South Carolina § 56-5-1030 Interference with traffic-control devices or railroad signs or signals prohibited.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 56-5-1030 — Interference with traffic-control devices or railroad signs or signals prohibited.

South Carolina § 56-5-1030

Title 56MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 5UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-1030 (2026).

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(A)No person shall wilfully without lawful authority attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove an official traffic-control device or a railroad sign or signal or its inscriptions, shields, or insignia.

(B)A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be:

(1)fined not less than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. The driver's license of a person convicted under this section must be revoked for not less than five years. In any case where a license has not been issued, the person is not eligible to obtain a license for five years from the date of conviction;

(2)fined not less than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ten years if injury results;

(3)imprisoned not mo

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(A) No person shall wilfully without lawful authority attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove an official traffic-control device or a railroad sign or signal or its inscriptions, shields, or insignia. (B) A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be: (1) fined not less than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. The driver's license of a person convicted under this section must be revoked for not less than five years. In any case where a license has not been issued, the person is not eligible to obtain a license for five years from the date of conviction; (2) fined not less than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ten years if injury results; (3) imprisoned not more than thirty years if death results.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-312; 1952 Code SECTION 46-312; 1949 (46) 466; 1969 (56) 698; 1993 Act No. 184, SECTION 82. ARTICLE 9 Accidents and Reports