§ 56-5-4010 Size and weight limits not to be exceeded; powers of local authorities
§ 56-5-4020 Exemptions; annual permits for certain vehicles; maximum width for exempt vehicles
§ 56-5-4030 Width of vehicles
§ 56-5-4035 Permit for transporting culvert pipe; penalties
§ 56-5-4040 Width of motor buses and trolley coaches; local ordinances
§ 56-5-4050 Side projecting loads on passenger vehicles
§ 56-5-4055 Oversized vehicle on interstate highway
§ 56-5-4060 Height of vehicles; exception; routing permits; underpasses
§ 56-5-4070 Length of vehicles; limitations on vehicle combinations
§ 56-5-4075 Promulgation of regulations; cooperation with United States Government; petition for removal of federally designated highway
§ 56-5-4080 Length of loads; hydraulic boom and bucket
§ 56-5-4090 Length of load on certain pole trailers or pole carriers; structural material
§ 56-5-4095 Transportation of modular or sectional housing units
§ 56-5-4100 Preventing escape of materials loaded on vehicles; cleaning the highways of escaped substances or cargo
§ 56-5-4110 Loads and covers must be firmly attached
§ 56-5-4120 Connections to trailers and towed vehicles; display of white flag
§ 56-5-4130 Wheel and axle loads; high and low pressure tires
§ 56-5-4140 Gross weight of vehicles, combinations of vehicles, and loads; exceptions
§ 56-5-4145 Limitations as to weight, width, and vehicle combinations on Grace Memorial Bridge
§ 56-5-4150 Investigation of vehicles; registration according to load capacity; marking empty weight on farm trucks; marking name of registered owner or lessor on certain vehicles
§ 56-5-4160 Weighing vehicles and loads; unloading excess weight; penalties
§ 56-5-4170 Intermodal trailer, chassis, or container; tender; safety inspections; penalties and repairs; exceptions
§ 56-5-4192 Authorization; movement of mobile homes on Saturday
§ 56-5-4210 Reduced load, weight, and speed limits; special regulation or prohibition of specified classes or sizes of vehicles; posting of notices
§ 56-5-4220 Local restrictions under Section 56-5-4210; approval by Department of Transportation
§ 56-5-4230 Liability for damages to highway or highway structure
§ 56-5-4240 Commercial motor vehicle and its driver
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 56 > Chapter 5 > Article 33 - Size, Weight, and Load

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • roadway: as used in this chapter shall refer to any such roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively. See South Carolina Code 56-5-460