South Carolina § 56-5-4530 - Illumination of rear registration plate.
Full text of South Carolina South Carolina Code of Laws § 56-5-4530 — Illumination of rear registration plate., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 56-5-4530. Illumination of rear registration plate.
Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet to the rear. Any tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any separate lamp for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-528; 1952 Code SECTION 46-528; 1949 (46) 466.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-5-4530 ("Illumination of rear registration plate.") 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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