S.C. Code Ann. § 61-12-70 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 12 / Section 61-12-70
SECTION 61-12-70. Funds supplemental to federal, state, or local funding.
Status: in_force

Funds disbursed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be used only to supplement and increase the level of federal, state, local, and other funding that in the absence of these funds would be made available, and must in no event be used to supplant federal, state, local, and other funds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-140 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-140
SECTION 61-2-140. Suspension or revocation of licenses and permits.
Status: in_force

(A) A person promptly must surrender a license or permit issued under the provisions of this title upon request of the department. (B) Licenses and permits are the property of the department and are not transferable. Licenses and permits must be surrendered immediately to the department upon the termination of a business, upon a change of ownership, possession, or control of a corporation or business entity, or upon a change in the character of the property, facilities, or nature of the business activity for which a license or permit has been issued. The transfer of twenty-five percent or more of corporate stock is considered a change in ownership. (C) Licenses and permits must be issued for a designated location and may not be transferred to another location. A separate license or permit is required for each separate location of a business. (D) When a license or permit is suspended or revoked, no partner or person with a financial interest in the business may be issued a license or permit for the premises concerned. No person within the second degree of kinship to a person whose license or permit is suspended or revoked may be issued a license or permit for the premises concerned for a period of one year after the date of suspension or revocation. (E) A person whose license or permit has been suspended or revoked for a particular premises is not eligible to receive an additional new license or permit at another location during the period the suspension or revocation is in effect, and the department may suspend or revoke all other licenses or permits held by the person if the suspended or revoked premises is within close proximity.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-910 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-910
SECTION 61-6-910. Qualifications for license.
Status: in_force

The department must refuse to issue any license under this article or Article 7 of this chapter if the department is of the opinion that: (1) the applicant is not a suitable person to be so licensed; (2) the store or place of business to be occupied by the applicant is not a suitable place; or (3) a sufficient number of licenses have already been issued in the State, incorporated municipality, unincorporated community, or other community.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-515 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 61-4-515
SECTION 61-4-515. Motorsports entertainment, tennis, soccer, or baseball complex, permit for purchase and sale for on-premises consumption.
Status: in_force

(A) In addition to the permits authorized pursuant to the provisions of this article, the department also may issue a biennial permit to the owner, or his designee, of a motorsports entertainment complex, tennis specific complex, soccer complex, or baseball complex located in this State, which authorizes the purchase and sale for on-premises consumption of beer and wine at any occasion held on the grounds of the complex year round on any day of the week. The nonrefundable filing fee and the fees for the motorsports, tennis complex, soccer complex, or baseball complex biennial permit are the same as for other biennial permits for on-premises consumption of beer and wine, with the revenue therefrom used for the purposes provided in Section 61-4-510. Notwithstanding another provision of this article, the issuance of this permit authorizes the permit holder to purchase beer and wine from licensed wholesalers in the same manner that a person with appropriate licenses issued pursuant to this title purchases beer and wine from licensed wholesalers. The department in its discretion may specify the terms and conditions of the permit, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4, Title 61, and other applicable provisions under Title 61. (B) The department may require such proof of qualifications for the issuance of these permits as it considers necessary, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4, Title 61, and these permits may be issued whether or not the motorsports entertainment complex, tennis specific complex, soccer complex, or baseball complex is located in a county or municipality which pursuant to Section 61-6-2010 successfully has held a referendum allowing the possession, sale, and consumption of beer or wine or alcoholic liquors by the drink for a period not to exceed twenty-four hours. (C) The owner or designee of the motorsports entertainment complex, the tennis specific complex, the soccer complex, or the baseball complex may designate particular areas within the complex where patrons of events who have paid an admission price to attend or guests who are attending private functions at the complex, whether or not a charge for attendance is made, may possess and consume beer and wine provided at their own expense or at the expense of the sponsor of the private function. (D) For purposes of this section: (1) "Motorsports entertainment" has the same meaning as provided in Section 12-21-2425. (2) "Tennis specific complex" means a tennis facility, and its ancillary grounds and facilities, which satisfies all of the following: (a) has at least ten thousand fixed seats for tennis patrons; (b) hosted one Women's Tennis Association Premier tournament in 2013 and continues to host at least one Women's Tennis Association Premier tournament in each year, or any successor Women's Tennis Association tournament; and (c) engages in tourism promotion. (3) "Baseball complex" means a baseball stadium, and its ancillary grounds and facilities, that hosts a professional league baseball team. (4) "Soccer complex" means a soccer facility, along with its ancillary grounds and facilities, that hosts a professional league soccer team. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 33, SECTION 1, inserted ", or baseball complex" in four places; in (D), added (3), relating to the definition of "baseball complex"; and made nonsubstantive changes. 2018 Act No. 236, SECTION 1, in (A), in the first and second sentences, inserted "soccer complex,"; in (B), inserted "soccer complex," following "tennis specific complex,"; in (C), inserted "the soccer complex," following "tennis specific complex,"; and in (D), in (3), substituted "and its" for "along with its" and "professional league baseball team" for "professional minor league baseball team", and added (4), relating to the definition of "soccer complex".
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-560 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 61-4-560
SECTION 61-4-560. Operation without a permit.
Status: in_force

A person who operates a retail or wholesale business without obtaining a permit required in this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment of not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, in the discretion of the court. Each day that a wholesale or retail business is carried on without a permit constitutes a separate offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4320 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4320
SECTION 61-6-4320. Destruction of alcoholic liquors.
Status: in_force

Only those alcoholic liquors which have been manufactured by a licensed manufacturer or producer, as defined in the ABC Act, or alcoholic liquors of unquestioned purity and content may be sold at public auction as provided in this article. Other liquors which are confiscated must be destroyed by the proper officers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2370 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-2370
SECTION 61-6-2370. Civil penalties.
Status: in_force

In lieu of the punishment provided in Section 61-2-250 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or qualified facility found guilty of violating the provisions of this subarticle is punishable by a civil fine of not less than one hundred dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-10-240 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 61-10-240
SECTION 61-10-240. Beverage or medicinal purposes.
Status: in_force

No alcohol manufactured under the provisions of this article may be used as a beverage or for medicinal purposes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-190 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-190
SECTION 61-6-190. License tax.
Status: in_force

The department must not issue any license until the applicant has paid the license tax required by Chapter 33 of Title 12.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-8-40 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 8 / Section 61-8-40
SECTION 61-8-40. Restraining orders or injunctions.
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of any such paper, the solicitor immediately must apply to a circuit judge at chambers in that circuit, or to the nearest circuit judge if there is none in that circuit, for an order or injunction restraining the defendants, their servants, or agents from keeping, receiving, bartering, selling, or giving away alcoholic liquors until the further order of the court or perpetually after hearing after notice to the defendant. The circuit judge must grant the restraining order or injunction without requiring a bond or undertaking upon the hearing or receipt by him of the magistrate court papers from the solicitor. A violation of the restraining order or injunction is considered a contempt of court and punishable as contempt by the court or another circuit judge, as for the violation of an order or injunction.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4150 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4150
SECTION 61-6-4150. Sale from vehicle, vessel, or aircraft.
Status: in_force

Except as authorized by law, it is unlawful for a person to sell alcoholic liquors from any vehicle, vessel, or aircraft. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as follows: (a) for a first offense, by a fine of not less than six hundred dollars or imprisonment for six months; (b) for a second offense, by a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars or imprisonment for one year; and (c) for a third or subsequent offense, by a fine of three thousand dollars or imprisonment for two years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-50 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 61-4-50
SECTION 61-4-50. Sales to underage persons.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to sell beer, ale, porter, wine, or other similar malt or fermented beverage to a person under twenty-one years of age. A person who makes a sale in violation of this section, upon conviction: (1) for a first offense, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both; and (2) for a second or subsequent offense, must be fined not less than four hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (B) Failure of a person to require identification to verify a person's age is prima facie evidence of the violation of this section. (C) A person who violates the provisions of this section also is required to successfully complete a DAODAS approved merchant alcohol enforcement education program. The program must be a minimum of two hours and the cost to the person may not exceed fifty dollars. (D)(1) Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of any offense under this section, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a sale in violation of this section, the court, without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of the accused, may defer further proceedings and place him on probation upon terms and conditions as it requires provided that one such condition must be that he complete the merchant education program described in subsection (C). Upon violation of a term or condition, the court may enter an adjudication of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided. Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the proceedings against him. Discharge and dismissal under this section must be without court adjudication of guilt and is not a conviction for purposes of this section or for purposes of disqualifications or disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime, including the additional penalties imposed for second or subsequent convictions. However, a nonpublic record must be forwarded to and retained by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division for the purpose of use by the courts in determining whether or not a person has committed a subsequent offense under this section. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division must produce this record upon subpoena or court order. Discharge and dismissal under this section may occur only once with respect to any person. (2) Upon the dismissal of the person and discharge of the proceedings against him pursuant to item (1), the person may apply to the court for an order to expunge from all official records, other than the nonpublic records to be retained as provided in item (1), all recordation relating to his arrest, indictment or information, trial, finding of guilt, and dismissal and discharge pursuant to this section. If the court determines, after the hearing, that the person was dismissed and the proceedings against him discharged, it shall enter the order. The effect of the order is to restore the person, in the contemplation of the law, to the status he occupied before the arrest or indictment or information. No person as to whom the order has been entered may be held pursuant to another provision of law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of his failure to recite or acknowledge the arrest, or indictment or information, or trial in response to an inquiry made of him for any purpose, except when the person is providing sworn statements or giving testimony under oath. A conditional discharge granted pursuant to this section does not preclude a person from availing themselves of subsequent pre-trial diversion options provided by law. (3) Before a person may be discharged and the proceedings dismissed pursuant to this subsection, the person must pay a fee of three hundred fifty dollars if the person is in a general sessions court and one hundred fifty dollars if the person is in a summary court. No portion of the fee may be waived, reduced, or suspended, except in cases of indigency. If the court determines that a person is indigent, the court may partially or totally waive, reduce, or suspend the fee. The revenue collected pursuant to this item must be retained by the jurisdiction that heard or processed the case and paid to the State Treasurer within thirty days of receipt. The State Treasurer shall transmit these funds to the Prosecution Coordination Commission which shall then apportion these funds among the sixteen judicial circuits on a per capita basis equal to the population in that circuit compared to the population of the State as a whole based on the most recent official United States census. The funds must be used for drug treatment court programs only. The amounts generated by this subsection are in addition to any amounts presently being provided for drug treatment court programs and may not be used to supplant funding already allocated for these services. The State Treasurer may request the State Auditor to examine the financial records of a jurisdiction which he believes is not timely transmitting the funds required to be paid to the State Treasurer pursuant to this subsection. The State Auditor is further authorized to conduct these examinations and the local jurisdiction is required to participate in and cooperate fully with the examination. (4) Conditional discharge may only be granted by the court in accordance with the provisions of this section upon approval of the circuit solicitor or prosecuting officer. Effect of Amendment 2024 Act No. 211, SECTION 1, added (D).
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-8-20 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 8 / Section 61-8-20
SECTION 61-8-20. Arrest warrants and search warrants.
Status: in_force

