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SC Code § 56-1-35 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|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 or his dependent who becomes a permanent resident of this State, has ninety days to apply for a South Carolina driver's license, and he must be issued a license without examination except for the visual test required by Section 56-1-210 if he has a valid driver's license from another state or territory of the United States. The license expires eight years from the date of issue.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 362, Section 1; 2019 Act No. 86 (H.3789), Section 1, eff November 24, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 86, Section 1, rewrote the section.
SC Code § 56-1-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|Section 56-1-70. Temporary driver's permit.

 The Department of Motor Vehicles may, in its discretion, issue a temporary driver's permit to an applicant for a motor vehicle driver's license permitting him to operate a motor vehicle while the Department is completing its investigation and determination of all facts relative to such applicant's right to receive a driver's license. Such permit must be in his immediate possession while operating a motor vehicle, and it shall be invalid when the applicant's license has been issued or for good cause has been refused.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-157; 1959 (51) 421.
SC Code § 56-1-85 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|Section 56-1-85. REAL ID Act.

 It is hereby declared to be the policy of this State:  (1) The State is committed to the continuing effort of enhancing the security, authentication, and issuance procedure standards of its drivers' licenses and identification cards and of meeting all requirements of the Federal REAL ID Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-13) and accompanying regulations.  (2) The department shall enable qualifying citizens to obtain state drivers' licenses and identification cards that are in compliance with the REAL ID Act.  (3) The department shall not provide direct access to the department's full driver's license database to any other jurisdiction.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 70, Section 1, eff June 13, 2007; 2017 Act No. 6 (H.3358), Section 2, eff April 5, 2017.  Effect of Amendment  2017 Act No. 6, Section 2, amended the section, adding the paragraph designators, providing that the state shall meet all the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act, and that the department of motor vehicles shall not provide direct access to its full driver's license database to any other jurisdiction.
SC Code § 56-1-87 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|Section 56-1-87. REAL ID card issuance.

 (A) A person may hold only one Department of Motor Vehicles-issued credential at a time. A REAL ID card may be a driver's license or identification card, but not both.  (B) The department may issue a compliant or noncompliant card. The department may issue a REAL ID compliant credential only to a person who:  (1) presents all supporting documents required for a compliant credential; or  (2) has previously presented proper supporting documents and the department has retained copies of those documents.  (C) The department shall issue a noncompliant credential to a person who opts not to have a REAL ID card, and meets the other requirements necessary to obtain a noncompliant credential.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 6 (H.3358), Section 1, eff April 5, 2017.
SC Code § 56-1-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|Section 56-1-90. Identification necessary for license.

 The Department of Motor Vehicles may require every applicant to submit for identification purposes proof of name, Social Security number, and date and place of birth when applying for a driver's license. An applicant for a driver's license, driver's permit, or special identification card or a renewal thereof may sufficiently prove the existence and validity of his Social Security number, for purposes of Section 14-7-130, by any document considered reliable by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Such a document includes, but is not limited to, an official Social Security card, Social Security check, Social Security form SSA-1099, letter from the Social Security Administration, voter registration card, payroll stub, or Federal W-2 form. The numbers also may be obtained from the Department of Revenue pursuant to Section 12-54-240(B)(7), which permits the Department of Revenue to submit taxpayer Social Security numbers to the Department of Motor Vehicles and to the State Election Commission.  This section does not prevent issuance of a driver's license or identification card to a foreign exchange student participating in a valid foreign exchange program.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-158.1; 1974 (58) 2349; 1990 Act No. 451, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1996 Act No. 459, Section 71; 2017 Act No. 6 (H.3358), Section 3, eff April 5, 2017.  Effect of Amendment  2017 Act No. 6, Section 3, in the first undesignated paragraph, in the second sentence, substituted "document considered reliable by the Department of Motor Vehicles" for "reasonably reliable document containing the Social Security number", in the third sentence, deleted "or U.S. military identification card", and made other nonsubstantive changes; and deleted the former undesignated second paragraph relating to affidavits for establishment of valid Social Security numbers for replacement licenses.
SC Code § 56-1-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|Section 56-1-100. Application by unemancipated minor.

