Requisitos para conducir un ciclomotor en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Para manejar un ciclomotor en la calle, necesitas una licencia. Si tienes 15 años, puedes manejar solo durante el día, pero si es de noche, necesitas a un adulto contigo.

Es como cuando aprendes a andar en bicicleta. Al principio, necesitas a alguien que te ayude y te supervise, pero después de un tiempo puedes andar solo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene 15 años y quiere manejar su ciclomotor. Durante el día puede ir solo al parque, pero si sale por la noche, su amigo Miguel, que tiene 21 años y ya maneja, debe acompañarlo para asegurarse de que esté a salvo.

Penalidades

Si te sorprenden manejando sin la licencia adecuada, puedes recibir una multa de hasta 100 dólares por la primera vez y hasta 200 dólares por reincidencias.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 56-1-1720. Licensing requirement; minimum age; violations and penalties. (A) To operate a moped on public highways, a person must possess a valid driver's license issued under Article 1 of this chapter or a valid moped operator's license issued under this article. The department may issue a moped operator's license to a person who is fifteen years of age or older. (B) A person younger than sixteen years of age with a moped operator's license may operate a moped: (1) alone during daylight hours only; and (2) during nighttime hours when accompanied by a licensed driver twenty-one years of age or older who has had at least one year of driving experience. The accompanying driver must be a passenger or within a safe viewing distance of the operator when the operator is operating a moped. (C) A person sixteen years of age or older with a moped license may drive a moped alone any time. (D) A person who operates a moped in violation of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction of a first offense, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars and, upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars. HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 528, SECTION 1; 2017 Act No. 89 (H.3247), SECTION 7, eff November 19, 2018. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 89, SECTION 7, amended the section, revising the form of licensure a person must possess to operate a moped, and deleting the provision that prohibits the Department from issuing a beginner's permit or a special restricted license to certain persons convicted of a moped violation for a certain period of time.