08/06/2025
NEW HANDS-FREE DRIVING LAW INFORMATION. READ BELOW!⬇️📱🚗
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed the state’s new hands-free law this week. The law goes into effect September 1. It prohibits drivers from holding or supporting a mobile electronic device with any part of their body while driving.
Under the new law, drivers will not be allowed to use a mobile device to read, compose or transmit texts, emails, app interactions or website information. Drivers are also barred from watching videos, movies, games or video calls. Exemptions include if you are lawfully parked or stopped, initiating a voice-based communication converted by your device or reporting an emergency.
Law enforcement will issue warnings for violations of the hands-free law for the first 180 days after the law goes into effect. Violations of this law could result in a fine and points against your driver’s license. To read the full bill, visit https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3276.htm.