In South Carolina points are assigned to your license when you are found to have violated traffic laws. Certain criteria are set to punish drivers that collect too many points as an incentive to promote safe driving habits. These points are recorded on your driving record, which will include any convictions you have received as well as the number of points assigned to you.
South Carolina Law assigns point values to specific traffic violations. These will be marked against your record by the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) if you are convicted of a traffic offense within the state or in any other state in the country.
The points that you receive will fall off your record over time. This is beneficial as it can help you avoid a license suspension based largely on traffic violations you committed years ago. In South Carolina, the system for point removal is simple and automatic. One year after your violation half the points will be removed from your record, two years after your violation the remaining points will be removed.