Exceptions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-6530
in effectThe provisions of this article do not apply to: (1) a driver or occupant who possesses a written verification from a physician that he is unable to wear a safety belt for physical or medical reasons; (2) medical or rescue personnel attending to injured or sick individuals in an emergency vehicle when operating in an emergency situation as well as the injured or sick individuals; (3) school, church, or day care buses; (4) public transportation vehicles except taxis; (5) occupants of vehicles in parades; (6) United States mail carriers; (7) an occupant for which no safety belt is available because all belts are being used by other occupants; (8) a driver or occupants in a vehicle not originally equipped with safety belts.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c005.phpFetched: 10/17/2026