Golf carts — South Carolina Permit Test
Golf carts on the South Carolina permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
You must be at least 16 years old and hold a valid driver's license to drive a golf cart on South Carolina roads.
A golf cart on a public street shares the road with cars, so its driver must already be a licensed driver.
You must be at least 16 years old and have a valid driver’s license to drive a golf cart.
A golf cart driven on the road must have an SCDMV-issued permit or registration decal affixed to it.
The decal shows the cart is registered to an address, which is what the distance limits on its use are measured from.
A golf cart must have an SCDMV-issued permit/registration decal affixed to it.
A permitted golf cart may be operated on the road during the day.
Golf carts are small and often poorly lit, so they are kept off the road when other drivers would have trouble seeing them.
You may operate a golf cart during the day as follows:
A golf cart may be driven within 4 miles of the address on its registration certificate or within 4 miles of the gate of a gated community.
The distance limit keeps a slow, lightly built vehicle to short local trips rather than long runs among traffic.
within four miles of the address on the registration certificate
A golf cart may be driven only on secondary streets and highways with posted speed limits of 35 miles an hour or less.
Keeping golf carts off faster roads avoids large speed differences between them and passing cars.
only on secondary streets and highways with posted speed limits of thirty-five miles an hour or less.
On the test
What is required to drive a golf cart in South Carolina?
Age 16 and a valid driver's license. A golf cart on a public street shares the road with cars, so its driver must already be a licensed driver. South Carolina Driver's Manual, p.30: “You must be at least 16 years old and have a valid driver’s license to drive a golf cart.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against South Carolina Driver's Manual, published by the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-03.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SC.pdf (South Carolina Driver's Manual, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, created 2026-03-30, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SC.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- https://dmv.sc.gov/forms-and-manuals
- https://dmv.sc.gov/driver-services/drivers-license/testing (read 2026-10-03; states no count or mark)
- https://dmv.sc.gov/driver-services/drivers-license/beginner-permits (read 2026-10-03; states no count or mark)
- https://www.scstatehouse.gov/coderegs/Chapter%2090.pdf (read 2026-10-03; pass rates for driving-school students only)