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SC Code § 58-23-1250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1250. Name of owner and rates shall be posted in taxi.

 All persons driving, operating or controlling taxis shall post therein, in a conspicuous place where it may be easily and conveniently read by any passenger, a card upon which shall be printed in plain legible type the name of the owner of such taxi and the rates charged by the taxi.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1515; 1952 Code Section 58-1515; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1260. Driver identification card shall be posted in taxi and copy furnished to police.

 The owner of any such taxi shall display in plain view of anyone entering such vehicle a card of such size and design as may be designated by the governing body of the county which shall be signed by the owner of the vehicle and shall state the name, address, sex, color and age of the driver operating the vehicle and a photograph of the driver shall be affixed to such card. A copy of such card with the photograph shall be furnished to the chief of police of such county for the files of the police department. Copies of such card, in duplicate, as above set out shall be provided for each person who may be assigned to the driving of the taxi and the card of the respective driver shall always be displayed in the taxi as above provided.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1516; 1952 Code Section 58-1516; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1270. Qualifications of drivers.

 In such counties, operators, chauffeurs and other persons driving a commercial public taxi for hire shall be at least eighteen years of age and of good moral character and shall have no physical defects or handicaps which would hinder their safe operation of a vehicle under any driving conditions.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1517; 1952 Code Section 58-1517; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1280. Solicitation of passengers.

 It shall be unlawful for operators of vehicles for hire to solicit fares or passengers except within five feet of the vehicle which they operate and in no case shall one driver interfere between another driver and his passengers.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1518; 1952 Code Section 58-1518; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1290 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1290. Vehicles shall answer calls in order received.

 All public vehicles for hire shall respond promptly to calls in the order in which they are received.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1519; 1952 Code Section 58-1519; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1300 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1300. Occupancy of vehicle when answering call.

 When answering a call a public vehicle for hire shall contain no one other than the driver except with the permission of the person so calling.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1520; 1952 Code Section 58-1520; 1948 (45) 2061; 1962 (52) 2205.
SC Code § 58-23-1310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1310. Drivers shall not take possession of baggage without consent of owner.

 No driver of any such taxi or other person shall lay hold upon or take possession of any trunk, baggage or other article belonging to any traveler or person without the consent of the owner of such trunk, baggage or other article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1521; 1952 Code Section 58-1521; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1320. Use of taxi for prostitution or lewd act or transporting person to place for such purpose.

 It shall be unlawful for the driver of any such taxi to permit any person to occupy or use such taxi for the purpose of prostitution or for any other lewd or indecent act, knowing or having reasonable cause to know that it is being used or is to be used for any such purpose, or to direct, take or transport or offer or agree to take or transport any person to any building or place knowing or having reasonable cause to know that the purpose of such directing, taking or transporting is prostitution or any other lewd or indecent act.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1522; 1952 Code Section 58-1522; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1330. Taxi shall not transport persons with contagious disease.

 No owner, driver or other person having charge of a public vehicle for hire shall knowingly receive or permit to be placed or conveyed in any manner on or upon any such taxi any person sick or infected with smallpox or any other contagious disease. The body of any person who has died of smallpox or any other contagious disease shall be removed in a licensed hearse and in no other conveyance.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1523; 1952 Code Section 58-1523; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1340. Vehicles shall be kept clean.

 All vehicles for hire shall be kept clean, neat and orderly.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1524; 1952 Code Section 58-1524; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1350. Vehicles shall not be used for sleeping or certain other purposes.

 Drivers shall not permit such taxis to be used as sleeping quarters or lounging places or for the unnecessary gathering of persons other than passengers.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1525; 1952 Code Section 58-1525; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1360. Transfer of license upon replacement of vehicle.

 In the event that any public taxi for which a license shall have been issued shall be permanently replaced by another car the owner shall within twenty-four hours after such replacement report it to the governing body of such county giving the necessary information to identify the taxi for which the license was issued and the taxi replacing it and such other information as the governing body may require and thereupon such license shall be transferred on the register of the governing body to the replacing car and be cancelled as to the replaced car if all the other provisions of this article shall be complied with.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1526; 1952 Code Section 58-1526; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1370. Revocation of driver's license.

 The operation of any such taxi shall be constantly under the surveillance of the governing body of the county, which shall refuse permission to operate such taxi and revoke the license of any driver when in its judgment the driver's physical condition or record for violation of traffic or other ordinances or laws indicates that he is an unfit operator of such taxi.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1527; 1952 Code Section 58-1527; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1380 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1380. Surrender of taxi license when insurance or bond cancelled.

 In the event of cancellation of the policy of insurance or bond required under the provisions of this article, then the license card or plate to be displayed in the taxi and also the metal plates to be affixed to the taxi shall become null and void and shall immediately be surrendered by the owner of the taxi to the chief of police of such county and the operation of the taxi after the cancellation of such insurance or bond or the failure to surrender such plates shall be a violation of this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1528; 1952 Code Section 58-1528; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1390 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1390. Revocation of taxi license.

