South Carolina § 56-5-2715 - Stop required at designated railroad grade crossings.
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§ 56-5-2715. Stop required at designated railroad grade crossings.
The Department of Transportation, and local authorities with the approval of the Department of Transportation, may designate particularly dangerous highway grade crossings of railroads and erect stop signs thereat. When such signs are erected, the driver of any vehicle shall stop within fifty feet, but not less than fifteen feet, from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 105 SECTION 5; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1417.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-5-2715 ("Stop required at designated railroad grade crossings.") 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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