Any person may appear before a magistrate in the county and swear out an arrest warrant on personal knowledge or on information and belief charging a nuisance, giving the names of witnesses against the keeper or manager of the place and his aides and assistants, if any. The magistrate must direct the arrest warrant either to the sheriff of the county or to a special constable commanding the defendant to be arrested and brought before him to be dealt with according to law and may issue a search warrant in which the premises in question must be particularly described, commanding the sheriff or constable to search thoroughly the premises in question and to seize all alcoholic liquors found thereon, to seize all vessels, bar fixtures, screens, bottles, glasses, and appurtenances apparently used or suitable for use in retailing liquors, and to make a complete inventory thereof and deposit it with the sheriff. Liquors so seized must, if no action to recover them is begun within thirty days after the seizure or if an action is begun and the judgment of the court is adverse to the plaintiff, be destroyed publicly by the sheriff of the county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-8-70 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 8 / Section 61-8-70
SECTION 61-8-70. Solicitor's failure to prosecute.
Status: in_force

When a solicitor neglects or refuses to perform a duty or to take any steps required of him by a provision of this chapter, the Attorney General, on his own motion or by request of the Governor, must, in person or by an assistant, proceed to the locality and perform the neglected duty and take steps as are necessary in the place of the solicitor. The Attorney General may, in his discretion, cause a prosecution to be instituted not only in the matter neglected but also against the solicitor for malfeasance or misfeasance in office, for official misconduct, or for other charges justified by facts, and may pursue the prosecution to the extent of a conviction and dismissal from office of the solicitor. In this event, the Attorney General may appoint one or more additional assistants who must each receive while actually employed the same compensation, to be paid from the litigation fund of the Attorney General. Any duty imposed in this chapter upon a solicitor may be performed by the Attorney General or other person authorized by him to perform the duty.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-736 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 61-4-736
SECTION 61-4-736. Coupons and rebates for the purchase of wine.
Status: in_force

A manufacturer of wine, vintner, winery, an importer, or retailer may offer or sponsor coupons and rebates to a consumer for the purchase of wine. Coupons and rebates include, but are not limited to, retailer instant redeemable coupons, mail-in rebates, and coupons and rebates offered or redeemed through any electronic means. Manufacturer, winery, vintner, and importer coupons must be made available upon request to a licensed retailer. A wholesaler is prohibited from participating in the procurement, redemption, or other costs associated for any coupon or rebate for wine offered or sponsored by a manufacturer, winery, vintner, importer, or retailer. A winery, wine manufacturer, vintner, importer, or wholesaler is prohibited from offering or participating in the procurement, redemption, or other costs associated with paper instant redeemable coupons and scanback coupons for wine in this State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-220 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 61-4-220
SECTION 61-4-220. Food service.
Status: in_force

A restaurant with a Class A or B license issued by the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) may serve food or beverages at its adjoining facilities located outside the restaurant if the food is prepared in a kitchen of the restaurant which is subject to inspection by DHEC and is placed on individual plates or in individual serving dishes inside the restaurant, and if uncovered containers in which the beverages are served are filled only to satisfy the order of a customer.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-160 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-160
SECTION 61-2-160. Issuance, renewal, or transfer of license; delinquent taxes.
Status: in_force

A license or permit pursuant to the provisions of this title must not be issued, renewed, or transferred unless the department determines that the applicant does not owe the State delinquent taxes, penalties, or interest. If the department determines that delinquent taxes, penalties, or interest are due, the department shall notify the applicant of the necessary requirements to comply with this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4540 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4540
SECTION 61-6-4540. Search warrants.
Status: in_force

Upon affidavit, which may be on information and belief, to the effect that contraband liquors are being unlawfully concealed, kept, or stored in any place, a search warrant may be issued by a magistrate of the county empowering an officer or person who may be deputized to enter the place and to search the premises for the purpose of seizing the contraband liquors concealed, kept, or stored. The liquors, when seized, must be disposed of as provided for the disposition of unlawful liquors.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2430 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-2430
SECTION 61-6-2430. Discounting of prices by wholesale distributor.
Status: in_force

A wholesale distributor of alcoholic liquor may discount product price based on quantity purchases if all discounts are on price only for each location, appear on the sales records, and are available to all licensed retail dealers with a wholesaler's basic permit issued pursuant to the Federal Alcohol Administration Act or any other alcoholic liquor retail license.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1750 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 17 / Section 61-4-1750
SECTION 61-4-1750. Compliance with DHEC rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

No person holding a brewpub permit may sell beer, ale, porter, or other similar malt or fermented beverages on draft, on tap, from kegs, or from other containers unless approved by the rules and regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control governing eating and drinking establishments and other retail food establishments.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-1130 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-1130
SECTION 61-6-1130. Tastings and sales of alcoholic liquors; remission of taxes; maintenance of records.
Status: in_force

(A) A micro-distillery or manufacturer desiring to offer tastings and sales of alcoholic liquors to consumers at its licensed premises shall remit taxes to the department for alcoholic liquors sold and dispensed in an amount equal to taxes paid by wholesalers on alcoholic liquors. (B) Alcoholic liquors produced and sold on a licensed premises pursuant to this subarticle must be taxed and remitted as provided in Chapter 33, Title 12. The micro-distillery or manufacturer licensee shall maintain adequate records to ensure the collection of this tax.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4700 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4700
SECTION 61-6-4700. Consumption of alcoholic liquor on premises.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to drink alcoholic liquors on the premises of a retail, wholesale, or manufacturing alcoholic liquor business or business establishment. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as follows: (a) for a first offense, by a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days; (b) for a second offense, by a fine of two hundred dollars or imprisonment for sixty days; and (c) for a third or subsequent offense, by a fine of three hundred dollars or imprisonment for ninety days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-1610 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-1610
SECTION 61-6-1610. Food service establishments or places of lodging; Sunday and other time restrictions on sale of alcoholic beverages; refilling bottles.
Status: in_force

(A) Except on Sunday, it is lawful to sell and consume alcoholic liquors sold by the drink in a business establishment between the hours of ten o'clock in the morning and two o'clock the following morning if the establishment meets the following requirements: (1) the business is bona fide engaged primarily and substantially in the preparation and serving of meals or furnishing of lodging; and (2) the business has a license from the department authorizing the sale and consumption of alcoholic liquors by the drink, which is displayed conspicuously on the main entrance to the premises and clearly visible from the outside. (B) Notwithstanding another provision of this article, the licensed premises of a business establishment which is bona fide engaged primarily and substantially in the preparation and service of meals and which holds a valid license for the sale and consumption of alcoholic liquors by the drink do not extend to any portion of the business establishment or the property upon which it is located which is designed as or used for a parking area even though food may be served in the area. (C) An establishment licensed pursuant to the provisions of this article may use alcoholic liquors in the preparation of food without obtaining the license provided for in Section 61-6-700. (D) Any licensee, employee, or agent of an establishment licensed as a food service establishment or place of lodging is prohibited from selling, making available for sale, or permitting the consumption of alcoholic liquors on the licensed premises between the hours of two o'clock in the morning and ten o'clock in the morning. However, any licensee, employee, or agent of an establishment licensed as a food service establishment or place of lodging is prohibited from selling, making available for sale, or permitting the consumption of alcoholic liquors on Sunday unless the establishment has been issued for that Sunday a temporary permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 61-6-2010. A violation of this subsection is a violation against the establishment's license. (E)(1) It is unlawful for a person licensed to sell alcoholic liquor by the drink pursuant to the provisions of this section to knowingly and wilfully refill, partially refill, or reuse a bottle of lawfully purchased alcoholic liquor, or otherwise tamper with the contents of the bottle. (2) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction: (a) for a first offense, must be fined five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both; (b) for a second or subsequent offense, must be fined one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. (F) In addition to the penalties provided in subsection (E), a violation of this section may subject the licensee or permit holder to revocation or suspension of the license or permit by the department. (G) The possession of a refilled or reused bottle or other container of alcoholic liquors is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. A person who violates this provision must, upon conviction, have his license revoked permanently. (H) An establishment licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 61-6-20(2) as a business that is bona fide engaged primarily and substantially in the preparation and serving of meals is authorized to continue to operate as the licensed establishment so long as the licensed establishment maintains a Grade A retail food establishment permit from the Department of Health and Environmental Control. Upon notice by the Department of Health and Environmental Control to the licensed establishment and to the Department of Revenue that the retail food establishment permit has been reduced to a grade below Grade A, the licensed establishment has thirty days within which to request a subsequent inspection by the Department of Health and Environmental Control. If a subsequent inspection is not requested within thirty days after the reduction in a grade below Grade A, or the subsequent inspection results in a grade below Grade A, then the Department of Revenue shall suspend the license of the licensed establishment until the Department of Health and Environmental Control issues a Grade A retail food establishment permit. (I) For purposes of this section: (1) "Kitchen" means a separate and distinct area of the business establishment that is used solely for the preparation, serving, and disposal of solid foods that make up meals. The area must be adequately equipped for the cooking, serving, and storage of solid foods and must include at least twenty-one cubic feet of refrigerated space for food and a stove. (2) "Meal" means an assortment of various prepared foods available to guests on the licensed premises during the normal mealtimes that occur when the licensed business establishment is open to the public. Sandwiches, boiled eggs, sausages, and other snacks prepared off the licensed premises but sold there are not a meal. (3) "Primarily" means that the serving of the meals by a business establishment is a regular source of business to the licensed establishment, that meals are served upon the demand of guests and patrons during the normal mealtimes that occur when the licensed business establishment is open to the public, and that an adequate supply of food is present on the licensed premises to meet the demand. Effect of Amendment The first 2008 amendment added subsection (I) setting forth definitions. The second 2008 amendment added an identical subsection (I) containing definitions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-10-70 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 61-10-70
SECTION 61-10-70. Written statement of purpose.
Status: in_force

A person desiring to purchase alcohol for any purpose set forth in Section 61-10-60 must sign a written printed statement giving his name, residence, occupation, the purpose for which he intends to use the alcohol, and a certification that the alcohol is purchased in good faith for this purpose only.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4290 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4290
SECTION 61-6-4290. Suspension of driver's license.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety, upon notice that a person has been convicted, pleaded guilty, forfeited bond, or entered a plea of nolo contendere for the violation of any provision of this article prohibiting the transportation of alcoholic liquors, must suspend the driver's license of the person for a period of six months for a first offense, for a period of one year for a second offense, and for a period of two years for a third and subsequent offense. During the period of the suspension under this section, no vehicle may be registered in the person's name under the laws of this State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2005 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-2005
SECTION 61-6-2005. Temporary retail liquor license upon purchase or acquisition of business.
Status: in_force

