Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drivers violating South Carolina’s new hands-free law will face fines upwards of $100 and points off their driving record. (Maria ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Henry McMaster and other state officials celebrated South Carolina's new hands-free driving law. Signs advertising the law ...

South Carolina's Hands-Free Driving Law will be fully enforced starting February 28, 2026. The law prohibits holding a mobile device, texting, or watching videos while driving. Drivers are permitted ...

SOUTH CAROLINA — A new law prohibiting the use of phones while driving takes effect today in South Carolina, making it illegal to hold or use a phone with any part of the body while operating a ...

South Carolina's hands-free driving law will be fully enforced with tickets starting Feb. 28, 2026. The law prohibits holding a mobile device or using it to text, email, or watch videos while driving.

SPARTANBURG, S.C.— A new state law will soon go into effect, requiring drivers to go hands-free behind the wheel. Police told 7NEWS the new law will help improve road safety in the Upstate. Every day, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Starting next Monday, South Carolina drivers need to keep their hands on the wheel and off their phones under the state’s new hands-free driving law. Enforcement of the change, ...

SOUTH CAROLINA — The six-month warning period for South Carolina’s new hands-free driving law ends Friday. Starting Saturday, drivers caught using a handheld mobile device will receive a $100 ticket ...

A bill is pending in the General Assembly that would prevent officers from considering smell as a determination of impairment.

Distracted drivers texting or using their cell phones caused 1,520 crashes, killing five people on South Carolina roads from 2013 to 2023, according to the most recent Department of Public Safety data ...

Drivers violating South Carolina’s new hands-free law will face fines upwards of $100 and points off their driving record. Maria Elena Scott Distracted drivers texting or using their cell phones ...