Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of this chapter except those contained in Articles 3, 9 and 23 and Sections 56-5-1590 to 56-5-1620 shall not apply to persons, motor vehicles and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon a highway but shall apply to such persons and vehicles when traveling to or from such work.
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-800
Persons working on highways; exceptions
Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 56–56 (418 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Trivelas v. South Carolina Department of Transportation (2001)
Most recently applied in Trivelas v. South Carolina Department of Transportation (December 2001)
1962 Code SECTION 46-290; 1952 Code SECTION 46-290; 1949 (46) 466; 1977 Act No. 149 SECTION 2.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.