S.C. Code Ann. § 56-9-530: Special exception for certain first convictions for driving without driver's license.

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person who has never been issued a license to operate a motor vehicle on the highways of the State of South Carolina and who has been convicted one time of operating a motor vehicle on the highways of the State without a license while driving an insured vehicle shall not, by reason of that fact alone, be required to prove financial responsibility.

In addition, any person who has his driving privilege revoked pursuant to Section 56-1-510 is not, by reason of that fact alone, required to furnish proof of financial responsibility.