The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person shall immediately by the quickest means of communication, whether oral or written, give notice of such accident to the local police department if such accident occurs within a municipality, otherwise to the office of the county sheriff or the nearest office of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-1260
Immediate report of accidents resulting in personal injury or death
Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 56–56 (418 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Morehead v. Doe (1996)
Most recently applied in Morehead v. Doe (November 1996)
1962 Code SECTION 46-326; 1952 Code SECTION 46-326; 1949 (46) 466.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.