a. The Municipal Court may try and determine violations of the provisions of this chapter or provisions of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, relating to motor vehicles and traffic occurring within the corporate limits, when the penalty prescribed by state law for such violations does not exceed 30 days imprisonment or $100 fine, or both.
b. The Court may have trial jurisdiction over such traffic cases the same as magistrates.
(S.C. Code §§ 14-25-65 and 56-5-6150) (Prior Code, § 18.103)
Editor’s note:
State law limits the authority of the court to a maximum fine.