South Carolina § 56-23-85 Driver instructor permits required.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 56-23-85 — Driver instructor permits required.

South Carolina § 56-23-85

Title 56MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 23DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 56-23-85 (2026).

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A person connected with driver training schools or private, parochial, or public high schools shall not engage in either classroom only instruction, or behind the wheel only instruction, or both, unless the person has obtained and holds a valid driver instructor permit or temporary driver instructor permit issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Appropriate examination for an instructor permit must be at the discretion of the department. The annual fee for an instructor permit is twenty dollars, and all instructor permits expire on June thirtieth. Public and private high school instructors are not required to pay a fee for a permit. The proceeds from the sale of instructor permits must be deposited in the state general fund.

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A person connected with driver training schools or private, parochial, or public high schools shall not engage in either classroom only instruction, or behind the wheel only instruction, or both, unless the person has obtained and holds a valid driver instructor permit or temporary driver instructor permit issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Appropriate examination for an instructor permit must be at the discretion of the department. The annual fee for an instructor permit is twenty dollars, and all instructor permits expire on June thirtieth. Public and private high school instructors are not required to pay a fee for a permit. The proceeds from the sale of instructor permits must be deposited in the state general fund.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-194.8; 1976 Act No. 738 SECTION 4; 1978 Act No. 450 SECTION 2; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1497; 2006 Act No. 328, SECTION 6, eff January 1, 2007.