South Carolina H 4292: Roadway Protection and Safety Act

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2025-2026 Bill 4292 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 29, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4292

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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Committee Report

April 29, 2026

H. 4292

Introduced by Reps. Martin, Terribile, M. M. 
Smith, Robbins, Cox, Brewer, Holman, Duncan, Sanders, Bailey, Lawson, Pope, 
Ligon, Davis, W. Newton, Guffey, Gilreath, Long, Wooten, Teeple, Montgomery, C. 
Mitchell and Yow 

S. Printed 4/29/26--S.

Read the first time April 1, 2026

________

The committee on Senate Judiciary

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4292) to amend 
the South Carolina Code of Laws by enacting the "Roadway Protection and Safety 
Act" by adding Section 56-5-3910 so as to provide definitions, to provide, etc., 
respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered 
the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

LUKE RANKIN for Committee.

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "Roadway 
PROTECTION AND SAFETY ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3910 SO AS TO PROVIDE 
DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PARTICIPATE IN, ORGANIZE, OR BE A 
SPECTATOR, AIDER, OR ABETTOR OF A STREET TAKEOVER, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.

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

SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the "Roadway Protection and Safety Act."

SECTION 2. Article 31, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
56-5-3910. (A) As contained in this 
section:

 (1) 
"Street takeover" means the unauthorized deliberate and coordinated obstruction 
of a public roadway, street, highway, intersection, public vehicular area, 
private property without owner consent, or parking lot for illegal vehicle 
exhibitions including, but not limited to, burnouts, drifting, doughnuts, speed 
contests, stunts, wheelies, or other driving maneuvers that show a willful and 
wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.

 (2) 
"Participant" means an individual operating a vehicle, riding as a passenger, 
or engaging in activities with the intent to contribute to a street takeover.

 (3) 
"Organizer" means a person who intentionally plans, promotes, or facilitates a 
street takeover, including using social media, messaging applications, text 
messages, telephone calls, or another form of communication. This includes a 
person who coordinates meeting locations, times, or other logistical details 
that contribute to the occurrence of a street takeover.

 (4) 
"Aider or abettor" means a person who assists in planning, coordinating, or 
physically aiding a street takeover including, but not limited to, blocking 
roads, selling concessions, collecting entry fees or spectator ticket fees, or 
directing vehicles.

 (5) 
"Driving maneuvers" means a specific, skillful movement of the vehicle. 

 (6) 
"Burnout" means the operation of a motor vehicle where the motor vehicle is 
kept stationary, or is in motion, while the wheels are spun, resulting in 
friction which causes the motor vehicle's tires to heat up and emit smoke.

 (7) 
"Drifting" means the operation of a motor vehicle where the motor vehicle is 
steered so that it makes a controlled skid sideways through a turn with the 
front wheels pointed in a direction opposite to that of the turn.

 (8) 
"Doughnut" means the operation of a motor vehicle where the front or rear of 
the motor vehicle is rotated around the opposite set of wheels in a continuous 
motion which may cause a circular skid-mark pattern of rubber on the driving 
surface or the tires to heat up and emit smoke from friction, or both.

 (9) 
"Speed contest" means the operation of one or more motor vehicle(s) in a 
competitive attempt to outgain another motor vehicle or improve one's speed or 
time, including racing, timed acceleration, or attempts to outperform another 
motor vehicle.

 (10) 
Wheelie" means the operation of a motor vehicle where the motor vehicle is 
ridden for a distance with the front wheel or wheels raised off the ground.

 (11) 
"Stunt" means a burnout, drifting, doughnut, wheelie, or other dangerous motor 
vehicle activity.

 (B) A 
participant in a street takeover:

 (1) 
for a first offense is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be 
fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned not more than one year, or 
both; or

 (2) 
for a second or subsequent offense is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon 
conviction, must be fined not more than three thousand dollars, imprisoned not 
more than three years, or both.

 (C) 
An organizer of a street takeover:

 (1) 
for a first offense is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be 
fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned not more than one year, or 
both; or

 (2) 
for a second or subsequent offense is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon 
conviction, mus