What South Carolina law says about camera citations for speeding and traffic control devices

This page quotes the South Carolina Code of Laws (scstatehouse.gov, retrieved 29 Oct 2026): paragraph (A)(4) and subsections (B) and (C) of section 56-7-35, subsection (B) of section 56-5-710, and subsection (E) of section 56-5-70, on uniform traffic citations based on photographic evidence, and paragraph (D)(2) of section 56-5-2770 and section 56-5-2773, on images from a video recording device mounted on a school bus. It also quotes four South Carolina Legislature bill pages. It does not apply them to any notice. It does not cover toll collection. Confirm what your paper says.

Another page quotes other South Carolina sections on speeding: What a South Carolina speeding ticket is.

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The South Carolina Code text below is quoted from scstatehouse.gov as shown when retrieved on 29 Oct 2026.

What S.C. Code § 56-7-35(A)(4) says about speeding citations and photographic evidence

S.C. Code § 56-7-35 is headed “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.”

§ 56-7-35(A)(4): “A uniform traffic citation alleging the violation of a local ordinance or the traffic laws relating to speeding may not be issued based in whole or in part upon photographic evidence, whether gathered in conjunction with radar speed detection devices and whether the camera or other electronic device capturing the photographic evidence was attended or unattended at the time it captured the photographic evidence. This section does not prohibit the use of photographic or video evidence at any hearing related to the offense to corroborate the testimony of a law enforcement officer who personally observed the offense.”

That is the statute’s statement. This page does not say how that statement applies to a particular citation, license, or insurance policy. This page quotes the statute; it does not say whether any South Carolina agency uses a camera. Paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(3) of section 56-7-35 are quoted on the South Carolina speeding ticket page linked above, and this page does not cover them.

What S.C. Code § 56-7-35(B) says about citations for disregarding a traffic control device

§ 56-7-35(B)(1): “A law enforcement officer who issues a uniform traffic ticket for a violation of a local ordinance or the traffic laws relating to disregarding a traffic control device must do so incident to and contemporaneous with a traffic stop.”

§ 56-7-35(B)(2): “A copy of the citation must be given directly to the offender by the law enforcement officer issuing the citation at the time of the traffic stop for the offense.”

§ 56-7-35(B)(3): “A law enforcement agency may not utilize the United States mail, a parcel delivery service, electronic means, or otherwise to send to the operator or owner of a motor vehicle or motorcycle, as defined in Section 56-3-20, a uniform traffic citation alleging a violation of a local ordinance or the traffic laws relating to disregarding traffic control devices. This subsection does not prohibit the law enforcement agency from sending the operator or owner an additional copy of a uniform citation that was issued to the operator or owner during the traffic stop for the offense upon request of the operator or owner.”

§ 56-7-35(B)(4): “A uniform traffic citation alleging the violation of a local ordinance or the traffic laws relating to disregarding traffic control devices may not be issued based in whole upon photographic evidence, whether the camera or other electronic device capturing the photographic evidence was attended or unattended at the time it captured the photographic evidence. This section does not prohibit the use of photographic or video evidence at any hearing related to the offense to corroborate the testimony of a law enforcement officer who personally observed the offense.”

That is the statute’s statement. This page quotes all of subsection (B). This page does not quote section 56-3-20, and it does not say what is a traffic control device.

What S.C. Code § 56-7-35(C) says about where the section does not apply

§ 56-7-35(C): “The provisions of this section do not apply to:”

That is the statute’s statement. This page quotes all of subsection (C). Sections 56-5-70(E) and 56-5-2773, quoted below, also refer to toll collection or to citations for violating section 56-5-2770. This page does not quote any other source on toll collection.

What S.C. Code § 56-5-710(B) says about local authorities

S.C. Code § 56-5-710 is headed “Powers of local authorities.”

