South Carolina § 56-5-4820 - Number of driving lamps required or permitted.
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§ 56-5-4820. Number of driving lamps required or permitted.
At all times specified in Section 56-5-4450 at least two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of every motor vehicle other than a motor cycle or motor-driven cycle, except when such vehicle is parked subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles. Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as herein required is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps, a spot lamp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of an intensity greater than three hundred candle power, not more than a total of four of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon a highway.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-552; 1952 Code SECTION 46-552; 1949 (46) 466.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-5-4820 ("Number of driving lamps required or permitted.") 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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