 Should the owner or operator of a taxi permit the taxi to be operated without such license affixed as required by Section 58-23-1210 or by any person not duly qualified as provided in this article or should such owner or operator permit such taxi to be used for any purpose other than that of a public conveyance, the chief of police of such county may with the approval of the governing body of such county revoke the license of such taxi and require the surrender of the license card or plate.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1529; 1952 Code Section 58-1529; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1400 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1400. Fee for reinstatement of insurance or bond.

 When any such policy of insurance or bond lapses by cancellation or for any other reason or when notice of intention to cause a lapse has been given by the surety or bondsman and such notice has been recorded on the records of the county police department, such notice shall be withdrawn and such policy of insurance or bond shall be reinstated only after payment to the governing body of the county the sum of three dollars for entries and change of records.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1530; 1952 Code Section 58-1530; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1410. Penalties.

 The violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1531; 1952 Code Section 58-1531; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1620. Compliance with article before operation as TNC; application; issuance of TNC permit; request for contested case.

 (A) Before a person, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that uses a digital network, platform, or Internet-enabled application to provide transportation for compensation using a personal vehicle commences to advertise or operate in South Carolina as a TNC, that entity shall comply with the requirements set forth within this article and hold a valid TNC permit issued by the Office of Regulatory Staff.  (B) That entity shall submit an application to the Office of Regulatory Staff and provide information that the Office of Regulatory Staff requires.  (C) In performing its responsibilities under this article, the Office of Regulatory Staff must balance the interest of the State in promoting innovative, safe, and cost-effective transportation services with an appropriate level of safety protections for TNC passengers and the general public.  (D) An application must be accompanied by information required by the Office of Regulatory Staff, which may condition its approval on terms that it determines to be just and reasonable to advance the goals of this article.  (E) Upon review of the application and a finding that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to conduct business pursuant to the provisions of this article, the Office of Regulatory Staff shall approve the application and issue the entity a TNC permit. A person or entity operating a TNC in South Carolina as of the effective date of this article may continue to operate for a period of sixty days following the effective date of this article so as to permit the person or entity to obtain a permit from the Office of Regulatory Staff pursuant to this section.  (F) An aggrieved person with standing may file a request for a contested case of a decision of the Office of Regulatory Staff with the Public Service Commission within thirty days of the decision.  HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 88 (H.3525), Section 1, eff June 24, 2015.
SC Code § 58-23-1625 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1625. Exclusion of insurance coverage while driver logged on digital network or providing prearranged ride; claims coverage investigation.

 (A) Insurers that write automobile insurance in the State may exclude any and all coverage afforded under the owner's insurance policy for any loss or injury that occurs while a TNC driver is logged on a TNC's digital network or while the driver provides a prearranged ride. This right to exclude all coverage may apply to any coverage included in an automobile insurance policy including, but not limited to:  (1) liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage;  (2) uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage;  (3) medical payments coverage;  (4) comprehensive physical damage coverage; and  (5) collision physical damage coverage.  (B) The exclusions apply notwithstanding any requirement under Sections 56-9-10 through 56-9-630. Nothing in this section implies or requires that a personal automobile insurance policy provide coverage while the transportation network driver is logged on the TNC's digital network, while the driver is engaged in a prearranged ride or while the driver otherwise uses a personal vehicle to transport passengers for compensation. Nothing may be considered to preclude an automobile insurer from providing coverage for the TNC driver's personal vehicle, if it chooses to do so by contract or endorsement.  (C) Automobile insurers that exclude coverage as permitted in subsections (A) and (B) have no duty to defend or indemnify any claim expressly excluded by those subsections. Nothing in this article may be considered to invalidate or limit an exclusion contained in a policy. An automobile insurer that defends or indemnifies a claim against a driver that is excluded under the terms of its policy as permitted in subsections (A) and (B) has a right of contribution against other insurers that provide automobile insurance to the same driver in satisfaction of the coverage requirements of Section 58-23-1630 at the time of loss.  (D) In a claims coverage investigation, TNC's and any automobile insurer potentially providing coverage under Section 58-23-1630 shall cooperate to facilitate the exchange of relevant information with directly involved parties and any automobile insurer of the TNC driver if applicable, including the precise times that a driver logged on and off of the TNC's digital network in the twelve-hour period immediately preceding and in the twelve-hour period immediately following the accident and disclose to one another a clear description of the coverage, exclusions, and limits provided under any automobile insurance maintained under Section 58-23-1630.  HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 88 (H.3525), Section 1, eff June 24, 2015.
SC Code § 58-23-1635 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1635. Insurance disclosure.

