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S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-6525

Limits on use of checkpoints or roadblocks to enforce this article

Known as the Uniform Act

The act spans §§ 56-5-10 to 56-5-990 (418 sections).

2001 Act No. 65, SECTION 3; 2005 Act No. 147, SECTION 2, eff 6 months after approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 9, 2005).

(A) The Department of Public Safety or any other law enforcement agency must not use a "Click It or Ticket" campaign or a similar endeavor of systematic checkpoints or roadblocks as a law enforcement tool where the principal purpose is to detect and issue a ticket to a violator of the provisions of this article on either a primary or secondary basis.

(B) A person must not be issued a citation at any checkpoint established to stop all drivers on a certain road for a period of time for removing their seatbelts in order to retrieve documentation that must be produced at the checkpoint.

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