 (A) The application of an unemancipated minor for a beginner's permit or driver's license must be signed in the presence of a South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles employee at the time of application by:  (1) the father of the minor;  (2) the mother of the minor;  (3) the guardian of the minor;  (4) an individual who has custody, care, and control of the minor;  (5) any person set forth in subsection (C)(3) below with written approval by the Department of Social Services;  (6) any person who has been standing in loco parentis of a minor for a continuous period of not less than sixty days; or  (7) any responsible adult who is willing to assume the obligation imposed under this article and who has written permission, from a person listed in items (1)-(7) above, signed and verified before a person authorized to administer oaths.  (B) The application of an emancipated minor for a beginner's permit or driver's license must be signed in the presence of a South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles employee at the time of application by a responsible adult who is willing to assume the obligation imposed under this article.  (C) If the Department of Social Services has guardianship or legal custody of a minor, the application may be signed by:  (1) the father of the minor;  (2) the mother of the minor; or  (3) the foster parent, preadoptive parent, or person responsible for the welfare of the child who resides in a childcare facility or residential group care home, upon written approval by the Department of Social Services. The disclosure of information by the Department of Social Services to the Department of Motor Vehicles in order to provide approval for the limited purpose of this code section shall not be a violation of Section 63-7-1990 or any other section of the Children's Code governing the dissemination of confidential information. The foster parent, preadoptive parent, or person responsible for the welfare of a child who resides in a childcare facility or residential group care home must obtain approval from the Department of Social Services prior to the request for an extension of a permit pursuant to Section 56-1-50.  (D) Except as set forth in subsection (C)(3) above, upon the extension of a permit pursuant to Section 56-1-50, authorization by the person who originally signed the application, under subsections (A), (B), or (C) above, is not required.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-159; 1952 Code Section 46-158; 1942 Code Section 5989; 1932 Code Section 5989; 1930 (36) 1057; 1933 (38) 214; 1949 (46) 271; 1956 (49) 1649; 1959 (51) 421; 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 121G; 2017 Act No. 2 (S.198), Section 1, eff April 5, 2017.  Effect of Amendment  2017 Act No. 2, Section 1, amended the section by adding the paragraph designators, deleting the term "instruction permit", and revising the list of persons who must sign the application of an unemancipated minor.
SC Code § 56-1-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|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 a motor vehicle upon a highway must be imputed to the person who has signed the application of such minor for a beginner's permit, instruction permit, or driver's license, which person is jointly and severally liable with such minor for any damage caused by such negligence or wilful misconduct, except that if such minor is protected by a policy of liability insurance in the form and in the amounts as required under Chapter 9 of this title and Sections 38-77-140 through 38-77-310, then such parent or guardian or other responsible adult is not subject to the liability otherwise imposed under this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-160; 1959 (51) 421; 1987 Act No. 155, Section 17.
SC Code § 56-1-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|Section 56-1-120. Release from imputed liability by cancellation of permit or license.

