South Carolina § 56-5-6525 - Limits on use of checkpoints or roadblocks to enforce this article.
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§ 56-5-6525. Limits on use of checkpoints or roadblocks to enforce this article.
(A) The Department of Public Safety or any other law enforcement agency must not use a "Click It or Ticket" campaign or a similar endeavor of systematic checkpoints or roadblocks as a law enforcement tool where the principal purpose is to detect and issue a ticket to a violator of the provisions of this article on either a primary or secondary basis.
(B) A person must not be issued a citation at any checkpoint established to stop all drivers on a certain road for a period of time for removing their seatbelts in order to retrieve documentation that must be produced at the checkpoint.
HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 65, SECTION 3; 2005 Act No. 147, SECTION 2, eff 6 months after approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 9, 2005).
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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