(A) A person who purchases or acquires by lease, inheritance, divorce decree, eviction, or otherwise a retail business which sells alcoholic liquors by the drink from a holder of a license to sell alcoholic liquors by the drink at the business, upon initiating the application process for a permanent license, may be issued a temporary license by the department at the time of the purchase or acquisition if the location for which the temporary license is sought is not considered by the department to be a public nuisance, and the applicant: (1) currently holds a valid license to sell alcoholic liquors by the drink; or (2) has had a criminal history background check conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division within the past thirty days. (B) A temporary license issued pursuant to subsection (A) is valid until a permanent license is approved or disapproved by the department, but in no case is it valid for more than one hundred twenty days from the date of issuance. (C) Notwithstanding subsection (B), the department may revoke a temporary license if the applicant fails to pursue the permanent license in a timely manner, as set forth by the department by regulation. (D) The department shall collect a fee of twenty-five dollars for each temporary license sought. The funds generated by this fee must be deposited in the general fund of the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-20 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 61-4-20
SECTION 61-4-20. Sales without taxes levied.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to sell or permit to be sold beer, ale, porter, wine, malt, or other beverage authorized to be sold under this chapter on which the tax levied has not been paid. A person having charge of the sale of one of these beverages who sells or permits it to be sold in violation of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, for each offense must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, in the discretion of the court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-180 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-180
SECTION 61-6-180. Notice of application.
Status: in_force

(A) A person who intends to apply for a license under this article or Article 7 of this chapter must advertise at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper circulated nearest to the proposed location of the business and most likely to give notice to interested citizens of the county, city, and community in which the applicant proposes to engage in business. The department must determine which newspapers meet the requirements of this section based on available circulation figures and the proposed location of the business. However, if a newspaper is published in the county and historically has been the newspaper where the advertisements are published, the advertisements published in that newspaper meet the requirements of this section. The notice must be in the legal notice section of the paper or in an equivalent section if the newspaper has no legal notice section, be in large type, cover a space one column wide and not less than two inches deep, and state the type of license applied for, and the exact location at which the proposed business is to be operated. An applicant for a beer or wine permit and an alcoholic liquor license may use the same advertisement for both if the advertisement is approved by the department. (B) Notice also must be given by displaying a sign for fifteen days at the site of the proposed business. The sign must: (1) state the type of license sought; (2) state where an interested person may protest the application; (3) be in bold type; (4) cover a space at least twelve inches high and eighteen inches wide; (5) be posted and removed by an agent of the division. The provision of this section requiring publication of notice do not apply to a person licensed under the provisions of this article or Article 7 of this chapter when the licensee applies to the department for a renewal of his license to engage in the same business at the same location.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-100 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-100
SECTION 61-2-100. Persons entitled to be licensees or permittees.
Status: in_force

(A) The department may issue licenses and permits authorized under this title to qualifying persons. Licenses and permits may be issued only to the person who is the owner of the business seeking the permit or license. (B) The department shall initiate action to revoke any permit or license that is issued to any person who is not the owner of the licensed business or when the licensed individual or an individual principal of the licensed business is under twenty-one years of age. (C) If application is made for a license or permit under this title by a person other than an individual, all principals are deemed to be the applicant under Section 61-2-160. (D) The department may not issue a license or permit under this title to any person unless the person and all principals are of good moral character. (E) The department may not issue a license or permit under this title to an individual under twenty-one years of age or a business with an individual principal under twenty-one years of age. (F) Businesses licensed or permitted by the department under this title must designate with the department an agent and mailing address for service of notices. Any required notice may be given by handing it to the agent in person or leaving the notice at his office with a clerk or other person in charge of the office, or if there is no one in charge, leaving it in a conspicuous place in the office; or, if the office is closed or the person to be served has no office, leaving a copy at his dwelling place with a person of suitable age and discretion residing in the dwelling place; or by serving it on an employee at the licensed place of business; or by mailing it by first class mail to the agent at his last known address, postage prepaid. No person may act as agent for more than one business entity unless the person has an ownership interest in the business entities. (G) Nothing in this section may be construed to alter the effect of Sections 61-6-140 and 61-6-150. (H) As used in this title and unless otherwise required by the context: (1) "Person" includes an individual, a trust, estate, partnership, limited liability company, receiver, association, company, corporation, or any other group. (2) "Principal" of a business or entity means a person who is described in any one or more of the following terms: (a) an officer of the business or entity which owns the business; (b) a partner other than a limited partner who cannot exercise any management control; (c) a manager of the limited liability company which is managed by managers; (d) a member of the limited liability company which is not managed by managers; (e) a fiduciary, including personal representatives, trustees, guardians, committees, and receivers, who manage, hold, or control title to or who is otherwise in direct or indirect control of the business; (f) a person who owns twenty-five percent or more of the combined voting power of the business or entity; (g) a person who owns twenty-five percent or more of the value of the business entity; or (h) an employee who has day-to-day operational management responsibilities for the business or entity. (i) a license or permit may be issued to a publicly held corporation, which is deemed the applicant under Section 61-2-160 and the corporation shall designate an officer or other employee of good moral character, over the age of twenty-one and a resident of this State in whose name the permit or license must be held on behalf of the corporation and the corporation may substitute an officer or employee if the individual is of good moral character, over the age of twenty-one, and a resident of this State, and upon notice in writing of the substitution to the department. (I) The department may not issue a wholesale beer and wine permit pursuant to this title unless the applicant is a legal resident of the United States and has been a legal resident of this State and has maintained his principal place of abode in this State for at least thirty days before the date of the application. (J) A misstatement or concealment of fact on an application for a license or permit pursuant to this title is sufficient grounds for the department to deny the application and to revoke a license or permit issued based on an application containing a misstatement or concealment of fact.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-130 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-130
SECTION 61-2-130. Biennial license and permit refunds.
Status: in_force

If a biennial licensee or permittee under this title closes the licensed or permitted business for any reason during the first year of the biennial license or permit period, the licensee or permittee or his estate must be refunded the amount of the license or permit fee attributable to the second year of the biennial license or permit period. No licensee or permittee is eligible for a refund under the provisions of this section if the license or permit has been canceled, relinquished, or revoked as a result of an enforcement action or a failure to adhere to the conditions of the license or permit.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4520 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4520
SECTION 61-6-4520. Federal labeling law.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to sell or otherwise introduce into commerce alcoholic liquors lawful under the provisions of this title, unless labeled in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Alcoholic Administration Act and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. A violation of the provisions of this section subjects the alcoholic liquors found in the possession of a person violating this section to seizure, confiscation, and sale, as provided in Section 61-6-4310.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-180 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-180
SECTION 61-2-180. Special events or activities.
Status: in_force

A person or organization licensed by the department under this title may hold and advertise special events such as bingo or other similar activities intended to raise money for charitable purposes. This section does not affect the requirements for obtaining a bingo license from the department. A special event or activity that is authorized pursuant to this section is not an exception or limitation to Section 12-21-2710 or other provisions of the South Carolina Code of Laws in which gambling or games of chance are unlawful and prohibited. Effect of Amendment The 2013 amendment deleted "Notwithstanding any other provision of law" from the beginning of the first sentence, deleted the reference to raffles in the first sentence, and add the third sentence relating to section 12-21-2710.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4090 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4090
SECTION 61-6-4090. Effect of conviction or plea.
Status: in_force

If a permittee or licensee, or servant, agent, or employee of the permittee or licensee pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of a criminal offense which occurred on the licensed premises, the conviction or plea constitutes proof that the offense occurred and the record thereof is admissible in a contested case hearing before the Administrative Law Court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-190 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-190
SECTION 61-2-190. Warrantless arrests.
Status: in_force

A person detected in the act of violating any provision of this title may be arrested without warrant if a warrant is procured within a reasonable time thereafter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-740 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 61-4-740
SECTION 61-4-740. Special orders for out-of-state wine.
Status: in_force

A person may order wine produced outside this State which has not been approved or licensed for sale or distribution in this State from an in-state wholesaler by placing a special order for this wine with the out-of-state winery. The wine may then be shipped by the winery to that wholesaler who, after paying the necessary taxes, is authorized to sell this wine to that person through a licensed retailer.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-1120 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-1120
SECTION 61-6-1120. Micro-distillery licenses; fee.
Status: in_force

(A) The department may issue a micro-distillery license to a person to operate one micro-distillery in the State subject to the requirements of this chapter and payment of a biennial micro-distillery license fee of five thousand dollars. (B) A micro-distillery is not required to obtain an additional manufacturing and retail liquor license required pursuant to this title.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-12-50 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 12 / Section 61-12-50
SECTION 61-12-50. Administration and accounting.
Status: in_force

Each county governing body must: (a) establish methods of administration necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the programs and services or projects, including the provision of annual reports of progress toward implementing county plans to the Office of Substance Use Services; (b) provide for accounting procedures necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for the funds, including an annual audit of fiscal records, a copy of which must be furnished to the Office of Substance Use Services. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4720 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4720
SECTION 61-6-4720. Consumption of alcoholic liquor in public conveyance.
Status: in_force

A person who drinks alcoholic liquors in a public conveyance in this State is considered guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned not more than thirty days. This section does not apply to a railroad dining or club car or to an aircraft of a commercial airline transporting passengers for hire.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-170 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-170
SECTION 61-6-170. Retail dealer licenses per community.
Status: in_force

The department may, in its discretion, limit the further issuance of retail dealer licenses in a political subdivision if it determines that the citizens who desire to purchase alcoholic liquors therein are more than adequately served because of (1) the number of existing retail stores, (2) the location of the stores within the subdivision, or (3) other reasons.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-70 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-70
SECTION 61-2-70. Authority to issue licenses, permits, and certificates.
Status: in_force

The department has sole and exclusive power to issue all licenses, permits, and certificates provided for in this title.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2320 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-2320
SECTION 61-6-2320. Limitations on alcoholic beverages contained in cabinets.
Status: in_force

(A) The type of alcoholic beverages contained in a hospitality cabinet of a qualified facility is limited to those beverages for which the facility is licensed to sell on its premises. (B) The hospitality cabinet may contain no more than thirty individual portions of alcoholic beverages at one time. (C) The hours during which guests may have access to a hospitality cabinet are not limited to the hours that the qualified facility is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages unless this provision is specified by the governing body in the ordinance.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-920 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-920
SECTION 61-6-920. Suspension or revocation of license.
Status: in_force

The department may suspend or revoke a license issued under this article or Article 7 of this chapter if it determines that: (1) the licensee is not a suitable person to hold the license; or (2) the store or place of business occupied by the licensee is not a suitable place.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-10-60 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 61-10-60
SECTION 61-10-60. Retail sales for artistic, scientific, or mechanical purposes.
Status: in_force

A retail druggist whose place of business is located in a municipality of the State may sell alcohol in quantities not greater than five gallons to be used in the arts or for scientific or mechanical purposes and the druggist may sell, in like quantities, to chemists and bacteriologists engaged in scientific work and for these purposes only.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2420 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-2420
SECTION 61-6-2420. Restaurants with Class B licenses.
Status: in_force

This article does not authorize a Class B Restaurant to sell, dispense, barter, or trade in alcoholic liquors by the drink. The law controlling Class B Restaurants in reference to the sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquors is not affected in any manner.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4155 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4155
SECTION 61-6-4155. Unlawful use of alcohol without liquid device; penalties; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(A) As used in this section, "alcohol without liquid device" means a device, machine, apparatus, or appliance that is designed or marketed for the purpose of mixing alcohol with pure or diluted oxygen, or another gas, to produce an alcoholic vapor that an individual can inhale or snort. An alcohol without liquid device does not include an inhaler, nebulizer, atomizer, or other device that is designed and intended by the manufacturer to dispense a prescribed or over-the-counter medication. (B) It is unlawful for a person to use, offer for use, purchase, offer to purchase, sell, offer to sell, or possess an alcohol without liquid device. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as follows: (1) for a first offense, by a fine of three hundred dollars; (2) for a second offense, by a fine of seven hundred fifty dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both; (3) for a third or subsequent offense, by a fine of three thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. (C) Except as provided in subsection (D) of this section, an alcohol without liquid device must be seized by a law enforcement officer and be taken before any magistrate of the county in which the alcohol without liquid device is seized, the magistrate shall immediately examine it, and if satisfied that it is an alcohol without liquid device, direct that it be destroyed immediately after conviction of the violator. (D) This section shall not apply to a health care provider that operates primarily for the purpose of conducting scientific research, a state institution conducting bona fide research, a private college or university conducting bona fide research, or to a pharmaceutical company or biotechnology company conducting bona fide research.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-748 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 61-4-748
SECTION 61-4-748. Certain wineries eligible for satellite location certificates.
Status: reserved

