Assessments for violations of SIPOA Rules & Regulations are specified in the Violation Assessment Schedule available online
VIOLATIONS
$50
-Failure to Stop at Stop Sign
-Failure to Stop for SIPOA Officers
-No Driver’s License or Registration
-No Pass Displayed/Expired Pass
-Operation of Prohibited Vehicle
-Parking Violation (against traffic, Oyster Catcher Community Center, overnight parking on roadway, in right-of-way, outside permitted areas)
-Pet off Leash or failure to pick up after pet (after warning)
-Trailer parking (per day)
-Unlawful Entry
$100
-Speeding (1-10 mph over speed limit)
-Soliciting
$250
-Speeding (11-20 mph over speed limit)
-Parking in Handicap Area, Fire/Emergency Lane
-Parking within 15′ of a Fire Hydrant
-Parking on or within 50′ of Traffic Island
$500
-Reckless Driving (21+ mph over speed limit)
-Reckless Driving, Causing an Accident, or DUI*
-Fireworks/Weapons/Hunting
$1000
-Feeding or Harassment of Alligators
-Code of Conduct/Interference with SIPOA Officers
*Assessment is in addition to action taken by Charleston County Sherriff’s Department
SIPOA patrol vehicles are equipped with audio/video recording units, similar to the one pictured here. If you have received a citation for a moving violation, your infraction and interaction with the SIPOA Officer are recorded on the dash and the officers’ body-worn cameras.
The RADAR units in SIPOA patrol vehicles are state-of-the-art, AXON professional law enforcement units. They record and display the speed on the video recording. The SIPOA RADAR units are certified by the manufacturer annually and tested daily using a calibrated RADAR tuning instrument. If the unit does not respond correctly to the daily test, it is sent for professional recalibration prior to being placed back in service. Each patrol officer operating the RADAR technology has received extensive training prior to being cleared to issue citations.