South Carolina Code 56-1-1720. Licensing requirement; minimum age; violations and penalties
(B) A person younger than sixteen years of age with a moped operator’s license may operate a moped:
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 56-1-1720
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
(1) alone during daylight hours only; and
(2) during nighttime hours when accompanied by a licensed driver twenty-one years of age or older who has had at least one year of driving experience. The accompanying driver must be a passenger or within a safe viewing distance of the operator when the operator is operating a moped.
(C) A person sixteen years of age or older with a moped license may drive a moped alone any time.
(D) A person who operates a moped in violation of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction of a first offense, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars and, upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars.