South Carolina Driving Laws?

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South Carolina Special Restricted License for 16 Year-Olds
16 year old drivers that have held the Beginner Permit for a minimum of 180 days or, hold a conditional license are eligible for the Special Restricted License. Applicants for the Special Restricted License must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian during the application process to sign the Special Restricted License application. Applicants must bring their Beginner Permit and submit a PDLA form certifying the following:

Certification of School Attendance
Certification of Driver Education Course
Certification of Driver Practice
All three of these certifications can be submitted on one form offered at the South Carolina DMV website at http://www.scdmvonline.com/DMVNew/forms/pdla.pdf

Teen drivers applying for the Special Restricted License must pass a vision screening and the DMV road test. Special Restricted License holders may drive unaccompanied from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM or until 8:00 PM during daylight savings time. Outside of those hours the teen driver may drive until midnight if accompanied by a licensed driver that is a minimum of 21 years of age. Between midnight and 6:00 AM a Special Restricted License holder must be accompanied by a licensed parent or legal guardian.

Special Restricted License holders may receive an exception for these time restrictions if they can prove that the restrictions interfere with the following:

Employment
Education
Travel Between Home and School
Vocational Training
Employment Opportunities
Teen drivers must submit 2 statements to qualify the exception. One of the statements must be from a parent or legal guardian and the other must be a statement on letterhead from a school official or your employer. The statements must describe the reason the waiver is needed.

Passengers under the age of 21 are limited to 2 unless they are immediate family members or students be transported to or from school or the license holder is accompanied by a licensed driver that is a minimum of 21 years of age.

Teen drivers that hold the Special Restricted License for 16 year olds for 1 year without a conviction for a traffic violation and have not been at-fault in an accident may obtain full driving privileges when they reach the age of 17.

South Carolina Regular Driver License
Applicants for a South Carolina regular driver license must be a minimum of 17 years of age and held a Beginner Permit for a minimum of 180 days. If the applicant is under the age of 18 they must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian during the application process to sign the regular driver license application. The applicant must also bring the Beginner Permit during application. All candidates for the regular driver license must pass a vision screening and a DMV road skills test.

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