South Carolina § 56-1-87 - REAL ID card issuance.
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§ 56-1-87. REAL ID card issuance.
(A) A person may hold only one Department of Motor Vehicles-issued credential at a time. A REAL ID card may be a driver's license or identification card, but not both.
(B) The department may issue a compliant or noncompliant card. The department may issue a REAL ID compliant credential only to a person who:
(1) presents all supporting documents required for a compliant credential; or
(2) has previously presented proper supporting documents and the department has retained copies of those documents.
(C) The department shall issue a noncompliant credential to a person who opts not to have a REAL ID card, and meets the other requirements necessary to obtain a noncompliant credential.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 6 (H.3358), SECTION 1, eff April 5, 2017.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-1-87 ("REAL ID card issuance.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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