Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer and any other vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles shall be equipped with at least one tail lamp mounted on the rear which, when lighted as herein required, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear; provided, that in the case of a train of vehicles only the tail lamp on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified.
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-4510
Tail lamps required
Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 56–56 (418 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Jihad (2000)
Most recently applied in State v. Jihad (February 2000)
1962 Code SECTION 46-526; 1952 Code SECTION 46-526; 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.