South Carolina § 56-7-20 Unique identifying numbers on tickets; colors and number of copies; electronic tickets.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 56-7-20 — Unique identifying numbers on tickets; colors and number of copies; electronic tickets.

South Carolina § 56-7-20

Title 56MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 7TRAFFIC TICKETS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 56-7-20 (2026).

Text

Each ticket shall have a unique identifying number. Each printed copy must be labeled at the bottom with the purpose of the copy. A handwritten traffic ticket must consist of four copies, one of which must be blue and must be given to the vehicle operator who is the alleged traffic violator; one of which must be yellow and must be dispatched to the Department of Motor Vehicles for its records and for audit purposes; one of which must be white and must be dispatched to the police agency of which the arresting officer is a part; and one of which must be green and must be retained by the trial officer for his records. An electronic traffic ticket must consist of at least one printed copy that must be given to the vehicle operator who is the alleged traffic violator and as many as three additi

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Each ticket shall have a unique identifying number. Each printed copy must be labeled at the bottom with the purpose of the copy. A handwritten traffic ticket must consist of four copies, one of which must be blue and must be given to the vehicle operator who is the alleged traffic violator; one of which must be yellow and must be dispatched to the Department of Motor Vehicles for its records and for audit purposes; one of which must be white and must be dispatched to the police agency of which the arresting officer is a part; and one of which must be green and must be retained by the trial officer for his records. An electronic traffic ticket must consist of at least one printed copy that must be given to the vehicle operator who is the alleged traffic violator and as many as three additional printed copies if needed to communicate with the Department of Motor Vehicles, the police agency, and the trial officer. Tickets may be collected electronically, but must be transmitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles electronically. Data transmissions to the Department of Motor Vehicles must be made pursuant to the Department of Motor Vehicles' electronic specifications.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-872; 1967 (55) 203; 1980 Act No. 353, SECTION 2; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1469; 2005 Act No. 68, SECTION 2, eff May 23, 2005; 2009 Act No. 1, SECTION 1, eff April 7, 2009; 2016 Act No. 185 (H.3685), SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2017.