New law requires seatbelts for children riding in golf carts on SC roads • SC Daily Gazette

New law requires seatbelts for children riding in golf carts on SC roads • SC Daily Gazette

Golfers drive carts through the streets of Timberlake golf community near Chapin on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)A new state law lets South Carolina cities set their own rules for where and when golf carts can be driven but requires a new rule for passengers: Children under 12 must buckle up. As initially proposed, the bill authorized any county to pass an ordinance allowing golf carts with headlights and re…

New Law Requires Seatbelts on Golf Carts for Kids on S.C. Roads — The Anderson Observer

By: Jessica Holdman/S.C. Daily GazetteA new state law lets cities set their own rules for where and when golf carts can be driven on South Carolina’s roadways but requires a new rule for passengers: Children under 12 must buckle up.As initially proposed, the bill authorized any county to pass an ordinance allowing golf carts with headlights and rear lights to be driven at night. The purpose was to expand on permission that a 2016 law gave only t…