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the holder of a valid winery license that, on or after January 1, 2021, invests four hundred million dollars in this State in a Tier III or Tier IV county, as designated by the Department of Revenue pursuant to Section 12-6-3360(B), at the time of the public announcement of the project or upon reaching such investment and job requirement thresholds, and creates at least three hundred new jobs in this State, is eligible for a manufacturer's satellite certificate to establish up to three wholly owned satellite locations for tasting and sale of wine produced or imported as the primary American source of supply, provided that: (1) before commencing operations at any wholly owned satellite location, the holder of a valid winery license must first have satisfied all applicable investment and job requirement thresholds; (2) a winery producing or bottling at least ten million gallons of wine and alcoholic beverages per calendar year in this State may operate one tasting-room premises; (3) a winery producing or bottling at least twenty million gallons of wine and alcoholic beverages per calendar year in this State may operate two tasting-room premises; (4) a winery producing or bottling at least thirty million gallons of wine and alcoholic beverages per calendar year in this State may operate three tasting-room premises; (5) the winery submits, and the department approves, separate applications for each tasting-room premises to be issued a permit, as provided by Sections 61-2-90 and 61-2-140(C); (6) the winery must pay a biennial tasting-room permit fee of five thousand dollars per tasting-room premises; (7) no more than one tasting-room premises shall be permitted in any one county of this State; (8) the winery may conduct tastings of or sell only wine that is (a) produced or bottled by the winery within or outside of this State, (b) produced for or produced and packaged for the winery within or outside of this State and sold under a brand name owned by the winery, or (c) wine for which the winery is the exclusive agent in the United States of an out-of-state vintner; (9) the winery must sell wine for off-premises consumption at a tasting-room premises at a price approximating retail prices generally charged for identical wine in the county where the tasting-room premises is located; (10) the winery must charge a consumer a tasting fee to participate in a tasting or the consumer may not purchase any wine for off-premises consumption; (11) the winery shall remit applicable sales, use, and other state taxes and local taxes for each tasting-room premises. The winery shall maintain adequate records for each tasting-room premises to ensure the collection of these taxes; (12) all wine to be handled, tasted, or sold at a tasting-room premises must be purchased from licensed wholesalers and transported and delivered to the licensed tasting-room premises only by licensed South Carolina wholesalers; (13) the winery must maintain all liability insurance required pursuant to Section 61-2-145; and (14) tastings and sales shall not be offered or made to, or allowed to be offered, made to, or consumed by an intoxicated person or a person who is under the age of twenty-one. (B) In addition to the provisions set forth in subsection (A), a winery holding one or more tasting-room permits must not provide or sell to an individual consumer at a tasting-room premises: (1) more than ten ounces of wine in one day for on-premises consumption, including any samples offered and consumed; or (2) more than the equivalent of six 750-milliliter bottles of wine each calendar month to an individual consumer for off-premises consumption and not for resale. (C) Tasting rooms authorized in this section must close to the public at 5:30 p.m. and may not open to the public until 8:00 a.m. (D) Each tasting-room permit application is subject to protest, as provided for in Section 61-4-525 for beer and wine permit applications. (E) The holder of a tasting-room permit who violates a provision of this section is subject to the penalties specified in Section 61-4-250. (F) Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to prohibit or restrict a winery that also holds a brewery, micro-distillery, or liquor manufacturer's license from applying for or holding any license or permit that is available to other licensed breweries, micro-distilleries, or liquor manufacturers in this State and that allows the tasting or sales of beer or alcoholic liquors. (G) Authorization by this section of sales and tastings at a tasting-room premises is expressly intended for the promotion of education regarding production of wine in the State and not to create competition between producers and retailers. Editor's Note 2021 Act No. 60, SECTIONS 1 and 11, provide as follows: "SECTION 1. The General Assembly finds and declares that: "(A) The State has a substantial interest in regulating alcoholic liquors and other beverages containing alcohol; the activities of manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, and retailers; and the influences that affect the consumption levels of alcoholic liquors and other beverages containing alcohol by the people of the State. "(B) The State has a substantial interest in exercising its police power to promote the public health, safety, and welfare of the State by regulating the business of manufacturing, distributing, and retail sales of alcoholic liquors and other beverages containing alcohol in the manner and to the extent allowed by law to promote and preserve public health and safety through legitimate, nonprotectionist measures, which include regulating and controlling alcoholic beverage transactions in this State and the means and manner in which licensed micro-distilleries and alcoholic liquor manufacturers may sell alcoholic beverages to the state's qualifying consumers. "(C) Selling alcoholic liquors from manufacturers outside the State directly to residents of this State poses a serious threat to the state's efforts to prevent underage drinking, to state revenue collections, and to the public health and safety of the state's residents. "(D) By this act, the General Assembly intends to promote the public health, safety, and welfare of residents of this State with laws intended to strictly regulate alcoholic liquors and other beverages containing alcohol by preserving and promoting a robust, stable system of distribution of beverages containing alcohol to the public that does not provide for economic protectionism. Excessive use of alcoholic liquors and other beverages containing alcohol has wide-ranging deleterious health effects, including death. The General Assembly acknowledges that, according to the United States Centers for Disease Control, during the period from 2011 to 2015, an average of one thousand six hundred seventy-nine of this state's residents suffered alcohol attributed deaths due to excessive alcohol use and the rate of binge drinking in this State is ranked among the highest in the nation. The General Assembly acknowledges that, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, this State had two hundred eighty-five alcohol-impaired driving fatalities in 2019, which accounted for twenty-eight percent of the total traffic fatalities in the State. Attributed deaths due to alcohol-impaired driving in this State is ranked among the highest in the nation. "(E) This act has been enacted pursuant to the authority granted to the State by the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the powers reserved to the states under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and the inherent powers of the State under the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, 1895, and the statutes promulgated thereunder. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this act do all of the following: "(1) further regulate and control transactions in this State as to beverages containing alcohol under the control and supervision of the Department of Revenue; "(2) strictly regulate alcoholic beverage transactions by fostering moderation and responsibility in the use and consumption of beverages containing alcohol; "(3) promote and assure the public's interest in fair and efficient distribution and quality control of alcoholic beverages in this State; "(4) promote orderly marketing of alcoholic beverages; "(5) prevent unfair business practices, discrimination, and undue control of one segment of the alcoholic beverage industry by any other segment; "(6) foster vigorous and healthy competition in the alcoholic beverage industry and protect the interests of consumers against fraud and misleading practices in the sale of alcoholic beverages, and avoid problems associated with indiscriminate price cutting and excessive advertising of alcoholic beverages; "(7) provide for an orderly system of public revenues by facilitating the collection and accountability of this State and local excise taxes; "(8) facilitate the collection of state and local revenue; "(9) maintain trade stability and provide for the continuation of control and orderly processing by the State over the regulation of alcoholic beverage manufacturing locations and the process of selling alcoholic beverages to the state's consumers; "(10) ensure that the Department of Revenue and State Law Enforcement Division are able to monitor licensed operations through on-site inspections to confirm compliance with state law and that any alcoholic beverages shipped into, distributed, and sold throughout this State: "(a) have been registered for sale in this State with the Department of Revenue, as prescribed by law; "(b) are not subject to a government-mandated or supplier-initiated recall; "(c) are not counterfeit; "(d) are labeled in conformance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations; "(e) can be inspected and tested by the Department of Revenue or the State Law Enforcement Division; and "(f) are not prohibited by this State; "(11) promote and maintain a sound, stable, and viable three-tier system of distribution of beverages containing alcohol to the public; and "(12) ensure that statutes and regulations relating to alcoholic beverages exist to serve the interests of the State of South Carolina and its citizens rather than to serve or protect the interests of market participants by adopting protectionist measures with no demonstrable connection to the state's legitimate interests in regulating alcoholic beverages." "SECTION 11. A state agency with regulations specifying alcohol content percentages different from the percentages passed in this act must promulgate revised regulations to conform to the changes in this act. Until such time as the regulations are conformed, the percentages in the statutory provisions passed in this act supersede any differing percentages in the regulations."
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-520 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 61-4-520
SECTION 61-4-520. Retail permits; requirements.
Status: in_force

A retail permit authorizing the sale of beer or wine must not be issued unless: (1) The applicant, a partner, or co-shareholder of the applicant, and each agent, employee, and servant of the applicant to be employed on the licensed premises are of good moral character. (2) The applicant is a legal resident of the United States, has been a legal resident of this State for at least thirty days before the date of application, and has maintained his principal place of abode in the State for at least thirty days before the date of application. (3) The applicant, within two years before the date of application, has not had revoked a beer or a wine permit issued to him. (4) The applicant is twenty-one years of age or older. (5) The location of the proposed place of business of the applicant is in the opinion of the department a proper one. (6) The department may consider, among other factors, as indications of unsuitable location, the proximity to residences, schools, playgrounds, and churches. This item does not apply to locations licensed before April 21, 1986. (7)(a) Notice of application has appeared at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper most likely to give notice to interested citizens of the county, city, or community in which the applicant proposes to engage in business. The department shall determine which newspapers meet the requirements of this section based on available circulation figures. However, if a newspaper is published in the county and historically has been the newspaper where the advertisements are published, the advertisements published in that newspaper meet the requirements of this section. The notice must: (i) be in the legal notices section of the newspaper or an equivalent section if the newspaper has no legal notices section; (ii) be in large type, covering a space of one column wide and at least two inches deep; and (iii) state the type license applied for and the exact location of the proposed business. (b) An applicant for a beer or wine permit and an alcoholic liquor license may use the same advertisement for both if the advertisement is approved by the department. (8) Notice has been given by displaying a sign for fifteen days at the site of the proposed business. The sign must: (a) state the type of permit sought; (b) state where an interested person may protest the application; (c) be in bold type; (d) cover a space at least twelve inches high and eighteen inches wide; (e) be posted and removed by an agent of the division.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-200 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-200
SECTION 61-2-200. Summons.
Status: in_force

There shall be one official summons which may be used by all agents and inspectors of the division when making arrests for violations of the laws and regulations governing alcoholic liquors, beer, and wine in offenses for which the magistrate's court has jurisdiction. The division must prescribe the form of the summons and print copies.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2400 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-2400
SECTION 61-6-2400. Taxation.
Status: in_force

Alcoholic liquors sold by the drink must be taxed pursuant to Chapter 33, Title 12.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-340 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 61-4-340
SECTION 61-4-340. Shipping; brand registration.
Status: in_force

