Kei trucks in South Carolina, titled for the farm and watching the new UTV law

Your lane

Which truck are you buying?

South Carolina treats the two kinds of kei truck differently. Pick yours and this answers for it.

A kei truck 25 years or older imported for the road may be branded Off Road Use Only at the SCDMV's discretion because it was not built to federal safety standards. From 18 November 2026 a four-wheel drive truck with a top speed over 55 mph may fit the UTV road law.

Road use unclear

Title. SCDMV title on Form 400 with Form 4030 translations, with or without the Off Road Use Only brand.

Registration. None while branded Off Road Use Only. From 18 November 2026, UTV registration if the truck meets the definition.

The department may brand a foreign vehicle that does not meet FMVSS Off Road Use Only and then shall not register it (56-1-10(37))
UTV: side-by-side, four-wheel drive, off-road, top speed over 55 mph, at least 450 cc, 80 inches or less wide, nonstraddle seat, steering wheel, GVWR no more than 4,000 pounds (56-2-5000)

The rule for a 25 year truckscstatehouse.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

Can I drive a 25 year old kei truck on South Carolina roads?

Not as a mini truck. The SCDMV may brand a foreign vehicle that does not meet federal safety standards Off Road Use Only, which bars registration. From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use secondary roads posted 55 mph or less near home, and a four-wheel drive kei truck with a top speed over 55 may fit that definition. We confirm it with the SCDMV before you buy.

A newer kei truck imported as off road equipment and governed to 25 mph cannot be a UTV in South Carolina, which needs a top speed over 55 mph. It is also wider than an ATV. From 18 November 2026 the farm rule reaches it: a farmer with a SCATE card may run a similarly motorized vehicle with a top speed under 55 mph without restriction within ten miles of the farm.

Farm use

Where it can run

Farms and private land, and from 18 November 2026 anywhere within ten miles of the farmer's agricultural operation for a SCATE card holder with a driver's license.

Title. SCDMV title on Form 400, expected to carry the Off Road Use Only brand.

Registration. None. Off Road Use Only vehicles are not registered.

A farmer with a valid SCATE card from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture and a valid driver's license may operate a UTV or other similarly motorized vehicle with a top speed less than 55 mph without restriction within ten miles of the operator's agricultural operation (56-2-5140, effective 18 November 2026)
ATVs are designed primarily for off-road travel and are no more than 50 inches wide (SCDMV)

The rule for a newer off road truckscstatehouse.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

A newer truck comes in only as nonroad equipment, permanently governed to a top speed and with a nonroad engine certified by EPA before import. It pays the same 25 percent truck duty. What that engine needs.

What about a newer truck imported as off road equipment and governed to 25 mph?

At 25 mph it cannot be a UTV, which needs a top speed over 55. It works the farm and private land. From 18 November 2026 a farmer with a SCATE card and a driver's license may run a vehicle with a top speed under 55 mph without restriction within ten miles of the farm.

Private land and the farm

On your own ground in South Carolina.

On private land

On private land closed to the public a kei truck needs no plate, no registration and no insurance under the motor vehicle code. Every vehicle rule that matters to it applies on a highway, and a highway is a publicly maintained way open to public travel.

The code, section by section

S.C. Code 56-3-110: every motor vehicle driven, operated or moved upon a highway must be registered and licensed, and it is a misdemeanor to drive one unregistered upon a highway.
S.C. Code 56-1-10(6) and 56-5-430: a highway, and a street, is the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part of it is open to the use of the public for vehicular travel.
S.C. Code 56-5-20: the rules of the road in Chapter 5 apply only on highways, except the accident and report article and the reckless driving and driving under the influence article, which apply everywhere in the State.
S.C. Code 56-2-5090(C): UTV registration is only required for use on a public highway.
S.C. Code 56-3-120(2): an implement of husbandry that is only incidentally operated or moved upon a highway is exempt from registration. 56-3-20(17) defines one as every vehicle designed for agricultural purposes and exclusively used by its owner in his agricultural operations. Whether a kei truck counts as designed for agricultural purposes was not found in any SCDMV text.

The codescstatehouse.gov, read 28 October 2026

On the farm

From 18 November 2026 a farmer with a valid SCATE card from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture and a valid driver's license may operate a UTV or other similarly motorized vehicle with a top speed under 55 mph without restriction within ten miles of the farmer's agricultural operation (56-2-5140). A governed kei truck has a top speed under 55 mph, so it can fit the words, but the act does not define a similarly motorized vehicle.