 Any person who has signed the application of a minor for a permit or license may thereafter file with the Department of Motor Vehicles a verified written request that the permit or license of such minor so granted be cancelled. Thereupon, the person who signed the application of such minor shall be relieved from the liability imposed under Section 56-1-110 by reason of having signed such application on account of any subsequent negligence or wilful misconduct of such minor in operating a motor vehicle, and the license or permit of such minor shall be cancelled by the Department.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-161; 1959 (51) 421.
SC Code § 56-1-125 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|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, a United States male citizen or immigrant who is less than twenty-six years of age must be registered for the United States Selective Service when applying to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the issuance, renewal, or a duplicate copy of:  (1) a driver's license;  (2) a commercial driver's license; or  (3) an identification card.  (B) The department shall forward in an electronic format the necessary personal information required for registration of individuals identified in this section to the Selective Service System.  (C) An individual's submission of an application contained in subsection (A) serves as an indication that the individual has registered with the Selective Service System or that he is authorizing the department to forward to the Selective Service System information necessary for his registration.  (D) The department shall inform the individual who is at least eighteen years of age and less than twenty-six years of age, on his application, that his submission of the application for a license or identification card serves as his consent to be registered with the Selective Service System, if required by federal law.  (E) The department shall inform the individual who is less than eighteen years of age, on his application, that his submission of the application for a license or identification card serves as his consent to be registered with the Selective Service System upon attaining eighteen years of age, if required by federal law. His application also must be signed by any individual listed in Section 56-1-100(A)(1-7). By signing the application, the signatory authorizes the department to register the applicant with the Selective Service System upon attaining eighteen years of age, if required by federal law. The applicant or any individual listed in Section 56-1-100(A)(1-7) may decline the Selective Service System registration. If the applicant or any individual listed in Section 56-1-100(A)(1-7) declines the Selective Service System registration, the department may issue a license or identification card, but the applicant must renew the license or identification card upon attaining eighteen years of age.  (F) This section takes effect upon the department's receipt from the federal government of the funds necessary to implement this section.  HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 51, Section 6; 2018 Act No. 259 (H.4676), Section 2, eff November 19, 2018.  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 259, Section 2, in the second sentence, substituted "any individual listed in Section 56-1-100(A)(1-7)" for "his parent or guardian"; in the third sentence, substituted "signatory" for "parent or guardian"; in the fourth sentence, substituted "any individual listed in Section 56-1-100(A)(1-7)" for ", parent, or guardian"; and in the fifth sentence, substituted "any individual listed in Section 56-1-100(A)(1-7)" for ", parent, or guardian".
SC Code § 56-1-135 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|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 volunteer firefighter of a lawfully and regularly organized fire department designated to drive a firefighting vehicle may have a special endorsement affixed to his driver's license which authorizes him to drive this vehicle for the purpose of carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a fire department and related activities.  (B) Every political subdivision and unincorporated community operating a lawfully and regularly organized fire department of this State shall designate a law enforcement officer or the fire chief or his designee as its safety officer. The safety officer shall meet the qualifications set forth in the Department of Motor Vehicle guidelines. However, he does not have to be a full-time employee. A firefighter desiring to drive the vehicle referred to in subsection (A) shall demonstrate his ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of this vehicle to a safety officer. The fire department, including volunteer fire departments, shall submit to the Department of Motor Vehicles a list of the persons designated to drive the vehicle.  (C) It is the responsibility of the agency or fire department who operates the vehicle to keep the list of designated drivers current. Changes in the list of drivers must be reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles within thirty days from the change.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 532, Section 29; 1989 Act No. 165, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1300.
SC Code § 56-1-143 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|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 driver's license, motorcycle driver's license, identification card, issuance of a vehicle title or transfer of title, or issuance or renewal of a vehicle license plate must be given an opportunity in writing to make a voluntary contribution of five dollars, more or less, to be credited to Donate Life South Carolina established in Section 44-43-1310. Any voluntary contribution must be added to the driver's license, identification card, title, or license plate fee and must be transferred to the State Treasurer and credited to Donate Life South Carolina as provided for in Section 44-43-1310. An amount equal to the incremental cost of administration of the contribution must be paid by the trust fund from amounts received pursuant to this section to the State Highway Fund as established by Section 57-11-20, to be distributed as provided in Section 11-43-167 before funds are expended by the trust fund.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 262, Section 4; 2009 Act No. 42, Section 1, eff June 2, 2009; 2016 Act No. 275 (S.1258), Section 12, eff July 1, 2016.
