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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1070. Promulgation of rules and regulations as to vehicles for hire at resorts.

The Commission may promulgate such rules and regulations as it finds necessary and expedient relating to the issuing of licenses for motor vehicles used for hire, either for express or passengers or both, when operated at beach and summer resorts in this State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1467; 1952 Code Section 58-1467; 1942 Code Section 8529; 1932 Code Section 8529; 1929 (36) 247; 1935 (39) 25.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1080. Special plates or markers for carriers.

The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon the presentation of a certificate authorizing the motor vehicle carrier to operate and upon payment of the proper license, may furnish the motor vehicle carrier with a distinguishing plate or marker.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1468; 1952 Code Section 58-1468; 1942 Code Section 8515; 1932 Code Section 8515; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1327; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 154, eff May 24, 2006; 2022 Act No. 214 (S.1045), Section 21, eff May 23, 2022.
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 214, Section 21, deleted "from the Office of Regulatory Staff" following "certificate", substituted "may furnish" for "must furnish", and deleted "marker, which, in addition to the other matters otherwise provided by law to be placed thereon, shall bear the letter stating the class under which the motor vehicle shall operate, such as A, B, C, D, E, or F" from the end.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1090. Special markers for reserve or substitute passenger vehicles.

When any reserve or substitute vehicle maintained by a motor carrier holding a certificate D, or a certificate A or a certificate B for passenger vehicles, to be used only in emergencies, is in use it may be designated by a special marker to be furnished by the Office of Regulatory Staff.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1469; 1952 Code Section 58-1469; 1942 Code Section 8512; 1932 Code Section 8512; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1938 (40) 1915; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 155, eff May 24, 2006; 2022 Act No. 214 (S.1045), Section 22, eff May 23, 2022.
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 214, Section 22, substituted "may be designated" for "must be designated".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1110. Definitions.

As used in this article:
(1) The term "corporation" means a corporation, company, association, or joint stock association.
(2) The term "person" means an individual, a firm, or a partnership.
(3) The term "commission" means the Public Service Commission of South Carolina.
(4) The term "private carrier" means every corporation or person, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, owning, controlling, operating, or managing any motor propelled vehicle used in transporting persons or property over any improved public highway in this State, which private carriers are not included in the term motor vehicle carrier as defined in Section 58-23-10.
(5) The term "motor carrier" means every corporation or person, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, owning, controlling, operating, or managing any motor propelled vehicle used in transporting persons or property over any improved public highway in this State, whether or not for compensation, as defined by Section 58-23-30 and includes, but is not limited to, motor vehicle carriers as defined in Section 58-23-10 and private carriers.
(6) The term "trailer" means a vehicle equipped to carry a load and which is attached to and drawn by a motor vehicle. Trailers are classed as motor vehicles and subject to the provisions of this article.
(7) The term "improved public highway" means every improved public highway in this State which is or may hereafter be declared to be a part of the state highway system or any county highway system or a street of any city or town.
(8) The term "regulatory staff" means the executive director or the executive director and employees of the Office of Regulatory Staff.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 26, Section 1, eff March 19, 1985; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 156, eff May 24, 2006.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1120. Compliance by motor carriers.

Each for-hire motor carrier of household goods or hazardous waste for disposal must comply with orders and regulations prescribed by the Public Service Commission. The Office of Regulatory Staff may employ the necessary law enforcement personnel to enforce the provisions which apply to holders of certificates A, B, C, and certificates E and F of Public Convenience and Necessity.
The Department of Public Safety may promulgate regulations to ensure the safe operation of motor carriers. The Transport Police Division of the Department of Public Safety has exclusive authority in this State for enforcement of the commercial motor vehicle carrier laws, which include Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Hazardous Material Regulations, and size and weight laws and regulations.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 26, Section 1, eff March 19, 1985; 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 51G, eff June 29, 1995; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 156, eff May 24, 2006.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1130. Rulemaking by Commission.

The commission may make those regulations not inconsistent with law as may be proper in the exercise of its powers or for the performance of its duties under this article.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 26, Section 1, eff March 19, 1985; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 156, eff May 24, 2006.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1140. Exclusion of transporters of farm or forest products.

The Public Service Commission and the Office of Regulatory Staff have no jurisdiction for safety purposes over persons engaged in transporting farm products or forest products from the farm to the first market.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 26, Section 1, eff March 19, 1985; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 156, eff May 24, 2006.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1210. Licensing of taxis by governing body of a county or city.

