SC Toll Road Toll-by-Plate Misidentification
SC operates the Cross Island Parkway (Hilton Head, US 278 connector) and the Southern Connector (I-185, Greenville) under tolling authority granted to SCDOT and the South Carolina Highway Authority. Toll-violation invoices are mailed via toll-by-plate (Plus Toll/SunPass interop). Common defenses include (a) plate misread (similar character substitution: O/0, B/8, I/1), (b) account auto-replenishment failure where transponder existed, (c) recent vehicle sale with accepted DMV transfer date predating violation, and (d) statute-of-limitations: SC Code §57-5-1495 limits collection. Disputes filed within 30 days are reviewed by SCDOT Toll Operations and routinely waived on plate-image evidence.
Legal basis
SC Code §57-5-1495 (toll authority and limitations); SC Code §57-5-1635 (toll-by-plate procedures); SC Code §15-3-530 (3-year general limitations)
Sample appeal wording
TO: SCDOT Toll Operations / [Toll Operator] RE: Toll-by-Plate Invoice No. [#], Date [DATE], Location [PLAZA] I dispute the above invoice on the following ground(s): [CHOOSE] ☐ The plate read attached is not my plate. My plate is [CORRECT PLATE]. The image shows [DESCRIBE DISCREPANCY]. ☐ Vehicle was sold to [BUYER] on [DATE], DMV transfer attached, prior to date of violation. ☐ At the time of transit, valid transponder account [#] in good standing was assigned to this vehicle. Account history attached. ☐ More than three (3) years have elapsed since the alleged violation, and collection is barred by S.C. Code Ann. §57-5-1495 and §15-3-530. Request immediate cancellation of invoice and removal of any DMV hold. [NAME] [ADDRESS] [DATE]
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- SC Code §57-5-1495
- SC DOT Toll Violation Procedures
- SCDOT.org