South Carolina § 57-27-55 - Maintenance of screening.
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§ 57-27-55. Maintenance of screening.
After a junkyard has been screened by the department pursuant to Section 57-27-50, the owner or operator of such junkyard shall adequately maintain the screening erected by the department. Maintenance shall be deemed inadequate if the screen installed by the department:
(a) Deteriorates so as to no longer be of the quality or standard as when erected by the department;
(b) Becomes ineffective as a screen, resulting in the junkyard being visible from the main-traveled way of the highway;
(c) Falls into such disrepair as to endanger the health, safety or welfare of the community.
Any owner of operator of a junkyard violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in Section 57-27-80.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 530 SECTION 6.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 57-27-55 ("Maintenance of screening.") 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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