No SCDMV, Department of Agriculture or Department of Public Safety text applying 56-2-5140 to a kei or mini truck by name was found.

The code, section by section

S.C. Code 56-2-5140: notwithstanding any other provision of law, the SCATE card holder may operate the vehicle without restriction if it is being operated within ten miles of the operator's agricultural operation.
The SCATE card is the South Carolina Agricultural Tax Exemption card, which the Department of Agriculture issues to people who farm for business purposes. Hobby farmers are not eligible, by the department's own FAQ.
The rule sits in the UTV article, which also says no UTV may use an interstate (56-2-5080(A)). Whether without restriction reaches primary highways or interstates, or frees the vehicle from registration and insurance, is not settled by the text.

The codescstatehouse.gov, read 28 October 2026

Who decides here

Ask the office that decides.

South Carolina's law does not settle a kei truck on the road plainly, so the office below makes the call on each truck. We ask it with you before you buy.

The deciding office

South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, customer contact center 803 896 5000, Vehicle Services through the SCDMV email form

803 896 5000

S.C. Code 56-1-10(37): ""Off Road Use Only" means a brand added to a vehicle's title by the department to designate a vehicle's Manufacturer Certificate of Origin or equivalent document of origin designating a vehicle is not manufactured for use on public roads. The department shall not register and license the vehicle pursuant to Section 56-3-350. Vehicles brought into this State from a foreign jurisdiction without a title that clearly says "Off Road Use Only", or its equivalent, which do not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards may be subject to this brand at the department's discretion."

The office pagedmv.sc.gov, read 28 October 2026

County by county

The rules in detail.

Where a newer off road truck or a UTV can run in South Carolina, county by county, as each county's and town's own acts read. Every county on the map above opens its own page.

Statewide

A governed kei truck is not a UTV in South Carolina, so none of these county and town routes reach it. The UTV article that takes effect on 18 November 2026 defines a UTV as a side-by-side, four-wheel drive, off-road vehicle with a top speed over 55 mph, at least 450 cc, no more than 80 inches wide, a steering wheel, a nonstraddle seat and a gross vehicle weight rating of no more than 4,000 pounds (56-2-5000), and a truck governed to 25 mph fails the speed floor. It is not a low speed vehicle either, because South Carolina titles a low speed vehicle only on a certificate of origin that certifies it to the federal low speed vehicle standard and requires it to meet that standard whenever it is on a highway (56-2-120(A) and 56-2-100(C)). It is not a golf cart, which the code leaves as a vehicle commonly known as one (56-2-90). Nor is it an ATV, which is no more than 50 inches wide and designed primarily for off-road recreation (56-1-10(20)). Its one road use is the farm rule that starts the same day. A farmer with a valid SCATE card from the Department of Agriculture and a valid driver's license may operate a UTV or other similarly motorized vehicle with a top speed under 55 mph without restriction within ten miles of the farm (56-2-5140). The act does not define a similarly motorized vehicle and no agency has said whether a kei truck is one. On private land nothing is needed. Registration is required only to drive on a highway, which the code defines as every publicly maintained way open to public travel (56-3-110 and 56-5-430), so a kei truck works a farm, a woodlot or any private property without a plate. A 25 year truck is the other case. It is not governed and a four-wheel drive one can meet the UTV numbers. The SCDMV may brand it Off Road Use Only at its discretion as a foreign vehicle not built to federal safety standards (56-1-10(37)). If the department registers it as an ordinary truck, these routes do not matter to it. If the department brands it and accepts it as a UTV, these are its roads, plated and insured and by default within ten miles of home. A UTV title must carry the Off Road Use Only brand because the certificate of origin or its equivalent says the vehicle was not made for public highways (56-2-5090(A)), and the export certificate of a truck once registered on Japanese roads says nothing of the kind, so only the SCDMV can say which way a 25 year truck goes.

