South Carolina § 56-3-1971 - Uniform parking violations tickets; who may issue; form and contents.
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§ 56-3-1971. Uniform parking violations tickets; who may issue; form and contents.
All law enforcement officers issuing tickets on public and private property and state law enforcement division licensed security officers of shopping centers and business and commercial establishments, which provide parking spaces designated for handicapped persons, are authorized to issue a uniform parking violations ticket to the vehicle for violations of the prescribed use of the parking spaces. The uniform parking violations ticket shall provide a means for tracking violators by tag number and recording the violations with the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The procedures governing the issuance, form, and content of the uniform parking violations ticket must be prescribed by the department and approved by the Attorney General within thirty days of submission by the department.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 421, SECTION 4; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1377; 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, SECTION 36Q; 1996 Act No. 459, SECTION 158.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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