South Carolina gives political signs no protection on private property — repeated bills failed — so York County's zoning code and each city regulate them content-neutrally. S.C. Code §57-25-10 makes it unlawful to place any sign in a state highway right-of-way.
No South Carolina statute shields yard political signs; bills to guarantee them, most recently the 2025 session's H.68, never became law, so the Homeowners' Association Act carries no sign protection and HOA covenants may restrict or ban them. On private land, York County's zoning ordinance regulates temporary signs by size and placement, applied content-neutrally after Reed v. Town of Gilbert, and municipalities set their own limits. The firm line is off your property: §57-25-10 makes it unlawful to display, place, or affix a sign within a state highway right-of-way visible from the road, so SCDOT and county crews pull campaign signs staked along the pavement.
A sign in the state highway right-of-way violates §57-25-10, a misdemeanor carrying up to a $100 fine or thirty days, and is removed by SCDOT. HOA sign violations draw covenant fines.
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