S.C. Code 56-2-5100 and 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026scstatehouse.gov, read 28 October 2026

Abbeville County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Abbeville County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Abbeville County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

State law, 56-2-5090: an SCDMV title, which for a UTV carries the Off Road Use Only brand, registration in the same fashion as a passenger vehicle and a plate on the rear, renewed every two years and needed only for public highway useState law, 56-2-5010: a driver at least seventeen with a driver's license valid at any hour, carrying the plate and registration certificate, proof of liability insurance under 38-77-140 and the licenseState law, 56-2-5020: no driver on a beginner's permit, a moped license, a temporary alcohol license, a route restricted license, a provisional license or a motorcycle only license. The exhaust may be no louder than the maker built itState law, 56-2-5030: no passenger under eight on a public highwayState law, 56-2-5040: everyone under twenty-one aboard wears the helmet and eye protection of 56-5-3660 and 56-5-3670State law, 56-2-5050 and 56-2-5060: a fastened Type 2 seat belt to 49 CFR 571.209 at every seat and working headlights, brake lights, taillights and turn signalsState law, 56-2-5080 and 56-2-5110: never an interstate, and without a local ordinance only secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the registration address, crossing faster highways only at intersectionsState law, 56-2-5140: a farmer with a valid SCATE card and driver's license may run a UTV or similarly motorized vehicle with a top speed under 55 mph without restriction within ten miles of the farm

Aiken County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Aiken County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Aiken County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Allendale County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Allendale County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Allendale County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Anderson County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Anderson County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county ordinance changing that was found, though Pendleton is reported to keep ATVs and UTVs off every town road. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

Closed Pendleton. Section 70.212 is reported to bar ATVs and UTVs from every road in town, with exemptions for emergency vehicles and local government use. The code page sits behind a bot check and was read only in a search index summary. The section predates the state UTV article, so whether it stands against the state default from 18 November 2026 is a question for the town. Pendleton Code of Ordinances 70.212, read only in a search summary, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Anderson County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Bamberg County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Bamberg County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Bamberg County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Barnwell County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Barnwell County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Barnwell County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Beaufort County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Beaufort County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Beaufort County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Berkeley County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Berkeley County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Berkeley County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Calhoun County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Calhoun County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Calhoun County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Charleston County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Charleston County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Charleston County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Cherokee County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Cherokee County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Cherokee County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Chester County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Chester County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Chester County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Chesterfield County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Chesterfield County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Chesterfield County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Clarendon County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Clarendon County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Clarendon County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Colleton County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Colleton County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. Edisto Beach licenses golf carts on its streets, which does not reach a kei truck. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

To confirm Edisto Beach. Golf carts run on town streets with a town decal, on every street but Palmetto Boulevard, SC 174, which the town calls a primary highway. Low speed vehicles need no town decal and keep to roads posted 35 mph or less. The town says an ATV, side by side or UTV is not a golf cart, so the decal does not reach a kei truck. No UTV ordinance was found, so from 18 November 2026 the state default governs UTVs here. Golf cart decal ordinance, Code Chapter 78 Article III, as the town's police page states. The ordinance text was not read., read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Colleton County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Darlington County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Darlington County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Darlington County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Dillon County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Dillon County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Dillon County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Dorchester County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Dorchester County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Dorchester County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Edgefield County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Edgefield County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Edgefield County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Fairfield County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Fairfield County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Fairfield County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Florence County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Florence County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Florence County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Georgetown County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Georgetown County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Georgetown County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Greenville County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Greenville County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Greenville County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Greenwood County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Greenwood County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Greenwood County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Hampton County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Hampton County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Hampton County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Horry County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Horry County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

To confirm Briarcliffe Acres. A meeting summary reports that town council heard a police briefing on the new UTV law in August 2026 that suggested the town consider its own ordinance. The meeting record itself was not read and no ordinance was found. none found, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Horry County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Jasper County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Jasper County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Jasper County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Kershaw County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Kershaw County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Kershaw County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Lancaster County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Lancaster County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Lancaster County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Laurens County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Laurens County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Laurens County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Lee County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Lee County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Lee County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Lexington County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Lexington County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Lexington County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Marion County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Marion County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Marion County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Marlboro County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Marlboro County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Marlboro County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

McCormick County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of McCormick County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated McCormick County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Newberry County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Newberry County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Newberry County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Oconee County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Oconee County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Oconee County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Orangeburg County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Orangeburg County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Orangeburg County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Pickens County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Pickens County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Pickens County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Richland County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Richland County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Richland County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Saluda County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Saluda County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Saluda County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Spartanburg County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Spartanburg County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Spartanburg County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Sumter County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Sumter County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Sumter County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Union County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Union County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Union County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Williamsburg County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of Williamsburg County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated Williamsburg County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

York County Roads open

From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use the secondary roads of York County posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of home but never an interstate. No county or town ordinance changing that was found. A governed kei truck is not a UTV and goes on these roads only with a farmer who holds a SCATE card, within ten miles of the farm.

In town To confirm

No town street opening was found in the codes read.

