(A) The application for a commercial driver license or commercial driver instruction permit must include:

(1) the full name and both the current mailing and residential address of the person;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 56-1-2090

  • Commercial motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle designed or used to transport passengers or property if the vehicle:

    (a) has a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds;

    (b) is designed to transport sixteen or more persons, including the driver; or

    (c) is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in accordance with 49 C. See South Carolina Code 56-1-2030
  • Drive: means to drive, operate, or be in physical control of a motor vehicle. See South Carolina Code 56-1-2030
  • Driver: means a person who drives a commercial motor vehicle or who is required to hold a commercial driver's license. See South Carolina Code 56-1-2030
  • School bus: means a commercial motor vehicle used to transport pre-primary, primary, or secondary students from home to school, from school to home, or to and from school-sponsored events. See South Carolina Code 56-1-2030
  • State: means a state or territory of the United States and the District of Columbia and the federal government and a province or territory of Canada. See South Carolina Code 56-1-2030

(2) a physical description of the person including sex, height, and weight;

(3) date of birth;

(4) the applicant’s Social Security number;

(5) the person’s signature;

(6) the person’s consent to be photographed;

(7) certifications including those required by 49 C.F.R. part 383.71(a);

(8) any other information required by the Department of Motor Vehicles;

(9) a consent to release driving record information; and

(10) a nonrefundable application fee of fifteen dollars, except for public school bus drivers.

(B) When the holder of a commercial driver license changes his name, mailing address, or residence, an application for a renewal license must be made as provided in § 56-1-230.

(C) No person who has been a resident of this State for thirty days or longer may drive a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver license or commercial driver instruction permit issued by another state.

(D) A person who knowingly falsifies information or certifications required under subsection (A) of this section is subject to cancellation of his commercial driver license and may not obtain a commercial driver license or commercial driver instruction permit for at least sixty consecutive days after the time he otherwise would be eligible for a commercial driver license or commercial driver instruction permit.

(E) The fees collected pursuant to this section must be credited to the Department of Transportation State Non-Federal Aid Highway Fund as provided in the following schedule based on the actual date of receipt by the Department of Motor Vehicles:

Fees and PenaltiesGeneral FundDepartment of Collected Afterof the StateTransportation State Non-Federal Aid Highway Fund June 30, 200560 percent40 percent June 30, 200620 percent80 percent June 30, 20070 percent100 percent.

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