South Carolina § 56-23-60 - Minimum standards and conditions of operation for schools; inspection of schools.
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§ 56-23-60. Minimum standards and conditions of operation for schools; inspection of schools.
The Department of Motor Vehicles may establish minimum standards for the operation of driver training schools authorized to be licensed under the provisions of this chapter and prescribe conditions of operation of the schools. The minimum standards must include, but are not limited to, a requirement that driver training schools have or have access to sufficient facilities and equipment to conduct an eight-hour driver training course for a minimum of ten students. All activities and operations of licensed driver training schools are at all times subject to inspection or examination by authorized representatives of the department. In addition, records of these activities and operations must be made available at the permanent location in this State for review by the department upon its request.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-194.4; 1954 (48) 1536; 1988 Act No. 612, SECTION 2; 2006 Act No. 328, SECTION 3, eff January 1, 2007; 2023 Act No. 51 (S.549), SECTION 35, eff May 18, 2023.
Editor's Note
2023 Act No. 51, SECTION 40(F), provides as follows:
"[SECTION 40.](F) The remaining SECTIONS of this act, and Sections 56-3-214(A), 56-3-214(B)(1), 56-3-214(B)(2), 56-3-214(B)(3), 56-3-214(G), 56-1-20, 56-23-40, 56-23-60, and 56-23-105 take effect upon approval by the Governor."
Effect of Amendment
2023 Act No. 51, SECTION 35, in the second sentence, substituted "eight-hour driver training course" for "eight-hour defensive driving course".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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