§ 56-5-710(B): “Nothing in subsection (A) may be construed to permit a local authority to issue a uniform traffic citation for violating a local ordinance or the traffic laws relating to speeding or disregarding traffic control devices based in whole or in part upon photographic evidence whether gathered in conjunction with radar speed detection devices and whether the camera or other electronic device capturing the photographic evidence was attended or unattended at the time it captured the photographic evidence.”

That is the statute’s statement. Section 56-5-710 has another subsection, subsection (A), that this page does not cover; this page does not quote subsection (A).

What S.C. Code § 56-5-70(E) says about citations based on photographic evidence and relief under 49 C.F.R. 390.23

S.C. Code § 56-5-70 is headed “Certain vehicle requirements suspended during state of emergency; declarations of emergency triggering federal relief under 49 C.F.R. 390.23.”

§ 56-5-70(E): “Citations for violating a local ordinance or the traffic laws relating to speeding or disregarding traffic control devices based in whole or in part on photographic evidence, whether gathered in conjunction with radar speed detection devices and whether the camera or other electronic device capturing the photographic evidence was attended or unattended at the time it captured the photographic evidence, only may be issued for violations that occur while relief from regulations pursuant to 49 C.F.R. 390.23 has been granted due to an emergency. A person who receives a citation for violating traffic laws relating to speeding or disregarding traffic control devices based in whole or in part on photographic evidence must be served in person with notice of the violation within one hour of the occurrence of the violation unless a collision occurred and fault cannot be determined immediately or the party who caused the collision is not immediately accessible due to medical treatment. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to toll collection enforcement.”

That is the statute’s statement. Section 56-5-70 has other subsections, (A) to (D), that this page does not cover. This page does not quote 49 C.F.R. 390.23, and it does not say whether relief under it has been granted at any time.

What S.C. Code §§ 56-5-2770(D)(2) and 56-5-2773 say about school-bus video

§ 56-5-2770(D)(2): “A school bus may be equipped with a digital video recording device mounted on the school bus with a clear view of vehicles passing the bus on either side and showing the date and time the recording was made and an electronic symbol showing the activation of amber lights, flashing red lights, stop arms, and brakes. Digital video recording devices mounted on school buses must be procured in compliance with Chapter 11, Title 35 or a procurement code adopted by the political subdivision procuring the digital video recording device in compliance with Section 11-35-5320.”

That is the statute’s statement. Section 56-5-2770 has other subsections and paragraphs that this page does not cover, including subsection (A), on stopping for a school bus. This page does not quote Chapter 11 of Title 35 or section 11-35-5320.

S.C. Code § 56-5-2773 is headed “Violation of Section 56-5-2770; digital images admissible in evidence.”

§ 56-5-2773(A): “A uniform traffic citation alleging the violation of Section 56-5-2770 may be issued based in whole or in part upon images obtained from a digital video recording device mounted on a school bus. A copy of the citation must be given directly to the alleged offender by the law enforcement officer issuing the citation.”

§ 56-5-2773(B): “Digital images obtained from a digital video recording device mounted on a school bus pursuant to Section 56-5-2770(D) may be used as evidence at any hearing related to a violation of Section 56-5-2770 to corroborate testimony by the school bus driver or any other person who witnessed the offense.”

That is the statute’s statement. This page quotes all of section 56-5-2773. Apart from sections 56-5-2770(D)(2) and 56-5-2773, it does not cover any section of the South Carolina Code on school-bus video. It does not say whether any school bus has such a device.

What four South Carolina Legislature bill pages say about bills naming section 56-7-35

The bill pages below are quoted from scstatehouse.gov as shown when retrieved on 29 Oct 2026. Each is a bill of the “126th Session, 2025-2026”, and each bill page shows where the bill is currently residing.

Those are the bill pages’ statements. Each bill title has other parts that this page does not cover, including parts that name sections 56-5-70 and 56-5-710. This page does not quote the text of any bill, and it does not say what will happen to any bill.

Paths the notice describes (not which to choose)

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