No person other than a registered producer may ship, move, or cause to be shipped or moved, beer, ale, porter, malt beverage, or wine from outside the State to a point in the State, and only in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No brand may be registered by the producer unless the person registering the brand is either the American producer or the primary American source of supply in the United States of the brand as herein defined, and it is unlawful for a wholesaler in this State to order, purchase, or receive beer, ale, porter, malt beverage, or wine from a producer who is not the primary American source of supply for the brand ordered, purchased, or received. The term primary American source of supply means the manufacturer, distiller, vintner, brewer, producer, winery, or owner of vinous or spirituous beverages at the time they become a marketable product, or bottler, or the exclusive agent of these persons, who, if the product cannot be secured directly from the manufacturer by an American distributor, is the source closest to the manufacturer in the channel of commerce from whom the product can be secured by an American distributor, or who, if the product can be secured directly from the manufacturer by an American distributor, is the manufacturer. The provisions of this section do not apply to a person who produces beer, ale, porter, malt beverage, or wine solely in this State and who subsequently ships or sells this beer, ale, porter, malt beverage, or wine solely in this State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4050 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4050
SECTION 61-6-4050. Purchase from unlicensed retail dealer.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to purchase or otherwise procure alcoholic liquors other than those purchased from licensed retail dealers in the State or those purchased pursuant to a special food manufacturer's license in Section 61-6-710. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as follows: (a) for a first offense, by a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days; (b) for a second offense, by a fine of two hundred dollars or imprisonment for sixty days; and (c) for a third or subsequent offense, by a fine of three hundred dollars or imprisonment for ninety days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2890 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 61-6-2890
SECTION 61-6-2890. Warehouses.
Status: in_force

(A) A registered producer may not store alcoholic liquors in a warehouse of the registered producer unless licensed by the department. Application for license to operate a warehouse must be filed on forms prescribed by the department. (B) When an application for a warehouse license is submitted, a fee of four hundred dollars must be paid to the department. Where application is made for a warehouse license on or after March 1, the fee is one hundred fifty dollars. A warehouse license is valid from the date of issue until the second August 31 after the issuance of the license.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-720 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-720
SECTION 61-6-720. Licensing of bakeries using alcoholic beverages as ingredients; fee; restrictions.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a person who operates in this State a bakery for the preparation of food items, in which food items alcoholic beverages are used as ingredients, and which food items are manufactured for and sold at wholesale, must apply for a special bakery food manufacturer's license from the department, in accordance with Section 61-2-100, to purchase the alcoholic beverages from a wholesaler licensed pursuant to Section 61-6-100(2), or from a retailer licensed pursuant to Section 61-6-100(3), or from a manufacturer in containers holding greater quantities of alcoholic liquor than wholesalers or retailers have authority to sell. The department must establish the form of the application for the special bakery food manufacturer's license. The license fee for this biennial license is one thousand dollars. Alcoholic liquor purchased pursuant to this section may only be used in the preparation of food items. The department must revoke the special bakery food manufacturer's license of any operator which permits the consumption of alcoholic liquor as a beverage of liquor purchased pursuant to this section or which transfers alcoholic liquor purchased pursuant to this section to any other person.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1710 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 17 / Section 61-4-1710
SECTION 61-4-1710. Permits.
Status: in_force

The department may issue a brewpub permit to a person to operate a brewpub in this State subject to the requirements of this chapter and the payment of a biennial brewpub permit fee of two thousand dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4340 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4340
SECTION 61-6-4340. Confiscation of certain vehicles, vessels, and aircraft.
Status: in_force

A vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or other chattel found at a site where alcoholic liquors are being or have been recently manufactured in violation of the law, and which vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or other chattel contains sugar, meal, yeast, or other materials used in the manufacture of alcoholic liquors, or containers used to haul alcoholic liquors, must be confiscated and sold as provided by this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-150 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 61-4-150
SECTION 61-4-150. Sales by unlicensed persons.
Status: in_force

If beer or wine is sold to anyone by a person who does not have a valid license to make the sale, all beer and wine found on the premises of the person is contraband and must be seized by a peace officer and treated as contraband liquor.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-1637 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-1637
SECTION 61-6-1637. Substituting brands of alcoholic liquor.
Status: in_force

A person licensed pursuant to this article, including his agent, may not substitute another brand of alcoholic liquor in place of the brand specified by a customer unless the licensee or his agent has: (1) advised the customer that the desired brand is not available, and (2) received the customer's approval of substitution. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than ten days, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4240 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4240
SECTION 61-6-4240. Reports of convictions, pleas, or bond forfeitures.
Status: in_force

Clerks of court, magistrates, city recorders, and other public officers in this State having charge or responsibility with respect to the keeping of records of convictions, the entry of pleas of guilty or nolo contendere, or the forfeitures of bond posted for violations of this article, except Section 61-6-4720, must report to the department each conviction, plea of guilty, nolo contendere, or bond forfeiture within ten days after the conviction, entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeiture of bond, or after the receipt of this report, as the case may be. These reports must be made upon forms provided by the department, arranged in duplicate; and it is the duty of the department to acknowledge the filing of each report by signing the duplicate of the report and returning it to the officer making the report. The officer making the report must keep it as evidence of his compliance with the requirements that he made the report. A person who violates this section is subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each offense, to be collected by the Attorney General of this State, or the solicitors of the State under the direction of the Attorney General, and paid into the general fund of the State. The reports or certified copies of these reports must be received as evidence under the provisions of this article, except Section 61-6-4720.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-530 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 61-4-530
SECTION 61-4-530. "Dry" political subdivisions in neighboring states.
Status: in_force

In considering an application for a permit for the sale of beer or wine at a location within five miles of a political subdivision of another state in which the sale of beer or wine is prohibited, the department must, in addition to the factors required to be considered, consider the proximity of the location to the prohibited area, the likelihood that large crowds may gather from time to time with attendant breaches of the peace, the requirement of increased law enforcement officers, and any other factor which in its judgment should be considered before issuing the permit. These special considerations, however, do not apply where the application is made with respect to a location within the corporate limits of a municipality.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-510 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 61-4-510
SECTION 61-4-510. Special retail beer and wine permits.
Status: in_force

(A) In counties or municipalities where off-premises beer and wine permits are specifically authorized to be issued pursuant to Section 61-6-2010, in lieu of the retail permit fee required pursuant to Section 61-4-500, a retail dealer otherwise eligible for the retail permit under that section may elect to apply for a special version of that permit which allows sales for off-premises consumption without regard to the restrictions on the days or hours of sales provided in Sections 61-4-120, 61-4-130, and 61-4-140. The annual fee for this special retail permit is one thousand dollars. (B) Revenue generated by the fees must be credited to the general fund of the State except that revenue generated by the fees within a county where a federal military base or installation has been closed, or is designated to be closed and where the federal facility has reduced its permanent civilian employment by seven hundred fifty or more jobs after December 31, 1990, for a period of ten years after the effective date of Chapter 12 of Title 31, must be credited to a special separate and distinct account with the State Fiscal Accountability Authority for support of a redevelopment authority created therein pursuant to Chapter 12 of Title 31. All other requirements for retail permits provided in Sections 61-2-120 and 61-4-500 apply to the special permits authorized by this section. (C)(1) Immediately following the dissolution of a redevelopment authority pursuant to Section 31-12-100(A), the fees distributed to the dissolved redevelopment authority pursuant to subsection (B) must be distributed to the municipality or county in which the retailer who paid the fee is located. The revenue may only be used by the municipality or county for the following purposes: (a) capital improvements to tourism-related buildings including, but not limited to, civic centers, convention centers, coliseums, aquariums, stadiums, marinas, parks, and recreational facilities; (b) purchase or renovation of buildings which are historic properties as defined in Section 60-12-10(4) and (5); (c) festivals which have a demonstrable and significant impact on tourism; (d) acquiring fee and less than fee interest in land while it is still available to be held in perpetuity as wildlife preserves or believed to be needed by the public in the future for active and passive recreation uses and scenic easements, to include the following types of land: ocean, harbor, and pond frontage in the form of beaches, dunes, and adjoining backlands; barrier beaches; fresh and saltwater marshes and adjoining uplands; land for bicycle paths; land protecting existing and future; public water supply, well fields, highway buffering and aquifer recharge areas; and land for wildlife preserves; and land for future public recreational facilities; (e) nourishment, renourishment (resanding) and maintenance of beaches; (f) dune restoration, including the planting of grass, sea oats, or other vegetation useful in preserving the dune system; (g) maintenance of public beach access; (h) capital improvements to the beaches and beach related facilities, such as public parking areas for beach access; dune walkovers and rest room facilities, with or without changing rooms, at public beach parks; and (i) construction and maintenance of drainage systems. (2) The revenue may not be used for operating expenses of tourism-related buildings.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1140 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 61-4-1140
SECTION 61-4-1140. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

The division is empowered to investigate violations of this article and to furnish to the prosecuting attorney of a court having jurisdiction of the offense information with respect to violations of this article. The division has the power to enforce compliance with the provisions of an injunction granted by the court under the terms of this article; and if the court finds that there has been a violation of the provisions of an injunction granted by it, the department may revoke or suspend the permit of a beer wholesaler and may revoke the registration of a registered producer and its right to ship beer into the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2360 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-2360
SECTION 61-6-2360. Regulations.
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue shall promulgate regulations to implement this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-910 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 61-4-910
SECTION 61-4-910. Penalties; revocation or suspension of permit.
Status: in_force

A person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisonment of not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, in the discretion of the court. In addition to the punishment specified in this section, the department may revoke or suspend a retail permit for a violation of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1115 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 61-4-1115
SECTION 61-4-1115. Assignment of territory of beer brands binding on successor producer or primary American source of supply.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this article, when a producer, as defined in Section 61-4-300, or the primary American source of supply, as defined in Section 61-4-340, who is registered to sell beer to wholesalers in this State, transfers, conveys, or assigns a brand of beer to another producer or primary American source of supply, the assignment of territory of that brand to a wholesaler, required pursuant to Section 61-4-1300, is binding on the successor producer or primary American source of supply. The successor producer or primary American source of supply and the existing wholesaler shall, in good faith, enter into a new distribution agreement that is not inconsistent with the laws of this State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-70 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 61-6-70
SECTION 61-6-70. Personnel.
Status: in_force

The department and the division may, in their discretion, employ clerical, stenographic, and other personnel, including chemists, necessary to administer the ABC Act, and may prescribe their duties and fix their compensation. The department or the division may require any employee to furnish bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duty. The bond must be filed with and preserved by the department or the division.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-140 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 61-4-140
SECTION 61-4-140. Open containers on Sundays.
Status: in_force

A person who drinks beer or wine or possesses beer or wine in an open container between the hours of twelve o'clock Saturday night and sunrise Monday morning at a place licensed to sell beer or wine is considered guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4330 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4330
SECTION 61-6-4330. Bidding process.
Status: in_force

No alcoholic liquors sold under the provisions of this article may be delivered within five days after the sale, during which time the department in its discretion may reject any bid and order the liquors resold until a satisfactory bid is made. However, if confiscated liquors are offered for sale after advertisement, as provided in this article, on two different dates and no bids are made, the liquors must be destroyed by the proper officers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-135 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-135
SECTION 61-2-135. Retention of liquor license when business moved within county.
Status: in_force

