South Carolina § 56-5-1890 - No-passing zones.
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§ 56-5-1890. No-passing zones.
(a) The Department of Transportation and local authorities may determine those portions of any highway under their respective jurisdictions where overtaking and passing or driving on the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous and may by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway indicate the beginning and end of such zones and when such signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person every driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions thereof.
(b) Where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in subsection (a) no driver shall at any time drive on the left side of the roadway within such or on the left side of any pavement striping designed to mark such no-passing zone throughout its length.
(c) This section shall not apply under the conditions described in item 2, subsection (a) of Section 56-5-1810 nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road or driveway.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-389; 1952 Code SECTION 46-389; 1949 (46) 466; 1977 Act No. 143 SECTION 5; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1409.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-5-1890 ("No-passing zones.") 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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