South Carolina § 56-5-4880 Inspection of brakes; effect of disapproval.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 56-5-4880 — Inspection of brakes; effect of disapproval.

South Carolina § 56-5-4880

Title 56MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 5UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-4880 (2026).

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(a)The Department of Public Safety is authorized to require an inspection of the braking system on any motor-driven cycle and to disapprove any such braking system on a vehicle which it finds will not comply with the performance ability standard set forth in Section 56-5-4860, or which in its opinion is equipped with a braking system that is not so designed or constructed as to insure reasonable and reliable performance in actual use.

(b)The Department of Motor Vehicles may refuse to register or may suspend or revoke the registration of any vehicle referred to in this section when the Department of Public Safety determines that the braking system thereon does not comply with the provisions of this section.

(c)No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle referred to in this section

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(a) The Department of Public Safety is authorized to require an inspection of the braking system on any motor-driven cycle and to disapprove any such braking system on a vehicle which it finds will not comply with the performance ability standard set forth in Section 56-5-4860, or which in its opinion is equipped with a braking system that is not so designed or constructed as to insure reasonable and reliable performance in actual use. (b) The Department of Motor Vehicles may refuse to register or may suspend or revoke the registration of any vehicle referred to in this section when the Department of Public Safety determines that the braking system thereon does not comply with the provisions of this section. (c) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle referred to in this section in the event the Department of Public Safety has disapproved the braking system upon such vehicle.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-564; 1952 Code SECTION 46-564; 1949 (46) 466; 1964 (53) 2127; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1449; 1996 Act No. 459, SECTION 197.