<Tr> <Td> South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> 15 years </Td> <Td> 15 years, 6 months </Td> <Td> 16 years, 6 months </Td> <Td> 8 years </Td> <Td> A 16 - year - old may apply on a restricted license for permission to drive between the hours of 6 p.m. and midnight . 16 - year - old drivers who have held the Beginner Permit for a minimum of 180 days or hold a conditional license are eligible for the Special Restricted License . <P> Applicants for the Special Restricted License must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian during the application process to sign the Special Restricted License application . </P> <P> Applicants must bring their Beginner Permit and submit a PDLA form certifying the following: </P> <Ul> <Li> Certification of School Attendance </Li> <Li> Certification of Driver Education Course </Li> <Li> Certification of Driver Practice </Li> <Li> All three of these certifications can be submitted on one form offered at the South Carolina DMV website at this website . </Li> </Ul> <P> Teen drivers applying for the Special Restricted License must pass a vision screening and the DMV road test . Special Restricted License holders may drive unaccompanied from 6: 00 a.m. to 6: 00 p.m. or until 8: 00 p.m. during daylight saving time . </P> <P> Outside of those hours the teen driver may drive until midnight if accompanied by a licensed driver that is a minimum of 21 years of age . </P> <P> Between midnight and 4: 00 a.m. a Special Restricted License holder must be accompanied by a licensed parent or legal guardian . </P> <P> Special Restricted License holders may receive an exception for these time restrictions if they can prove that the restrictions interfere with employment, education, travel between home and school, vocational training, employment opportunities, or attending church services . </P> <P> Teen drivers must submit two statements to qualify the exception . One of the statements must be from a parent or legal guardian and the other must be a statement on letterhead from a school official or your employer . </P> <P> The statements must describe the reason the waiver is needed . </P> <P> Passengers under the age of 21 are limited to two unless they are immediate family members or students be transported to or from school or the license holder is accompanied by a licensed driver that is a minimum of 21 years of age . </P> <P> Teen drivers that hold the Special Restricted License for 16 - year - olds for one year without a conviction for a traffic violation and have not been at - fault in an accident may obtain full driving privileges when they reach the age of 17 . </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> Applicants for the Special Restricted License must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian during the application process to sign the Special Restricted License application . </P> <P> Applicants must bring their Beginner Permit and submit a PDLA form certifying the following: </P> <Ul> <Li> Certification of School Attendance </Li> <Li> Certification of Driver Education Course </Li> <Li> Certification of Driver Practice </Li> <Li> All three of these certifications can be submitted on one form offered at the South Carolina DMV website at this website . </Li> </Ul>

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