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S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-3500

Violations of article; penalties

Known as the Uniform Act

The act spans §§ 56–56 (418 sections).

1962 Code SECTION 46-460; 1952 Code SECTION 46-460; 1949 (46) 466; 2008 Act No. 317, SECTION 3, eff June 10, 2008.

(A) Except as otherwise provided, in the absence of another violation being cited, a violation of this article by the driver of a motor vehicle is subject to a civil fine of up to one hundred dollars unless a bicyclist is injured as a result of the violation.

(B) In the absence of another violation being cited, a person driving a motor vehicle who violates a provision of this article and the violation is the proximate cause of a:

(1) minor injury to a bicyclist, must be assessed a civil fine of up to five hundred dollars; or

(2) great bodily injury, as defined in Section 56-5-2945, to a bicyclist, must be assessed a civil fine of not more than one thousand dollars.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.