The governing body of a county or city may license taxis only in the county or city where the taxi principally is operated at the time of application for a license. The owner of a taxi or his agent annually during the month of July shall register the taxi with the governing body of the county or city and shall obtain from the governing body an application for the license. Upon presentation of the application, properly completed, to the governing body of the county or city and payment to the governing body of a license fee of two dollars, the governing body shall issue a license card or plate which must bear a number, indicate that the vehicle is a taxi, identify it by make, model, number, and the name of the owner, and show the year for which the license is issued. The license card or plate must be affixed in the vehicle at a place and in a manner as to be seen readily.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1511; 1952 Code Section 58-1511; 1948 (45) 2061; 1990 Act No. 563, Section 1, eff June 11, 1990.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1215. Exception to meaning of operating a taxi.

A person who provides transportation services in a private passenger motor vehicle or van for a specific group of people to a specific destination over a continuing period of time, where these transportation services are not available to the general public, is not considered to be operating a taxi within the meaning of this article.
HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 563, Section 2, eff June 11, 1990.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1220. Liability insurance.

Before the issuance of any such license card or plate, the owner of the taxi shall procure and file with the governing body of the county a liability insurance policy, together with a receipt showing the payment of the premium therefor, issued by a good and responsible insurance company to be approved by the governing body of the county, the company being one authorized to do business in this State and in possession of a certificate issued by the Department of Insurance. The amount of such liability insurance for each car shall be as follows: An amount not less than five thousand dollars for personal injury and an amount not less than one thousand dollars for property damage in any one accident. Such policy of insurance may be in the form of a separate policy for each taxi or may be in the form of a fleet policy covering all taxis operated by such owner if such policy shall provide for the same amount of liability for each taxi operated. A stipulation shall be made providing that no such policy above required may be canceled until the expiration of five days after notice of intended cancellation has been given in writing to the governing body of the county by registered mail or personal delivery of such notice.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1512; 1952 Code Section 58-1512; 1948 (45) 2061; 1949 (46) 406; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1565, eff July 1, 1993.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1230. Bond may be filed in lieu of insurance.

In lieu of an insurance policy as required by Section 58-23-1220 a bond or bonds may be filed with the governing body of the county in the sum of not less than five thousand dollars for personal injuries and one thousand dollars for property damages in any one accident, such bond or bonds to be given by the owner of the taxi with good and sufficient surety providing for the payment of any damages or injuries that may result in the operation of the taxi on substantially the same terms and conditions as the usual liability insurance policy. The surety on any such bonds as may be as follows: (a) cash deposited with the governing body of the county, (b) bonds of this State, or the United States of a face value equal to the amount of the surety bond or (c) any responsible surety or bonding company licensed to transact business in the State and in such county. The form and sureties on the bond and all matters incidental to the filing thereof shall be approved by the governing body of the county.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1513; 1952 Code Section 58-1513; 1948 (45) 2061.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1240. "Taxi" plate; certificate of insurance.

The owner of a taxi must obtain and cause to be affixed at all times to the rear of the taxi in a conspicuous place a metal plate or sticker, the dimensions of which must be approved by the city where the taxi principally operates, which shall have on it the words "Taxi", and be of substantially similar design but a different color from the state license plate.
The owner of a taxi that qualifies as a self-insurer, pursuant to Section 56-9-60, must issue to each operator of the taxi a certificate of insurance. The operator of the taxi must maintain a copy of the certificate of insurance in the taxi while it is in operation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1514; 1952 Code Section 58-1514; 1948 (45) 2061; 2006 Act No. 241, Section 2, eff March 15, 2006.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1680. Enforcement of article; penalties; revocation of permit; request for contested case; investigations.

(A) A certified South Carolina law enforcement officer is authorized to enforce the requirements of this article.
(B) An officer, agent, or employee of a TNC or TNC driver who fails to comply with any requirement contained in this article must be assessed a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars for a first violation, not less than five hundred dollars for a second violation, and not less than one thousand dollars for a third violation and subsequent violations. Seventy-five percent of the penalties collected under this section must be remitted to the Office of Regulatory Staff to be used for enforcement operations. Magistrates have jurisdiction over contested violations of this section and are prohibited from suspending or reducing the penalties.
(C) The Office of Regulatory Staff may revoke a TNC permit if the TNC has made misrepresentation of a material fact in obtaining the TNC permit or, in the opinion of the Office of Regulatory Staff, has failed to comply with the requirements in this article.
(D) 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 of South Carolina within thirty days of the decision.
(E) Concerning potential violations of this article, TNC's and their officers, agents, employees, or customers are subject to the investigatory powers provided in Sections 58-4-50 and 58-4-55 to the Office of Regulatory Staff.
(F) The Office of Regulatory Staff is authorized to require regular updating of information required from a TNC under this article.
HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 88 (H.3525), Section 1, eff June 24, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1690. Fees.

