Golf Cart Use
Decals with 2022 expiration date expire December 31st. Please plan accordingly to obtain your updated decal.
PROOF OF EDISTO BEACH PROPERTY OWNERSHIP OR LONG-TERM LEASE (SIX MONTHS OR LONGER) OF THE PROPERTY MUST BE LISTED ONTHE STATE GOLF CART REGISTRATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN EDISTO BEACH GOLF CART DECAL.
PLEASE NOTE: Golf Cart decals are issued only during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Thank you.
***Only Edisto Beach property owners will be issued golf cart decals.***
***All South Carolina motor vehicle laws must be followed.***
- Golf carts must have a Town of Edisto Beach Decal to operate in town limits. The decal must be displayed on the left side of vehicle where it is clearly visible.
- Proof of property ownership or long-term rental (6 months or longer) required for issuance of decal. No short term (weekly) rentals will be granted decals.
- Golf carts must have a state DMV Golf Cart permit
- Registration and insurance must be present in the golf cart at all times.
- A permit can be obtained at any state DMV office by showing proof of ownership and insurance.
- An ATV, side by side, or UTV is not a golf cart; if DMV issued a permit to these in error, it is not a valid permit.
- All certified manufactured golf carts cannot exceed 19 MPH.
- Operator must be 16 years or older with a valid Driver’s License. The operator must have the driver’s license on his person at all times when operating the golf cart.
- Children are not to be held on the operator’s lap while operating the golf cart.
- Golf carts may be operated only during daylight hours only (30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset).
- Golf carts may be operated only within 4 miles of the registered address.
- Golf carts may be operated only on a secondary roadway or street. This includes every road in the Town of Edisto Beach limits, except Palmetto Boulevard, SC HWY 174.
- Golf carts may not be operated on a Primary Highway but can cross over a Primary Highway. Must go straight across, cannot be at an angle. Palmetto Boulevard is a Primary Highway, SC HWY 174, and stops at Sunset Street.
- Open container laws, all motor vehicle laws, and parking laws apply to golf carts.
- There is a $15 fee for each decal. Please make checks out to Town of Edisto Beach with “golf cart decal fee” in the memo line.
***Only Edisto Beach property owners will be issued golf cart decals.***
Amended Golf Cart Decal Ordinance
Permit Applications can be processed via email or fax.