South Carolina § 56-5-4220 - Local restrictions under Section 56-5-4210; approval by Department of Transportation.
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§ 56-5-4220. Local restrictions under Section 56-5-4210; approval by Department of Transportation.
No limitation shall be established by any county, municipal or other local authority pursuant to the provisions of Section 56-5-4210 that would interfere with or interrupt traffic as authorized hereunder over state highways, including officially established detours for such highways and cases where such traffic passes over roads, streets or thoroughfares within the sole jurisdiction of such county, municipal or other local authority, unless such limitations and further restrictions shall have first been approved by the Department of Transportation, except that with respect to county roads, other than such as are in use as state highway detours, the respective county road authorities shall have full power and authority to further limit the weights of vehicles upon bridges and culverts upon such public notice as they deem sufficient, and existing laws applicable thereto shall not be affected by the terms of this article.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-669; 1952 Code SECTION 46-669; 1949 (46) 466; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1446.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-5-4220 ("Local restrictions under Section 56-5-4210; approval by Department of Transportation.") 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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