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Section 56-1-2120. Driving with measurable amount of alcohol prohibited; possession of alcoholic beverage.

SC Code § 56-1-2120 (2019) (N/A)
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(A) A person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle within this State while having a measurable amount of alcohol in his body.

(B) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within this State while having a measurable amount of alcohol in his system or who refuses to submit to an alcohol test under Section 56-1-2130 must be placed out-of-service for twenty-four hours.

(C) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle in this State with an alcohol concentration of four one-hundredths of one percent or more must be disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle under Section 56-1-2110.

(D) A person must not be on duty or operate a commercial motor vehicle while he possesses an alcoholic beverage that is not part of the manifest and transported as part of the shipment.

HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 151, Section 2; 1998 Act No. 258, Section 23.

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Section 56-1-2120. Driving with measurable amount of alcohol prohibited; possession of alcoholic beverage.