South Carolina · South Carolina Code — Title 56, Motor Vehicles
S.C. Code (Motor Vehicles) § 56-5-6220: Entry of guilty plea, forfeiture of bail posted, or entry of plea of nolo contendere to have same effect as conviction after trial
What this law says, in plain English
A guilty plea, nolo contendere plea, or bail forfeiture for traffic law violations has the same legal effect as a conviction after trial. Defendants have a ten-day waiting period before bail forfeiture becomes effective.
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