South Carolina § 56-5-6420 Transportation of children in the front seat of a motor vehicle.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 56-5-6420 — Transportation of children in the front seat of a motor vehicle.

South Carolina § 56-5-6420

Title 56MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 5UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-6420 (2026).

Text

If a motor vehicle lacks a rear passenger seat or if all of its rear seating positions are occupied by children under eight years of age, a child under eight years of age may be transported in the front seat of the motor vehicle if the child is secured properly in an appropriate child passenger safety restraint system or belt-positioning booster seat as described in Section 56-5-6410(1), (2), or (3).

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If a motor vehicle lacks a rear passenger seat or if all of its rear seating positions are occupied by children under eight years of age, a child under eight years of age may be transported in the front seat of the motor vehicle if the child is secured properly in an appropriate child passenger safety restraint system or belt-positioning booster seat as described in Section 56-5-6410(1), (2), or (3).

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 2 SECTION 1; 1988 Act No. 532, SECTION 17; 2017 Act No. 78 (H.3864), SECTION 2, eff May 19, 2017. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 78, SECTION 2, rewrote the section, providing that a child under eight years of age may be transported in the front seat of a motor vehicle under certain circumstances.