56-1-3360. Misuse of card prohibited. - It is unlawful for any person to: (1) alter a...
Section 56-1-3370. Size, shape, design, photograph; card to be distinguishable from driver's license. - The special identification card issued pursuant to this article shall...
Section 56-1-3380. Information submitted in application for card confidential; exceptions. - Any information obtained from an application for the issuance, renewal,...
Section 56-1-3400. False or fictitious information or fraud a violation. - Any person who shall use a false or fictitious name...