S.C. Code Ann. § 56-1-2120
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SECTION 56-1-2120. Driving with measurable amount of alcohol prohibited; possession of alcoholic beverage.
Official statutory text
(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.
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