§ 56-5-710 Powers of local authorities
§ 56-5-715 Liability for municipal parking or traffic violations
§ 56-5-720 Notice of local regulations required
§ 56-5-730 Required obedience to traffic laws
§ 56-5-740 Obedience to authorized persons directing traffic
§ 56-5-750 Failure to stop motor vehicle when signaled by law-enforcement vehicle
§ 56-5-760 Operation of authorized emergency vehicles
§ 56-5-765 Investigations of traffic collisions involving a motor vehicle or motorcycle of a law enforcement agency
§ 56-5-790 Application to persons riding animals, driving animal-drawn vehicles or pushing pushcarts
§ 56-5-800 Persons working on highways; exceptions
§ 56-5-810 Rights of owner who permits traffic on his property
§ 56-5-820 Violations of low speed vehicle laws; penalty

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 56 > Chapter 5 > Article 5 - Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • roadway: as used in this chapter shall refer to any such roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively. See South Carolina Code 56-5-460