County roads Open

From 18 November 2026, in unincorporated York County, a registered UTV may run on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less within ten miles of the address on its registration, unless county council sets hours, methods and locations by ordinance under 56-2-5100. No such ordinance was found and the county's code, behind a bot check, was not read. Title 56 does not define a secondary highway, and county maintained roads are read here as reached by the default, which no text found settles. S.C. Code 56-2-5110, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026. No county ordinance under 56-2-5100 found., read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Engines and EPA

Why the engine decides which truck comes in.

The same three facts hold in South Carolina and every other state.

The 25 year truck

It comes in on age

A 25 year old kei truck in original configuration clears both agencies on age. No Registered Importer and no Independent Commercial Importer is needed.

EPA's provision asks only that the truck is in its original configuration with the same model of engine it left the factory with.

40 CFR 85.1511(f)(2)eCFR, read 28 October 2026

The newer truck

EPA asks for a certified engine

A newer kei truck comes in as nonroad equipment, permanently modified so its top speed is 25 mph or less, with its engine covered by an EPA certificate of conformity before it reaches US Customs. The governor stays for the life of the truck, and removing it is tampering, a federal offense.

Mini-trucks, importing used motor vehicles as nonroad vehiclesEPA, read 28 October 2026

Engine size

Why 30 kilowatts decides a newer truck's engine

EPA sorts nonroad gasoline engines by maximum power, not size. Every kei engine is under 1,000 cc, so an engine of 30 kW or less may certify to the small engine standards, and 30 kW is the line that decides. Today's stock kei engines are rated above it, and a speed governor does not lower an engine's maximum power.

Every kei engine family EPA has certified for mini trucks is a lower power certified configuration, between 14.46 and 29.9 kW, under part 90 or part 1054. A certified mini truck engine is that configuration, not the stock engine.

40 CFR 1054.1, the small engine ruleseCFR, read 28 October 2026 Small nonroad spark ignition engine certificatesEPA, read 28 October 2026

South Carolina, the five answers

Road, title, land, inspection and what is next.

Some of South Carolina's answers rest on a general rule or a page that would not open, so they are marked to confirm. We confirm them with the office before a truck goes there.

The roadCan I drive it on the road?

South Carolina has no mini truck class. Its one written rule for a foreign vehicle that does not meet federal safety standards lets the SCDMV brand it Off Road Use Only, which bars registration, at the department's discretion. A 25 year import is exempt from those standards rather than compliant with them, and the SCDMV publishes no policy on how it uses that discretion.

Off Road Use Only is a title brand, and the department shall not register and license a vehicle carrying it under 56-3-350. A vehicle brought in from a foreign jurisdiction that does not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards may be given that brand at the department's discretion (S.C. Code 56-1-10(37))
SCDMV's regulations in chapter 90 and the title and registration chapters 56-19 and 56-3 say nothing more about foreign or kei vehicles
From 18 November 2026 a registered UTV may use public highways. A UTV is a side-by-side, four-wheel drive, off-road vehicle with a top speed over 55 mph, at least 450 cc, 80 inches or less wide, a steering wheel, a nonstraddle seat and a GVWR of no more than 4,000 pounds (56-2-5000)
A UTV may never use an interstate. Without a local ordinance it may run only on secondary highways posted 55 mph or less, within ten miles of the address on its registration. It may cross faster highways at intersections (56-2-5080 and 56-2-5110)
A UTV on a public highway needs a plate, registration, liability insurance, Type 2 seat belts at every seat, headlights, brake lights, taillights and turn signals and a driver at least 17 with a full license (56-2-5010 and 56-2-5060)

S.C. Code 56-1-10(37); 56-2-5000 through 56-2-5140, added by 2026 Act No. 164 (S.222), effective 18 November 2026

The road rulescstatehouse.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

TitleHow do I title and register it?

Every South Carolina title is issued by the SCDMV at a branch office. A kei truck can be titled, and whether it can also be registered for the road turns on the brand the department puts on that title.

The steps

Bring the export certificate, bill of sale and import papers to an SCDMV branch with the Application for Title, Form 400.
Foreign documents are translated on SCDMV Form 4030.
Expect the department to decide whether the title carries the Off Road Use Only brand. A truck with that brand is not registered for the road today.
From 18 November 2026, a truck that meets the UTV definition can be registered for limited road use with proof of ownership, liability insurance and a plate.

The documents

Application for Title, SCDMV Form 400
Export certificate or foreign title, with SCDMV Form 4030
Bill of sale
Proof of liability insurance, for road registration

South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, branch offices, customer contact center 803 896 5000

Title and registrationdmv.sc.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

LandCan I use it on a farm or private land?