When a person licensed to sell alcoholic liquor or beer and wine moves his business to a new location in the same county that was licensed in the same manner within ninety days of the time of the move, the person may use his current license and is not required to initiate a new application upon approval by the department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2340 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-2340
SECTION 61-6-2340. Locking of cabinet containing alcoholic beverages; limits on access.
Status: in_force

(A) Those portions of a hospitality cabinet containing alcoholic beverages must remain locked at all times when a guest room is unrented, except for taking inventory or restocking and replenishing the hospitality cabinet. (B) Access to a hospitality cabinet in a particular guest room must be provided, by furnishing a key, magnetic card, or similar device, only to a qualified registered guest of legal drinking age, registered to stay in the guest room. (C) Before providing a key, magnetic card, or similar device required to obtain access to the hospitality cabinet in a particular guest room to the qualified registered guest, the licensee shall verify that the qualified registered guest is of legal drinking age. (D) A key, magnetic card, or similar device required to obtain access to the hospitality cabinet in a particular guest room may be given only to the qualified registered guest if requested by that guest and only if the guest is not visibly or obviously intoxicated.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1760 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 17 / Section 61-4-1760
SECTION 61-4-1760. Off-premises sales or shipment.
Status: in_force

No brewpub permittee may sell or ship the beer produced on the permitted premises for sale in another location.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-80 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 61-4-80
SECTION 61-4-80. Purchase of beer or wine for a person to whom it cannot lawfully be sold.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person who purchases beer or wine while on licensed premises to give the beer or wine to a person to whom beer or wine cannot lawfully be sold on the premises. A person who violates this section, upon conviction: (1) for a first offense, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both; and (2) for a second or subsequent offense, must be fined not less than four hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-210 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-210
SECTION 61-2-210. Jurisdiction of magistrates court.
Status: in_force

When a person is charged by an agent or inspector of the division with a criminal offense for which a magistrate's court has jurisdiction, the person charged, upon being served with the official summons issued by the agent or inspector, must appear before the proper judicial officer at the time and place stated in the summons. The service of the summons vests the court with jurisdiction to hear and dispose of the charge for which the summons was issued.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-730 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 61-4-730
SECTION 61-4-730. Sales by permitted wineries.
Status: in_force

(A) Permitted wineries that produce and sell wine produced on its premises with at least sixty percent of the juice from fruit and berries that are grown in this State may sell the wine at retail, wholesale, or both, and deliver or ship the wine to licensed retailers in this State or to consumer homes in and outside the State, and are eligible for a special permit pursuant to Section 61-4-550. Wine must be delivered between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Gross income from wine sold at events for which a special permit has been issued must not exceed ten percent of a permitted winery's gross income per year from wine sales and that income must be derived from sales at events that are promotional in nature. (B) Permitted wineries that produce and sell wine produced on their premises with less than sixty percent of the juice from fruit and berries that are grown in this State may retail from the winery and ship the wine directly to consumer homes in and outside the State, but these wineries are not wholesalers of the wine. These wineries shall use a licensed South Carolina wholesaler to deliver or ship the wine to licensed retailers in this State. (C) The South Carolina Department of Agriculture shall periodically inspect the records of permitted wineries for verification of the percentage of juice from fruit and berries grown in this State used in the manufacturing of the wineries' products. Within ten days of conducting an inspection, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture shall report its findings to the South Carolina Department of Revenue. If a winery is found to be in violation of this statute, the owner of the winery is subject to penalties pursuant to Section 61-4-780. Effect of Amendment The 2012 amendment, added the subsection identifiers; in subsection (A) substituted "at least sixty percent" for "a majority", and substituted "licensed retailers in this State or to consumer homes in and outside" for "the purchaser"; and added subsections (B) and (C). 2020 Act No. 167, SECTION 1, in (A), in the first sentence, inserted ", and are eligible for a special permit pursuant to Section 61-4-550" at the end, and added the third sentence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-505 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-505
SECTION 61-6-505. Temporary retail liquor license upon purchase or acquisition of retail business.
Status: in_force

(A) A person who purchases or acquires by lease, inheritance, divorce decree, eviction, or otherwise a retail business which sells alcoholic beverages from a holder of a retail liquor license at the business, upon initiating the application process for a permanent retail liquor license, may be issued a temporary retail liquor license by the department at the time of the purchase or acquisition if the location for which the temporary license is sought is not considered by the department to be a public nuisance and: (1) the applicant currently holds a valid retail liquor license; or (2) the applicant has had a criminal history background check conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division within the past thirty days. (B) A temporary license issued pursuant to subsection (A) is valid until a permanent license is approved or disapproved by the department, but in no case is it valid for more than one hundred twenty days from the date of issuance. (C) Notwithstanding subsection (B), the department may revoke a temporary license if the applicant fails to pursue the permanent license in a timely manner, as set forth by the department by regulation. (D) The department shall collect a fee of twenty-five dollars for each temporary license sought. The funds generated by this fee must be deposited in the general fund of the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-725 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 61-4-725
SECTION 61-4-725. Wine sales by temporary permit; authorized hours.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensed winery located in a county or municipality that has conducted a favorable referendum under the provisions of Section 61-6-2010, during those same hours authorized by permits issued under Section 61-6-2010, may sell, possess, and permit the consumption of wine on the premises.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-110 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-110
SECTION 61-6-110. Qualifications for license.
Status: in_force

Unless the department in its discretion otherwise orders, no person is eligible for a license under this article or Article 7 of this chapter if he or the person who will have actual control and management of the business proposed to be operated: (1) is less than twenty-one years of age; (2) is not a legal resident of the United States and has not been a resident of South Carolina for at least thirty days before the date of application and has maintained his principal place of abode in South Carolina for at least thirty days before the date; (3) is not of good repute; or (4) has had a license under this or another statute regulating the manufacture or sale of alcoholic liquors which has been revoked within five years preceding the filing of the application. Editor's Note 2018 Act No. 147, SECTION 6, provides as follows: "SECTION 6. (A)(1) Until May 31, 2018, the department shall not issue more than three retail dealer licenses to one licensee, and the licensee must be eligible for a license for each store pursuant to Section 61-6-110. "(2) The limitation of no more than three retail dealer licenses to one licensee does not apply to a person having an interest in retail liquor stores as of July 1, 1978. Additional retail dealer licenses may be issued to that person as provided in this section. "(B) Beginning June 1, 2018, no more than four retail dealer licenses may be issued to one licensee, and the licensee must be eligible for each license for each store pursuant to Section 61-6-110. "(C) Beginning June 1, 2020, no more than five retail dealer licenses may be issued to one licensee, and the licensee must be eligible for each license for each store pursuant to Section 61-6-110. "(D) Beginning June 1, 2022, no more than six retail dealer licenses may be issued to one licensee, and the licensee must be eligible for each license for each store pursuant to Section 61-6-110."
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4190 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4190
SECTION 61-6-4190. Refusal or frustration of inspection.
Status: in_force

A person who, upon demand of an officer or agent of the division: (1) refuses to allow full inspection of the premises or any part of the premises which is licensed to sell alcoholic liquors; or (2) refuses to allow full inspection of the stocks and invoices of the licensee; or (3) prevents or in any way hinders an inspection, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than sixty days, or both. A person found guilty of a violation of Section 61-4-230 and this section may not be sentenced under both sections for the same offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-570 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 61-4-570
SECTION 61-4-570. Wine service for consumption on premises.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an establishment that holds a valid beer and wine license and a license to sell alcoholic liquors by the drink may sell wine which is not in excess of twenty-one percent of alcohol by volume, to be consumed on the premises.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1720 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 17 / Section 61-4-1720
SECTION 61-4-1720. Permit in lieu of certain other permits.
Status: in_force

The brewpub permit provided for in this article is in lieu of a permit required for the manufacture of beer or sale of beer and wine including, but not limited to, a brewer's and retailer's permit. The sale of alcoholic liquors for consumption on the premises by the drink requires an appropriate license which may be issued to the holder of a brewpub permit who meets all other qualifications for the license under this title. A brewpub that becomes a brewery pursuant to Section 61-4-1515 must relinquish its brewpub permit in accordance with the requirements of that section. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 50, SECTION 2, added the third sentence, providing that a brewpub that becomes a brewery must relinquish its brewpub permit.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-10-210 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 61-10-210
SECTION 61-10-210. Manufacture from wood products or molasses.
Status: in_force

A person may manufacture ethyl and methyl alcohol from sawdust, slabs or any other wood substance, or from molasses.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-230 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 61-4-230
SECTION 61-4-230. Refusal to permit inspection.
Status: in_force

A person who, upon demand of an officer or agent of the division: (1) refuses to allow full inspection of the premises or any part of the premises which is licensed to sell beer or wine; or (2) refuses to allow full inspection of the stocks and invoices of the licensee; or (3) who prevents or in any way hinders an inspection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than sixty days, or both. A person found guilty of a violation of Section 61-6-4190 and this section may not be sentenced under both sections for the same offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4310 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4310
SECTION 61-6-4310. Sale of seized items.
Status: in_force

Alcoholic liquors seized by the department, its agents, or by the division must be sold by the department at public auction to the highest bidder after advertisement. The proceeds of the sale must be turned over to the State Treasurer after first paying the cost of confiscation and sale. Alcoholic liquors seized by a peace officer, except the department, its authorized agents, or by the division, must be delivered to the sheriff of the county in which the seizure is made. The sheriff must take possession of the alcoholic liquors so seized and sell them at public auction to the highest bidder after advertisement. The proceeds of the sale, after payment of the costs of confiscation and sale, must be immediately turned over to the treasurer of the county in which the seizure was made. However, if a municipal officer makes a seizure, the chief of police must take possession of the alcoholic liquors so seized and sell them at public auction to the highest bidder after advertisement. The proceeds of the sale, after payment of costs of confiscation and sale, must be turned over to the treasurer of the municipality in which the seizure was made. No sale of alcoholic liquors seized and sold in accordance with the provisions of this section may be made to a person other than a licensed manufacturer, wholesaler, or retail dealer.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2870 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 61-6-2870
SECTION 61-6-2870. Biennial certificate of registration.
Status: in_force

No person is qualified as a producer representative unless he applies to the department for a biennial certificate of registration and the certificate has been approved and issued. The department must provide appropriate forms for application for a certificate of registration as a producer representative. Upon submission of an application for a certificate of registration, a fee of fifty dollars must be paid to the department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-120 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-120
SECTION 61-2-120. Biennial license and permit expiration dates.
Status: in_force

Biennial licenses and permits issued under this title expire according to the county where the licensed location is situated. The expiration dates are the last day of: (1) February in years which end in an: (a) odd number for Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, and Berkeley Counties; (b) even number for Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Jasper, and Williamsburg Counties; (2) May in years which end in an: (a) odd number for Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Florence, and Horry Counties; (b) even number for Lancaster, Marion, Marlboro, Union, and York Counties; (3) August in years which end in an: (a) odd number for Calhoun, Kershaw, Lee, Orangeburg, and Sumter Counties; (b) even number for Richland County; (4) November in years which end in an: (a) odd number for Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenville, and Greenwood Counties; (b) even number for Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Saluda, and Spartanburg Counties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4490 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4490
SECTION 61-6-4490. Preemption of field.
Status: in_force