SC Code § 56-1-146 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|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 nolo contendere to a crime of violence as defined in Section 16-23-10(3) on or after July 1, 2011, in this State, the clerk of court must notify by mail, electronic mail, or facsimile the Department of Motor Vehicles within thirty days of the conviction of guilt or nolo contendere plea. The Department of Motor Vehicles must then notify the person who was convicted of the crime of violence as defined in Section 16-23-10(3) that he must surrender his driver's license or special identification card to the Department of Motor Vehicles by mail or in person, and the Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue to the person by mail or in person a driver's license or special identification card with the identifying code as referenced in Section 56-1-148. If the person convicted of a crime of violence as defined in Section 16-23-10(3) fails to surrender his driver's license or special identification card to the Department of Motor Vehicles, the driver's license or special identification card is considered canceled.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 277, Section 1, eff July 1, 2011.  Editor's Note  2010 Act No. 277, Section 7, provides:  "This act takes effect July 1, 2011, and applies to all persons convicted of a crime of violence as defined in Section 16-23-10(3)."
SC Code § 56-1-171 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|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 failure to comply with an order for child support may obtain a special route-restricted driver's license from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The special route-restricted driver's license allows the person to only operate a motor vehicle as transportation between his home and work, or as a part of his work duties, or as transportation to a college, university, technical college, or any other institution of higher learning in which he is enrolled.  (B) If the Department of Motor Vehicles issues a special route-restricted driver's license, it shall designate reasonable restrictions on the times during which and routes on which the person may operate a motor vehicle. A change in the employment hours, place of employment, status as a student, or residence must be reported immediately to the Department of Motor Vehicles by the person.  (C) The fee for a special route-restricted driver's license is one hundred dollars, but no additional fee is due because of changes in the place and hours of employment, education, or residence. Twenty dollars of this fee must be deposited in the state general fund and eighty dollars must be placed by the Comptroller General into a special restricted account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles.  (D) The operation of a motor vehicle outside the time limits and route imposed by a special route-restricted driver's license by the person issued that license is a violation of Section 56-1-460.  (E) If after six months of obtaining the special route-restricted driver's license the person is still substantially out of compliance with the order for support, the Department of Social Services shall notify the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend the special route-restricted driver's license. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall suspend the special route-restricted driver's license until the Department of Social Services notifies the Department of Motor Vehicles to withdraw the suspension.  (F) The fee for a special route-restricted driver's license must be in accordance with Section 56-1-140.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff June 4, 2007.
SC Code § 56-1-176 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|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 a conditional driver's license and a special restricted driver's license. The Department of Motor Vehicles may not issue a conditional driver's license or a special restricted driver's license to a person pursuant to Section 56-1-175 or Section 56-1-180 unless the person:  (1) has a high school diploma or certificate, or a General Education Development Certificate; or  (2) is enrolled in a public or private school or is home schooled under the provisions contained in Section 59-65-40, 59-65-45, or 59-65-47, and:  (a) the person has conformed to the attendance laws, regulations, and policies of the school, school district, and the State Board of Education, as applicable; and  (b) the person is not suspended or expelled from school.  (B) Documentation of enrollment status must be presented to the department by the applicant on a form approved by the department. The documentation must indicate whether the student is in compliance with the requirements as provided in item (2).  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 258, Section 4; 2002 Act No. 181, Section 3.
SC Code § 56-1-185 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 56 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 1 - Driver's License|Section 56-1-185. Removal of restrictions postponed; suspension of license.

 (A) A person while operating a motor vehicle under a conditional or a special restricted driver's license who is convicted of a traffic offense or involved in an accident in which he was at fault shall have the removal of the restrictions postponed for twelve months and is not eligible to be issued a regular driver's license until one year from the date of the last traffic offense or accident in which he was at fault or until he is seventeen years of age.  (B) A person while operating a motor vehicle under a beginner's permit or a conditional or a special restricted driver's license who is convicted of one or more point-assessable traffic offenses totaling six or more points, as determined by the values contained in Section 56-1-720, shall have his license suspended by the Department of Motor Vehicles for six months. This suspension shall not preclude other penalties otherwise provided for the same violations.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 532, Section 1; 1998 Act No. 258, Section 11; 2002 Act No. 181, Section 5.