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2025-2026 Bill 387 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 26, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 387

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 56-1-10, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE A 
MEDIUM SPEED VEHICLE; BY ADDING SECTION 56-2-107 SO AS TO PROVIDE CONDITIONS 
FOR OPERATION OF MEDIUM SPEED VEHICLES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-2-110, RELATING 
TO DRIVER'S LICENSES AND REGISTRATION CARDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS 
FOR A DRIVER OF A MEDIUM SPEED VEHICLE; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-2-120, RELATING 
TO TITLE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TITLE OF A MEDIUM 
SPEED VEHICLE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-2-130, RELATING TO DEALER LICENSING, 
SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 56-1-10 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding

 (38) "Medium speed vehicle" or "MSV" means 
a four-wheeled motor vehicle, other than an all-terrain vehicle, whose speed 
attainable in one mile is more than twenty miles an hour and not more than forty-five 
miles an hour on a paved level surface, and whose gross vehicle weight rating 
(GVWR) is less than five thousand pounds.

SECTION 2. Chapter 2, Title 56 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 Section 
56-2-107. (A) A medium speed 
vehicle may be operated only on a highway for which the posted speed limit is 
forty-five miles an hour or less.

 (B) A 
medium speed vehicle may cross a highway at an intersection where the highway 
has a posted speed limit of more than forty-five miles an hour.

 (C) A 
medium speed vehicle must meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standard 500 (Part 49 Section 571.500 of the Code of Federal Regulations) at 
all times when operated on any highway. A medium speed vehicle that complies 
with the equipment requirements in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.500 complies with all 
equipment requirements of this title.

 (D) 
Nothing in this section prevents local governments from adopting more stringent 
local ordinances governing medium speed vehicle operation.

 (E) A 
county or municipality may prohibit the operation of medium speed vehicles on 
any street or highway if the governing body of the county or municipality 
determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.

 (F) 
The Department of Transportation may prohibit the operation of medium speed 
vehicles on any street or highway if it determines that the prohibition is 
necessary in the interest of safety.

SECTION 3. Sections 56-2-110 through 56-2-130 of the S.C. Code are 
amended to read:

 Section 
56-2-110. (A) A person operating a low speed vehicle or medium speed vehicle must be at least sixteen years of 
age and shall hold a valid driver's license. 

 (B) The operator of a low speed 
vehicle being operated on a highway must have in his possession:

 (1) the registration card issued by the 
department or the registration card issued by the state in which the low speed 
vehicle is registered; and

 (2) his driver's license.

 (C) The operator of a medium speed 
vehicle being operated on a highway must have in his possession:

 (1) the registration card issued by the 
department or the registration card issued by the state in which the medium 
speed vehicle is registered;

 (2) his driver's license; and

 (3) proof of insurance.

 Section 
56-2-120. (A) A low speed vehicle 
must be titled as specified in this title. The manufacturer's or importer's certificate 
of origin must identify clearly the vehicle as a low speed vehicle and must 
certify that the vehicle was manufactured in compliance with the equipment 
requirements for low speed vehicles in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.500. The State 
shall not issue vehicle identification numbers to homemade low speed vehicles, 
retrofitted golf carts, or any other similar vehicles, and these vehicles shall 
not qualify as low speed vehicles in this State.

 (B) A medium speed vehicle must be 
titled as specified in this title. The manufacturer's or importer's certificate 
of origin must clearly identify the vehicle as a medium speed vehicle and must 
certify that the vehicle was manufactured in compliance with the equipment 
requirements for medium speed vehicles in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.500 and is 
either fifty five inches (55") or more in width or assembled by a South 
Carolina company. The State shall not issue vehicle identification numbers to 
homemade medium speed vehicles, retrofitted golf carts, UTV, or any other 
similar vehicles, and these vehicles shall not qualify as medium speed vehicles 
in this State.

 (1) A vehicle currently titled as a low 
speed vehicle may be retitled as a medium speed vehicle if the vehicle is at 
least fifty five inches (55") i