Ordinances of political subdivisions of this State prohibiting the acts prohibited by the provisions of this article, except Section 61-6-4720, are hereby suspended, it being declared that the State has occupied the field of the subjects covered thereby. Judicial and law enforcement officers of political subdivisions of this State must enforce these provisions within their respective jurisdictions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-8-60 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 8 / Section 61-8-60
SECTION 61-8-60. Writs of replevin.
Status: in_force

Liquors seized as provided in this chapter and the vessels containing the liquors must not be taken from the custody of the officers in possession thereof by a writ of replevin or other process, except as provided in Section 61-8-20. No suit shall lie for damages alleged to arise by seizure and detention of liquors under this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1500 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 15 / Section 61-4-1500
SECTION 61-4-1500. Breweries and wineries.
Status: in_force

A person may construct, maintain, or operate a brewery or winery in this State for the production of any beverage lawful under this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1130 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 61-4-1130
SECTION 61-4-1130. Sale of beer wholesale interest.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as hereinafter provided, a proposed sale of an interest in the business carried on by a beer wholesaler which under the laws of this State would require that the purchaser obtain a permit to operate as a beer wholesaler is subject to the department's approval of the purchaser as an applicant for a permit authorizing the sale of beer. If the application of the prospective purchaser for the permit is approved, it is unlawful, notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of a written or oral contract or the franchise agreement between the beer wholesaler and the registered producer, for a registered producer to fail or refuse to approve the transfer or change of ownership. (2) Except as hereinafter provided, a proposed voluntary transfer of an interest in the business carried on by a beer wholesaler or a transfer of ownership in the business by reason of death is subject to the registered producer's approval of the prospective transferee. This approval must not be unreasonably withheld. If the registered producer does not give notice of disapproval by certified mail within sixty days after receipt of notification of the proposed voluntary transfer or within sixty days after the death of the owner of the interest, the right of disapproval may not thereafter be exercised.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4130 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4130
SECTION 61-6-4130. Presence at distillery, prima facie evidence of guilt.
Status: in_force

A person found at a distillery or other place where alcoholic liquors are being manufactured in violation of the laws of this State is considered prima facie guilty of manufacturing alcoholic liquors or aiding and abetting in their manufacture and, upon conviction, must be punished as if the person personally manufactured the alcoholic liquors. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as follows: (a) for a first offense, by a fine of not less than six hundred dollars or imprisonment for six months; (b) for a second offense, by a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars or imprisonment for one year; and (c) for a third or subsequent offense, by a fine of three thousand dollars or imprisonment for two years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-10-290 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 61-10-290
SECTION 61-10-290. Sale of wood or denatured alcohol.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article prohibits the sale of wood or denatured alcohol.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-90 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 61-4-90
SECTION 61-4-90. Transfer of beer or wine for underage person's consumption.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to transfer or give to a person under the age of twenty-one years for the purpose of consumption of beer or wine in the State, unless the person under the age of twenty-one is recruited and authorized by a law enforcement agency to test a person's compliance with laws relating to the unlawful transfer or sale of beer and wine to a minor. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction: (1) for a first offense, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both; and (2) for a second or subsequent offense, must be fined not less than four hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (B) A person found guilty of a violation of Section 61-6-4070 and this section may not be sentenced under both sections for the same offense. (C) The provisions of this section do not apply to a: (1) spouse over the age of twenty-one giving beer or wine to his spouse under the age of twenty-one in their home; (2) parent or guardian over the age of twenty-one giving beer or wine to his children or wards under the age of twenty-one in their home; or (3) person giving beer or wine to another person under the age of twenty-one in conjunction with a religious ceremony or purpose if the beer or wine was lawfully purchased. (D) A person eighteen years of age and over lawfully employed to serve or remove beer, wine, or alcoholic beverages in establishments licensed to sell these beverages are not considered to be in unlawful possession of the beverages during the course and scope of their duties as an employee. The provisions of this subsection do not affect the requirement that a bartender must be at least twenty-one years of age. (E) This section does not apply to an employee lawfully engaged in the sale or delivery of these beverages in an unopened container. (F) The provisions of this section do not apply to a student who: (1) is eighteen years of age or older; (2) is enrolled in an accredited college or university and a student in a culinary course that has been approved through review by the State Commission on Higher Education; (3) is required to taste, but not consume or imbibe, any beer, ale, porter, wine, or other similar malt or fermented beverage as part of the required curriculum; and (4) tastes a beverage pursuant to item (3) only for instructional purposes during classes that are part of the curriculum of the accredited college or university. The beverage must remain at all times in the possession and control of an authorized instructor of the college or university who must be twenty-one years of age or older. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to allow a student under the age of twenty-one to receive any beer, ale, porter, wine, or other similar malt or fermented beverage unless the beverage is delivered as part of the student's required curriculum and the beverage is used only for instructional purposes during classes conducted pursuant to the curriculum.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-930 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 61-4-930
SECTION 61-4-930. Wholesaler advertising.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a wholesaler to purchase advertising for a retailer or to participate in a joint advertising campaign with a retailer. However, a brewer or wholesaler may advertise on a retailer's premises and may purchase program advertising from a retailer at customary rates.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-780 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 61-4-780
SECTION 61-4-780. Penalties.
Status: in_force

A person who violates any provision of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated by the department or the division under this article, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court. In addition to the punishment specified in this section, the person must forfeit his permit to sell wine and is not, for a period of two years thereafter, authorized to engage in a business taxable under the provisions of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4500 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4500
SECTION 61-6-4500. Municipal court jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Municipal courts must try and determine all cases involving a violation of this article, except Section 61-6-4720, occurring within the limits of the municipality in cases where the penalties prescribed do not exceed a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days. These courts have jurisdiction over these criminal cases the same as that had by magistrates, with the right and duty of sending these cases occurring within the municipal limits but beyond their jurisdiction to try to higher courts. A person convicted hereunder in municipal court must be treated as a municipal prisoner.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-760 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 61-4-760
SECTION 61-4-760. Inspection of out-of-state wine; wine packages.
Status: in_force

The division must provide for the inspection of all wines imported into or offered for sale in this State. The expense of the inspections must be paid from the proceeds of the wine tax. The department may make regulations as to the containers in which wine may be sold at retail and to declare to be "undesirable wine packages" wine sold in a container prohibited in the regulations or wine, the sale of which is prohibited in Sections 61-4-710 or 61-4-750. The offering for sale or sale in this State of undesirable wine packages under this section is prohibited and is a misdemeanor.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4410 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4410
SECTION 61-6-4410. Bonds for immediate possession of chattel.
Status: in_force

If the owner or other person claiming an interest in a chattel seized under this article desires to obtain immediate possession of the chattel, the court may order delivery to the claimant upon execution by him of a bond payable to the sheriff having possession of the seized property, in an amount equal to the appraised value of the chattel, with security to be approved by the clerk of court. The bond must be conditioned on returning the chattel at the time of the hearing of the proceeding or at a time as the court may order. In addition, the court may order the claimant to pay the difference between the appraised value of the chattel as of the time it has been so released on bond and the appraised value as of the time of its return; and conditioned further that if the chattel is not returned as ordered, the bond stands in lieu of and is forfeited in the same manner as the chattel. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the court may, in its discretion, refuse to order delivery of possession.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-210 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 61-4-210
SECTION 61-4-210. Temporary retail permits.
Status: in_force

(A) A person who purchases or acquires by lease, inheritance, divorce decree, eviction, or otherwise a retail business which sells beer or wine from a holder of a retail permit to sell beer or wine at the business, upon initiating the application process for a biennial retail beer or beer and wine permit, may be issued a temporary retail beer or beer and wine permit by the department at the time of the purchase or acquisition if the location for which the temporary permit is sought is not considered by the department to be a public nuisance and: (1) the applicant currently holds a valid beer or beer and wine permit; or (2) the applicant has had a criminal history background check conducted by the division within the past thirty days. (B) A temporary beer or beer and wine permit issued pursuant to subsection (A) is valid until a biennial retail beer or beer and wine permit is approved or disapproved by the department, but in no case is it valid for more than one hundred twenty days from the date of issuance. (C) Notwithstanding subsection (B), the department may revoke a temporary retail beer or beer and wine permit if the applicant fails to pursue the biennial retail beer or beer and wine permit in a timely manner, as set forth by regulation of the department. (D) The department shall collect a fee of twenty-five dollars for each temporary beer or beer and wine permit. The funds generated by this fee must be deposited in the general fund of the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-10-270 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 61-10-270
SECTION 61-10-270. Property forfeitures.
Status: in_force

(A) If a person who manufactures alcohol under the provisions of this article sells it for or consents to its use as a beverage, either in or outside this State, ethyl alcohol so manufactured, or violates the provisions of this article, he must forfeit to the State all property in this State connected with and incident to the manufacture of the alcohol. The Attorney General and the solicitors must institute an action in a court of competent jurisdiction in any county of this State which the Attorney General or solicitor selects for determining whether the provisions of this article have been violated and whether the property has been thereby forfeited to the State. (B) Property forfeited under the provisions of this section must be delivered to the Department of Administration.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4220 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4220
SECTION 61-6-4220. Effect of conviction, plea, or bond forfeiture as prior offense.
Status: in_force

A conviction, plea of guilty, plea of nolo contendere, or forfeiture of bond for a violation on or after March 28, 1956, of any state or federal law relating to alcoholic liquors constitutes a prior offense for the purpose of a prosecution, or for the purpose of imposition of sentence for a subsequent violation of this article, except Section 61-6-4720.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-900 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-900
SECTION 61-6-900. Death of licensee.
Status: in_force

In the event of a licensee's death, except in the case of a license issued to more than one person, the personal representative of the deceased licensee may, with the consent of the probate court and upon permit of the department, continue the operation of the business covered by the license. If the personal representative elects to discontinue the business or if the department does not issue a permit for its continuance, the unearned portion of the license tax, computed on the basis of the cost of the license per month for the period for which the license was issued, must be refunded to the personal representative. Alcoholic liquors of the deceased which are subject to the control of the personal representative may be sold by him as provided in Section 61-6-950.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-770 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 61-4-770
SECTION 61-4-770. Wines containing more than sixteen and one-half percent alcohol.
Status: reserved

