South Carolina · South Carolina Code — Title 56, Motor Vehicles
S.C. Code (Motor Vehicles) § 56-1-286: Suspension of license or permit or denial of issuance of license or permit to persons under the age of twenty-one who drive motor vehicles with certain amount of alcohol concentration
What this law says, in plain English
The Department of Motor Vehicles shall suspend or deny a driver's license to persons under 21 who drive with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.02% or higher. Law enforcement may order testing when a person under 21 is arrested or reasonably suspected of driving after consuming alcohol.
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