S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-6530

Exceptions

Known as the Uniform Act

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

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Jimenez ex rel. Estate of Jimenez v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. (2001)

Most recently applied in Jimenez ex rel. Estate of Jimenez v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. (October 2001)

1989 Act No. 148, SECTION 47(A); 2001 Act No. 65, SECTION 4; 2005 Act No. 147, SECTION 3, eff 6 months after approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 9, 2005).

The provisions of this article do not apply to:

(1) a driver or occupant who possesses a written verification from a physician that he is unable to wear a safety belt for physical or medical reasons;

(2) medical or rescue personnel attending to injured or sick individuals in an emergency vehicle when operating in an emergency situation as well as the injured or sick individuals;

(3) school, church, or day care buses;

(4) public transportation vehicles except taxis;

(5) occupants of vehicles in parades;

(6) United States mail carriers;

(7) an occupant for which no safety belt is available because all belts are being used by other occupants;

(8) a driver or occupants in a vehicle not originally equipped with safety belts.

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