South Carolina Statutes
§ 59-67-515 — Speed limit for public school buses; exceptions.
South Carolina § 59-67-515
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-67-515 (2026).
Text
No public school bus may be operated in this State in excess of forty-five miles an hour, except when traveling on a highway with a posted maximum speed limit above fifty-five miles an hour, or when traveling to and from special events which necessitate travel on interstate or state primary highways. Special event variances from the authorized speed limit for public school buses must be obtained by written authorization from the Department of Education. In no instance may the public school bus be authorized to exceed the speed of fifty-five miles an hour. Public school buses are not required to have devices to govern the speed or operation of the vehicles.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 351, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 52, SECTION 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 59-67-10
"School bus" defined.§ 59-67-105
Maximum ride time; routing.§ 59-67-108
Training and certification of drivers.§ 59-67-110
Front entrance-exit; emergency exit.§ 59-67-120
Tampering with governors prohibited.§ 59-67-160
Physical examination of school bus driver.§ 59-67-180
General supervision of bus by driver.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 59-67-515, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/67/59-67-515.