South Carolina Statutes

§ 56-7-70 — Law enforcement officer identification upon stopping a driver.

South Carolina·Title 56 MOTOR VEHICLES·Ch. 7 TRAFFIC TICKETS

When a law enforcement officer stops a driver for a violation of the motor vehicle laws, he shall present his law enforcement badge or other appropriate identification to the driver immediately upon approaching him and before questioning.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 598, SECTION 1.

Nearby Sections

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§ 56-7-10

Use of uniform traffic ticket; vesting of jurisdiction; forms; utilization of electronic devices.

§ 56-7-12

Verification of insurance coverage upon issuance of traffic ticket; form; penalty.

§ 56-7-15

Use of uniform traffic ticket for offense committed in officer's presence; domestic violence arrests and incident report.

§ 56-7-20

Unique identifying numbers on tickets; colors and number of copies; electronic tickets.

§ 56-7-30

Printing and ordering traffic tickets; forwarding to court and Department of Motor Vehicles within three business days of issuance to offender; forwarding of disposition information; electronic tickets.

§ 56-7-35

Uniform traffic ticket for speeding or disregarding traffic control device; incident to and contemporaneous with traffic stop; delivery; use of photographic evidence; exception for toll collection violation.

§ 56-7-40

Penalty for failure to account for ticket, use of nonuniform ticket, or failure to forward ticket.

§ 56-7-50

Nonapplicability to certain agencies.

§ 56-7-70

Law enforcement officer identification upon stopping a driver.

§ 56-7-80

County or municipal uniform ordinance summons.

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