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S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-4030

Width of vehicles

Known as the Uniform Act

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

1962 Code SECTION 46-654; 1952 Code SECTION 46-654; 1949 (46) 466; 1977 Act No. 36; 1986 Act No. 373, SECTION 1; 1989 Act No. 167, SECTION 1; 2002 Act No. 197, SECTION 1.

(A) As contained in this section, "appurtenances" include:

(1) an awning and its support hardware; and

(2) an appendage that is intended to be an integral part of a motor home, travel trailer, or truck camper and is installed by the manufacturer or dealer which includes, but is not limited to, vents, electrical outlet covers, and window frames.

(B) The total outside width of a vehicle or the load on it may not exceed one hundred two inches exclusive of safety devices approved by the Department of Public Safety.

(C) Appurtenances on motor homes, travel trailers, and truck campers in noncommercial use may extend to a maximum of six inches on one side and four inches on the other beyond the maximum width requirement contained in subsection (B).

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