The Department of Public Safety shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter with respect to State highways, and law enforcement officers generally shall also enforce this chapter within their respective jurisdictions. No police officer in investigating a traffic accident shall necessarily deem the fact that an accident has occurred as giving rise to the presumption that a violation of a law has occurred. Arrests and criminal prosecution for violation of this chapter shall be based upon evidence of a violation of the law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-6170
Enforcement
Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 56–56 (418 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Patel ex rel. Patel v. McIntyre (1987)
Most recently applied in Lapp v. South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (March 2010)
1962 Code SECTION 46-687; 1952 Code SECTION 46-687; 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.