Off the road a kei truck works the farm, the woods and private land in South Carolina, and it can be titled even when it is never registered.

Class. UTV under 56-2-5000 if it is four-wheel drive with a top speed over 55 mph. A two-wheel drive kei truck does not meet that definition.

Registration. Registration is only required for use of a UTV on a public highway (56-2-5090(C)). A UTV title carries the brand Off Road Use Only when its origin document says it was not made for public highways.

Off road usescstatehouse.gov, read 28 October 2026

On the farm

From 18 November 2026, a farmer with a valid SCATE card from the Department of Agriculture and a valid driver's license may operate a UTV or other similarly motorized vehicle with a top speed under 55 mph without restriction within ten miles of the farmer's agricultural operation (56-2-5140).

Farm usescstatehouse.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

InspectionWhat inspection or insurance applies?

Safety. No inspection step appears in the UTV article or the title pages read. A registered UTV must have the equipment 56-2-5060 lists.

Emissions. No emissions step appears in the sources read.

Inspectionscstatehouse.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

Insurance. A UTV on a public highway must carry proof of liability insurance under Section 38-77-140, and the act adds certain UTVs to the definition of an individual private passenger automobile for insurance.

Insurancescstatehouse.gov, read 28 October 2026

NextWhat is coming?

The UTV road law takes effect: registration, plates and limited public highway use for UTVs, a ten mile radius by default, roads posted 55 mph or less, never an interstate and a farm exception for SCATE card holders within ten miles of their operation. Whether the SCDMV will register a four-wheel drive kei truck as a UTV is not yet stated.

18 November 2026. Signed 18 May 2026 as Act No. 164.

The bill or rulescstatehouse.gov, read 28 October 2026

Questions

Asked about South Carolina.

Can I drive a 25 year old kei truck on South Carolina roads?

What about a newer truck imported as off road equipment and governed to 25 mph?

What does the UTV law require on the road?

A title, registration and plate, liability insurance, Type 2 seat belts at every seat, headlights, brake lights, taillights and turn signals, a driver 17 or older with a full license and helmets and eye protection for anyone under 21. No interstates, and by default only within ten miles of the registered address.

I farm. Is there a farm rule?

From 18 November 2026 a farmer with a SCATE card and a driver's license may run a UTV or similar vehicle with a top speed under 55 mph without restriction within ten miles of the farm.

Can I title it even if I keep it off road?

Yes. The SCDMV titles it at a branch office, and registration is only needed for public highway use.

Upgrades

Upgrades in South Carolina.

Height and lift. Raising or lowering a passenger vehicle more than six inches is unlawful, but not for pickup trucks, a term the text does not define (S.C. Code 56-5-4445). Front fender height may not differ from rear by four or more inches, pickups included (56-5-4445).

Tires and fenders. Tires must be of sufficient size and in safe operating condition (S.C. Code 56-5-5040). None found on fenders, mud flaps, tire protrusion, maximum tire size, tread depth or wheel spacers (Title 56 chapter 5 read).

Lights. Limits are one spot lamp, two fog lamps at 12 to 30, one auxiliary passing lamp at 24 to 42 and one auxiliary driving lamp at 16 to 42 inches (S.C. Code 56-5-4660 to 56-5-4690). Four front lamps may be lit at most (56-5-4820).

Modification and inspection. A reconstructed vehicle is one materially altered by removing, adding or substituting essential parts (S.C. Code 56-19-10). No inspection or reclassification trigger tied to a lift or tires was found. Driving an unsafe vehicle is unlawful (56-5-4410).

From the upgrades chapter of Mini Truck Roadbook, the 2026 to 2027 edition, with the statute after each rule.

Getting it there

Where South Carolina's truck comes ashore.

From the nearest port where a sailing from Japan is on record. Road miles are an estimate, the straight line times 1.2, not a routed drive.

Nearest port with a sailing from Japan on record

Port of Savannah, Georgia Ports Authority

Savannah takes a weekly sailing from Yokohama, and I-16 and I-95 carry it into Georgia and up and down the coast.

The road. I-95 into South Carolina.

about 150 road miles, straight line times 1.2

Sources

Every source read, 28 October 2026

The public record of South Carolina as read on 28 October 2026, not legal advice. Every kei truck pays the 25 percent truck duty, the chicken tax, whatever its age.

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29 October 2026
South Carolina's UTV road law starts on 18 November, and kei trucks are not named