(A) The Office of Regulatory Staff may assess each TNC an annual fee in an amount necessary to permit the Office of Regulatory Staff to carry out the requirements of this article.
(B) The annual assessment of fees will be pursuant to Section 58-4-60(B).
HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 88 (H.3525), Section 1, eff June 24, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1710. Law governing TNC's and TNC drivers.

(A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, TNC's and TNC drivers are governed exclusively by this article and by any regulations promulgated by the Office of Regulatory Staff consistent with this article. TNC drivers remain subject to all local ordinances outside the scope of this article, whether directly or indirectly impacting the delivery of TNC driver services including, but not limited to, parking and traffic regulations that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
(B) Political subdivisions are prohibited from imposing a tax on a TNC, a TNC driver, or a vehicle used by a TNC driver, including a business license tax, where the tax is assessed in connection with prearranged rides in the State. Nothing in this article may be construed to restrict a municipality from collecting a business license tax from a TNC located within its boundaries if the tax is limited to receipts or revenue that is not subject to a local assessment fee pursuant to Section 58-23-1700 or a business license tax.
(C) In order for a TNC and a TNC driver to provide prearranged rides on airport property, the TNC must comply with Federal Aviation Administration regulations and airport regulations relating to:
(1) payment of reasonable fees to operate at the airport, agreed to by the TNC and each individual airport, not based on a per-passenger, per-driver, or per-vehicle basis; and
(2) designating locations for staging, pick-ups, drop-offs, and other similar locations.
HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 88 (H.3525), Section 1, eff June 24, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1720. Construction with federal law.

The provisions contained in this article do not preempt any federal regulation relating to the provision of transportation services at any facility regulated by the United States Federal Aviation Administration.
HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 88 (H.3525), Section 1, eff June 24, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1820. Definitions.

For purposes of this article:
(a) "passenger" means any individual served by a public transportation provider including charter bus activities;
(b) "bus" means any passenger bus or other motor vehicle having a seating capacity of not less than ten passengers operated by a public transportation provider for the purpose of carrying passengers, including charter passengers;
(c) "public transportation" is as defined in item (10) of Section 58-25-20;
(d) "public transportation provider" means any operator who offers or delivers public transportation;
(e) "public transportation vehicle" means any configuration of equipment for the purpose of providing public transportation.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 405, eff May 12, 1986.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers › Section 58-23-1830. General prohibitions; persons who may be refused transportation; violations and penalties.

(a) It is unlawful for any passenger to commit any of the following acts in a bus or any other public transportation vehicle:
(1) discard litter, except into receptacles designated for that purpose;
(2) play any radio, cassette, cartridge, tape player, or similar device unless controlled by the operator, unless the device is connected to an earphone that limits the sound to the hearing of the individual user;
(3) carry or possess any weapon, explosives, acids, other dangerous articles, or live animals, except for a seeing eye dog or a hearing ear dog properly harnessed and accompanied by its owner, small animals properly packaged, or weapons carried by or animals used by a law enforcement official;
(4) obstruct, hinder, interfere with, or otherwise disrupt or disturb the operation or operator of a public transportation vehicle;
(5) board a public transportation bus through the rear exit door, unless so directed by an employee or agent of the carrier;
(6) use profane, indecent, or obscene language or actions on a public transportation vehicle, or conduct himself in a boisterous fashion while on a public transportation vehicle.
(b) Intoxicated persons may be excluded from riding in any public transportation vehicle by the vehicle's driver or operator.
(c) The driver of any public transportation vehicle may refuse to transport any person who insists on boarding the vehicle in a manner that will obviously violate any of the above provisions.
(d) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction for a first offense must be imprisoned for not more than thirty days or fined not more than two hundred dollars, for a second offense, imprisoned for not more than sixty days or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both, and for a third or subsequent offense, imprisoned for not more than ninety days or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 405, eff May 12, 1986.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 25 - Regional Transportation Authority Law › Section 58-25-10. Short title.

