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Incorrect information.
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c005.php
SC Law, Section 56-5-4560 requires every vehicle to be equipped with at least one rear stop lamp. HOWEVER.....
SC Law, Section 56-5-4730 requires every stop lamp that a vehicle is equipped with to be in good working order.
This was upheld by the South Carolina Supreme Court in (ironically enough) State v. Jihad:
http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/opinions/displayOpinion.cfm?caseNo=25360
Sorry to bust the bubble.
No apology needed. Thanks for digging up the actual statutes. So much for relying on journalists. I added a note referencing your post in my OP.
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