 (A) Before TNC drivers are allowed to accept a request for a prearranged ride on the TNC's digital network, the TNC shall disclose to the drivers, in writing, the following information:  (1) the insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage, that the TNC provides while the TNC driver uses a personal vehicle in connection with a TNC's digital network;  (2) depending on its terms, that the TNC driver's personal automobile insurance policy may not provide any coverage while the driver is logged onto the TNC's digital network and is available to receive a transportation request or is engaged in a prearranged ride; and  (3) if the vehicle to be used to provide TNC services has a lien against it, the driver has a duty to notify the lienholder that the driver will be using the vehicle for transportation services that may violate the terms of the contract with the lienholder. The driver must disclose to the lender all insurance coverage information provided to the driver by the TNC pursuant to this section. The TNC must provide a standardized form for TNC drivers to use for such notice to the lienholder. The form may be provided to the driver by the TNC in a digital format. The TNC driver must maintain evidence that notice has been sent to the lien holder as well as wait seven days prior to commencing driving in connection with a TNC.  (B) Nothing in this chapter limits the right of a lender or secured party on a driver's vehicle to require a driver to maintain comprehensive and collision damage coverage for a driver's vehicle or to show evidence of that coverage to the lender or secured party that would cover the period when the driver is logged on to the transportation network carrier's digital network regardless of whether the driver is engaged in a prearranged ride. If the driver fails to maintain the required comprehensive and collision coverage or to show evidence to the lender or secured party of the coverage upon reasonable request by the lender or secured party, the lender or secured party may fully enforce all provisions contained in the loan agreement with the borrower.  HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 88 (H.3525), Section 1, eff June 24, 2015.
SC Code § 58-23-1660 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1660. Standards.

 (A) A TNC operating in this State shall comply with the following standards:  (1) A TNC driver shall not provide TNC services or otherwise operate as a passenger vehicle for hire unless a TNC has matched the TNC driver to the TNC passenger through the digital network. A TNC driver shall not solicit or accept passenger rides on-demand or through a "street hail". All payment for TNC services must be made through the digital network and the TNC driver shall not accept cash payments.  (2) A TNC shall make available to prospective TNC passengers and TNC drivers the method by which the TNC calculates fares or the applicable rates being charged and an option to receive an estimated fare. If the rates vary from those identified in the application to the Office of Regulatory Staff, the TNC must provide the revised rates to the passenger on the digital network.  (3) A TNC shall provide the TNC passenger with an electronic receipt upon completion of the TNC service. The receipt must document the:  (a) point of origin;  (b) point of destination;  (c) total duration and distance;  (d) total fare/rate paid, including base fare and additional charges incurred for distance or duration; and  (e) TNC driver's first name.  (4) A TNC driver shall display an identification badge including his photograph, first name, personal vehicle make and model, and personal vehicle license plate number. This information may be displayed to the TNC passenger through the TNC digital network.  (5) A TNC driver shall at all times carry in the TNC vehicle proof of the automobile liability insurance required of this article.  (6) A TNC shall provide customer support on its digital network, website, or both, for TNC passenger inquiries or complaints and shall respond promptly to all TNC passenger inquiries or complaints.  (7) A TNC shall not discriminate against TNC passengers on the basis of destination, race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, or age.  (8) A TNC shall provide TNC services in compliance with all applicable laws for providing services to persons with physical and mental disabilities. Service animals and mobility equipment must be permitted to accompany a TNC passenger.  (9) A TNC shall provide TNC passengers an opportunity to indicate whether they require a wheelchair-accessible vehicle. If a TNC cannot arrange wheelchair-accessible TNC service in any instance, it shall direct the TNC passenger to an alternate provider of wheelchair-accessible service, if available.  (10) A TNC driver shall take the most direct route to the destination unless the TNC passenger has consented to an alternate route.  (11) A TNC driver may refuse to transport a TNC passenger if the TNC passenger is acting in an unlawful, disorderly or endangering manner.  HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 88 (H.3525), Section 1, eff June 24, 2015.
SC Code § 58-23-1670 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1670. Records and documentation; information requests; confidentiality of information.

 (A) A TNC shall maintain a record of all TNC services provided in South Carolina for a period of three years from the date of the TNC service. The records shall include:  (1) the time at which a TNC driver logs into the digital network;  (2) the time and place of commencement of TNC service;  (3) the address of delivery of the TNC passenger;  (4) the amount of fare charged to the TNC passengers; and  (5) any inquiry or complaint of the TNC passenger, the date of the inquiry or complaint, and the resolution of the inquiry or complaint.  (B) A TNC shall maintain documentation of each TNC vehicle inspection for a period of three years.  (C) The TNC shall maintain documentation of initial and annual verification of TNC driver qualifications for a period of three years.  (D) The TNC shall provide, upon the request of the Office of Regulatory Staff, any factual information regarding TNC drivers, TNC passengers, and TNC services so as to investigate complaints arising under this article. This information must be provided to the Office of Regulatory Staff within a reasonable time period.  (E) A TNC shall not disclose a TNC driver or passenger's personally identifiable information to a third party unless the:  (1) TNC driver or TNC passenger consents;  (2) disclosure is required by legal obligation; or  (3) disclosure is required to investigate violations of the TNC driver or TNC passenger terms of use.  HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 88 (H.3525), Section 1, eff June 24, 2015.