This chapter is known and may be cited as the "Regional Transportation Authority Law".
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-121; 1973 (58) 726; 1985 Act No. 169, Section 2, eff July 1, 1985.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 25 - Regional Transportation Authority Law › Section 58-25-35. Members of authority.

The members of a regional transportation authority created under authority of this chapter must be the municipalities within the service area as defined by this chapter and the counties within the unincorporated areas of the service area of the authority.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 169, Section 2, eff July 1, 1985; 1997 Act No. 43, Section 4, eff May 21, 1997; 2000 Act No. 368, Section 3, eff June 14, 2000.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 25 - Regional Transportation Authority Law › Section 58-25-45. Appointment of board members of pre-existing authorities.

If a majority of the member governments of any transportation authority formed under Chapter 25 of Title 58 of the 1976 Code prior to July 1, 1985, agree, three members of the governing boards may be appointed by a majority of the members of the legislative delegations of the member counties.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 169, Section 5, eff July 1, 1985.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 25 - Regional Transportation Authority Law › Section 58-25-55. Prohibition against use of funds by pre-existing authorities for promotion of provisions of this chapter.

No presently existing transportation authority, agency, etc., may use any transportation authority funds to promote the provisions of this Chapter in an election or referendum.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 169, Section 6, eff July 1, 1985.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 25 - Regional Transportation Authority Law › Section 58-25-70. Recordkeeping and reporting; proposal and approval of budgets.

The authority must keep books of account, which must be independently audited at least once in each calendar year. A copy of the audit report must be provided to the member municipalities and counties. The authority must make an annual report of its activities to the member municipalities and counties. The authority must submit to the member municipalities and counties the annual operating and capital budget proposed for each fiscal year, at least sixty days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. In the event a member municipality or county disagrees with the proposed budget, it may set forth points of disagreement and transmit its statement to the authority and other governing bodies of the member municipalities and counties within thirty days of the receipt of the proposed budget. Budgets must be adopted by a majority of the member governments. In the event a majority of the governing bodies of the member municipalities and counties do not agree with the proposed budget, the authority must convene a meeting of chief elected and administrative officials of member governments to develop a budget which may be acceptable to a majority of the member governments; a majority, for the purposes of this section, includes the governing bodies of the member municipalities and counties representing more than one-half of the service area population. In the event a budget acceptable to a majority of the member governments is not developed prior to the beginning of its fiscal year, the authority shall continue to operate at the budget levels of the previously approved budget. Any budget changes requiring an increase in local funds in excess of ten percent during the budget year must be approved as provided above for annual budgets.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-127; 1973 (58) 726; 1985 Act No. 169, Section 2, eff July 1, 1985; 1997 Act No. 43, Section 6, eff May 21, 1997.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 25 - Regional Transportation Authority Law › Section 58-25-80. Nature and purposes of authority; exemption from state and local taxes; participation in state programs.

Each authority established, including any formed under Chapter 25 of Title 58 of the 1976 Code prior to the effective date of this chapter, exists for nonprofit and public purposes and is a public agency, and it is found and declared that the carrying out of the purpose of each authority is exclusively for public benefit and its property is public property. No authority shall pay any state or local ad valorem, income, sales, fuel, excise, or other use taxes or other taxes from which municipalities and counties are exempt. The South Carolina Department of Revenue is responsible for promulgating regulations necessary to effect fully this provision for tax exemption. The authority or operator providing public transportation on behalf of an authority may participate in the State Retirement System and utilize the services of the State Purchasing Department of the Division of General Services and any other joint activity of the State carried on for the benefit of state agencies and political subdivisions of the State. Operators providing public transportation on behalf of an authority shall not pay state and local fuel taxes from which municipalities and counties are exempt.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-128; 1973 (58) 726; 1985 Act No. 169, Section 2, eff July 1, 1985; 1992 Act No. 364, Section 3, eff July 1, 1992; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1566, eff July 1, 1993.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 25 - Regional Transportation Authority Law › Section 58-25-90. Authority to have sole responsibility for operations of transportation services.

The Regional Transportation Authority, through its board, officers, and staff, shall have sole responsibility for the operations of the transportation services.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 169, Section 3, eff July 1, 1985.