South Carolina

No statewide rule found

No statewide off-highway vehicle definition covering a two-wheeled machine found. Chandler's Law defines an "all-terrain vehicle" as a motorized vehicle designed primarily for off-road travel on low-pressure tires which has three or more wheels and handle bars for steering, not including lawn tractors, battery-powered children's toys, or a vehicle that is required to be licensed or titled for highway use; the motor vehicle title's own "all terrain vehicle" definition is a motor vehicle measuring fifty inches or less in width, designed to travel on three or more wheels and designed primarily for off-road recreational use. That title defines a "motorcycle" as every motor vehicle having no more than two permanent functional wheels in contact with the ground or trailer and a saddle for the use of the rider, excluding a tractor and a moped, and a "motor vehicle" as every vehicle which is self-propelled.

That is not the same as no rule: land managers, local governments and tracks set their own, so ask whoever manages the ground before you ride.

What we read: S.C. Code Ann. §§ 50-26-20, 56-1-10(7), (8), (20), checked 2026-10-01. Official text for South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. §§ 50-26-20, 56-1-10(7), (8), (20), external site

No statewide rule found

No statewide registration, decal or permit rule for riding an off-road motorcycle on public off-road land found. The Department of Natural Resources regulation applies only to property owned or leased by that department; there, motorized vehicles, all terrain vehicles (defined regardless of the number of wheels) and off road vehicles may be operated only on open maintained roads and parking areas except as otherwise established by posted notice or as approved by the Department, all terrain vehicles are not allowed on any heritage preserve, and the Department may limit the numbers of motorized vehicles on any area at one time through a permitting system.

That is not the same as no rule: land managers, local governments and tracks set their own, so ask whoever manages the ground before you ride.

What we read: S.C. Code Regs. 123-200(A), 123-201, 123-203(D)(1), (7), checked 2026-10-01. Official text for South Carolina, S.C. Code Regs. 123-200(A), 123-201, 123-203(D)(1), (7), external site

No statewide rule found

No statewide age, supervision or training rule for young riders of two-wheeled off-road machines found. Chandler's Law covers all-terrain vehicles, defined as having three or more wheels: a parent or legal guardian may not knowingly permit a person less than six years of age to operate an ATV, every person fifteen years old and younger who operates one must possess a safety certificate from a "hands-on" course approved by the All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Institute, and on lands open to the public a person sixteen years of age or younger who operates one must be accompanied by an adult.

That is not the same as no rule: land managers, local governments and tracks set their own, so ask whoever manages the ground before you ride.

What we read: S.C. Code Ann. §§ 50-26-20, 50-26-30(A), (F), 50-26-40(A), (C), checked 2026-10-01. Official text for South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. §§ 50-26-20, 50-26-30(A), (F), 50-26-40(A), (C), external site