South Carolina § 56-5-6525 Limits on use of checkpoints or roadblocks to enforce this article.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 56-5-6525 — Limits on use of checkpoints or roadblocks to enforce this article.

South Carolina § 56-5-6525

Title 56MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 5UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-6525 (2026).

Text

(A)The Department of Public Safety or any other law enforcement agency must not use a "Click It or Ticket" campaign or a similar endeavor of systematic checkpoints or roadblocks as a law enforcement tool where the principal purpose is to detect and issue a ticket to a violator of the provisions of this article on either a primary or secondary basis.

(B)A person must not be issued a citation at any checkpoint established to stop all drivers on a certain road for a period of time for removing their seatbelts in order to retrieve documentation that must be produced at the checkpoint.

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(A) The Department of Public Safety or any other law enforcement agency must not use a "Click It or Ticket" campaign or a similar endeavor of systematic checkpoints or roadblocks as a law enforcement tool where the principal purpose is to detect and issue a ticket to a violator of the provisions of this article on either a primary or secondary basis. (B) A person must not be issued a citation at any checkpoint established to stop all drivers on a certain road for a period of time for removing their seatbelts in order to retrieve documentation that must be produced at the checkpoint.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 65, SECTION 3; 2005 Act No. 147, SECTION 2, eff 6 months after approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 9, 2005).