# South Carolina — Driver's license point systems: suspension thresholds and lookback periods by US state

For South Carolina, suspension threshold is a total of twelve points assessed against a driver; suspension duration is not more than six months; statute or rule citation is S.C. Code Ann. 56-1-740(A), recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** South Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Suspension threshold:** a total of twelve points assessed against a driver _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Suspension duration:** not more than six months _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or rule citation:** S.C. Code Ann. 56-1-740(A) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may suspend, for not more than six months, the driver's license and privilege of a person upon a showing by its records, based on a uniform point system as authorized in this article, that the licensee has been convicted with such frequency of offenses against motor vehicle traffic laws or ordinances as to indicate a disrespect for the laws or ordinances and a disregard for the safety of other persons on the highways. For the purposes of this article, a total of twelve points assessed against a driver as determined by the values designated in Section 56-1-720 indicates disrespect and disregard. The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this State, given to a nonresident under the laws of this State, is subject to suspension by the department in like manner, and for like cause, the same as a driver's license issued by this State may be suspended.

## Source

- https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c001.php

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Review by: 2027-08-19.
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