South Carolina · South Carolina Code — Title 56, Motor Vehicles
S.C. Code (Motor Vehicles) § 56-5-2947: Child endangerment; definition; penalties; jurisdiction; evidence for taking child into protective custody
What this law says, in plain English
A person 18+ is guilty of child endangerment when violating certain motor vehicle statutes while carrying passengers under 16. Penalties include fines and imprisonment up to half the maximum for the underlying violation, plus driver's license suspension.
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