Wines containing more than sixteen and one-half percent of alcohol by volume may be sold only in licensed alcoholic liquor stores or in establishments licensed to sell and permit consumption of alcoholic liquors by the drink. Editor's Note 2021 Act No. 60, SECTIONS 1 and 11, provide as follows: "SECTION 1. The General Assembly finds and declares that: "(A) The State has a substantial interest in regulating alcoholic liquors and other beverages containing alcohol; the activities of manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, and retailers; and the influences that affect the consumption levels of alcoholic liquors and other beverages containing alcohol by the people of the State. "(B) The State has a substantial interest in exercising its police power to promote the public health, safety, and welfare of the State by regulating the business of manufacturing, distributing, and retail sales of alcoholic liquors and other beverages containing alcohol in the manner and to the extent allowed by law to promote and preserve public health and safety through legitimate, nonprotectionist measures, which include regulating and controlling alcoholic beverage transactions in this State and the means and manner in which licensed micro-distilleries and alcoholic liquor manufacturers may sell alcoholic beverages to the state's qualifying consumers. "(C) Selling alcoholic liquors from manufacturers outside the State directly to residents of this State poses a serious threat to the state's efforts to prevent underage drinking, to state revenue collections, and to the public health and safety of the state's residents. "(D) By this act, the General Assembly intends to promote the public health, safety, and welfare of residents of this State with laws intended to strictly regulate alcoholic liquors and other beverages containing alcohol by preserving and promoting a robust, stable system of distribution of beverages containing alcohol to the public that does not provide for economic protectionism. Excessive use of alcoholic liquors and other beverages containing alcohol has wide-ranging deleterious health effects, including death. The General Assembly acknowledges that, according to the United States Centers for Disease Control, during the period from 2011 to 2015, an average of one thousand six hundred seventy-nine of this state's residents suffered alcohol attributed deaths due to excessive alcohol use and the rate of binge drinking in this State is ranked among the highest in the nation. The General Assembly acknowledges that, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, this State had two hundred eighty-five alcohol-impaired driving fatalities in 2019, which accounted for twenty-eight percent of the total traffic fatalities in the State. Attributed deaths due to alcohol-impaired driving in this State is ranked among the highest in the nation. "(E) This act has been enacted pursuant to the authority granted to the State by the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the powers reserved to the states under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and the inherent powers of the State under the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, 1895, and the statutes promulgated thereunder. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this act do all of the following: "(1) further regulate and control transactions in this State as to beverages containing alcohol under the control and supervision of the Department of Revenue; "(2) strictly regulate alcoholic beverage transactions by fostering moderation and responsibility in the use and consumption of beverages containing alcohol; "(3) promote and assure the public's interest in fair and efficient distribution and quality control of alcoholic beverages in this State; "(4) promote orderly marketing of alcoholic beverages; "(5) prevent unfair business practices, discrimination, and undue control of one segment of the alcoholic beverage industry by any other segment; "(6) foster vigorous and healthy competition in the alcoholic beverage industry and protect the interests of consumers against fraud and misleading practices in the sale of alcoholic beverages, and avoid problems associated with indiscriminate price cutting and excessive advertising of alcoholic beverages; "(7) provide for an orderly system of public revenues by facilitating the collection and accountability of this State and local excise taxes; "(8) facilitate the collection of state and local revenue; "(9) maintain trade stability and provide for the continuation of control and orderly processing by the State over the regulation of alcoholic beverage manufacturing locations and the process of selling alcoholic beverages to the state's consumers; "(10) ensure that the Department of Revenue and State Law Enforcement Division are able to monitor licensed operations through on-site inspections to confirm compliance with state law and that any alcoholic beverages shipped into, distributed, and sold throughout this State: "(a) have been registered for sale in this State with the Department of Revenue, as prescribed by law; "(b) are not subject to a government-mandated or supplier-initiated recall; "(c) are not counterfeit; "(d) are labeled in conformance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations; "(e) can be inspected and tested by the Department of Revenue or the State Law Enforcement Division; and "(f) are not prohibited by this State; "(11) promote and maintain a sound, stable, and viable three-tier system of distribution of beverages containing alcohol to the public; and "(12) ensure that statutes and regulations relating to alcoholic beverages exist to serve the interests of the State of South Carolina and its citizens rather than to serve or protect the interests of market participants by adopting protectionist measures with no demonstrable connection to the state's legitimate interests in regulating alcoholic beverages." "SECTION 11. A state agency with regulations specifying alcohol content percentages different from the percentages passed in this act must promulgate revised regulations to conform to the changes in this act. Until such time as the regulations are conformed, the percentages in the statutory provisions passed in this act supersede any differing percentages in the regulations." Effect of Amendment 2021 Act No. 60, SECTION 4, substituted "sixteen and one-half percent" for "sixteen percent".
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-120 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 61-4-120
SECTION 61-4-120. Sunday sales; exception.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to sell or offer for sale wine or beer in this State between the hours of twelve o'clock Saturday night and sunrise Monday morning. However, an establishment licensed pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 6 is authorized to sell these products during those hours in which the sale of alcoholic liquors by the drink is lawful. A person who violates the provisions of this section is considered guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. The right of a person to sell wine and beer in this State under a license issued by the State must be forfeited and the license revoked upon his conviction of violating the provisions of this section. (B) Notwithstanding subsection (A) and other provisions of law, wine may be sold on Sunday if the wine is produced using grapes grown in this State, the grapes are harvested, processed, fermented, bottled, and sold at the same contiguous location, the seller meets all applicable licensing and taxing requirements, and the local governing body of the county or municipality where the sale occurs adopts an ordinance permitting wine sales on Sunday under these limited circumstances. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment designated subsection (A) and added subsection (B) relating to Sunday sales of wine produced using grapes grown in the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-10-80 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 61-10-80
SECTION 61-10-80. Records retention.
Status: in_force

The druggist must retain prescriptions for alcohol and the statements required by Section 61-10-70 for inspection as required by law for the retention of the prescription of narcotics and other drugs.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-10-280 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 61-10-280
SECTION 61-10-280. Alcoholic ingredient in soft drinks.
Status: in_force

A person who manufactures in this State ginger ale or similar soft drinks in which there is an alcoholic ingredient not exceeding one-third of one percent may import alcohol into this State or order and receive alcohol from another state in quantities not exceeding ten gallons, for which no permit is required. However, the person must first file with the clerk of court of the county in which his manufacturing plant is located a bond with an approved surety company as surety in the sum of one thousand dollars, to be forfeited to the State upon the proof of misuse of the alcohol or disposition of it otherwise than as provided in this section for the manufacture of the product. The solicitor, in his discretion, may bring action upon the bond upon information or belief.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-240 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-240
SECTION 61-2-240. Interference with officer; abusive language.
Status: in_force

Interference by any person with, obstruction or resistance of, or abusive language to any officer or person in the discharge of his duties under this title or the use of abusive language by the officer or person to another person is a misdemeanor. A person who violates this section must, upon conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than three months nor more than one year.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2300 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-2300
SECTION 61-6-2300. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subarticle: (1) "Alcoholic beverages" means alcoholic liquors, as defined in Section 61-6-20, and beer and wine, as defined in Section 61-4-10. (2) "Legal drinking age" means the age when a person legally may purchase or consume an alcoholic beverage. (3) "Hospitality cabinet" means a closed container, refrigerated in whole or in part or nonrefrigerated, where access to the interior portion where alcoholic beverages are contained is restricted by means of a locking device which requires the use of a key, magnetic card, or similar device. (4) "Qualified facility" means a hotel, inn, or motel licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and which contains guest room accommodations. It includes condominiums owned or managed by an otherwise qualified facility. (5) "Qualified registered guest" means each person of legal drinking age who signs the guest register of a qualified facility or takes equivalent action for the purpose of registering as a guest of the qualified facility.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-12-60 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 12 / Section 61-12-60
SECTION 61-12-60. Construction.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter must not be construed as prohibiting two or more counties from joining together in plans, programs, and projects or in designating a single agency to administer multicounty plans required by item (b) of Section 61-12-20.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4025 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4025
SECTION 61-6-4025. Possession of unlawfully acquired or manufactured alcoholic liquors in vehicle, vessel, or aircraft.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to keep, store, have in possession, carry, ship, or transport in a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other chattel, any unlawfully acquired or manufactured alcoholic liquors. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as follows: (a) for a first offense, by a fine of not less than six hundred dollars or imprisonment for six months; (b) for a second offense, by a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars or imprisonment for one year; and (c) for a third or subsequent offense, by a fine of three thousand dollars or imprisonment for two years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4200 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4200
SECTION 61-6-4200. Dispossession or attempted dispossession of alcoholic liquors.
Status: in_force

A person who dispossesses, rescues, or attempts to dispossess or rescue from a constable or other officer alcoholic liquors taken or detained by the officer charged with the enforcement of the ABC Act must, upon conviction, be imprisoned for not less than three months nor more than one year or fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4390 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4390
SECTION 61-6-4390. Actions to recover possession of chattel.
Status: in_force

Before sale of a chattel under Section 61-6-4370, the owner, any person indebted or liable for the purchase price of the chattel, and any lienholder may bring an action to recover possession of the chattel or to recover the value of his interest in the property from the proceeds of the sale; in a proceeding under this section, the sheriff must be made a party defendant. The solicitor of the circuit in which the seizure occurred must defend all these suits.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1540 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 15 / Section 61-4-1540
SECTION 61-4-1540. Adoption of Chapter 21 of Title 12.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of administration and enforcement of this article, the provisions of Chapter 21 of Title 12, when applicable, are adopted and made a part of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2965 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 61-6-2965
SECTION 61-6-2965. Relationship with other laws.
Status: in_force

Licenses issued under this article are subject to the requirements and restrictions of Sections 61-6-110, 61-6-120, 61-6-180, 61-6-910, and 61-6-920.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2820 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 61-6-2820
SECTION 61-6-2820. Importation by registered producers.
Status: in_force

No person other than a registered producer may ship, move, or cause to be shipped or moved alcoholic liquors from a point outside the State to a point inside the State, and then only in accordance with the provisions of this article. No brand may be registered by the producer unless the person registering the brand is either the American producer or the primary American source of supply in the United States of the brand as herein defined; and it is unlawful for a wholesaler in this State to order, purchase, or receive any alcoholic liquors from any producer who is not the primary American source of supply for the brand ordered, purchased, or received. The term "primary American source of supply" means the manufacturer, distiller, vintner, winery, or owner of vinous or spirituous beverages at the time it becomes a marketable product, or bottler, or the exclusive agent of any such person, who, if the product cannot be secured directly from the manufacturer by an American distributor, is the source closest to the manufacturer in the channel of commerce from whom the product can be secured by an American distributor, or who, if the product can be secured directly from the manufacturer by an American distributor, is the manufacturer.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-10 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-10
SECTION 61-2-10. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(A) As used in Title 61, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Revenue. (2) "Director" means the director of the Department of Revenue. (3) "Division" means the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. (4) "Regulation", unless otherwise specified, means a regulation promulgated by the department or division pursuant to (a) this title or (b) other provisions of the Code relating to beer, wine, and alcoholic liquors, and in accordance with Chapter 23 of Title 1.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-260 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 61-4-260
SECTION 61-4-260. Monies received.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all monies received by the department or the division under the provisions of this chapter must be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the general fund of the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-500 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-500
SECTION 61-6-500. Consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages in publicly-owned auditoriums, coliseums, or armories.
Status: in_force

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorities in charge of a publicly-owned auditorium, coliseum, or armory may allow the possession and consumption of beer, wine, and alcoholic liquors on their premises. (B) It is unlawful for a person to possess or consume beer, wine, or alcoholic liquors on the premises of a publicly-owned auditorium, coliseum, or armory unless the authorities in charge specifically have approved the possession or consumption of those beverages. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4020 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4020
SECTION 61-6-4020. Transportation in motor vehicle.
Status: in_force

(A) A person who is twenty-one years of age or older may transport lawfully acquired alcoholic liquors to and from a place where alcoholic liquors may be lawfully possessed or consumed. If the cap or seal on the container has been opened or broken, it is unlawful to transport the liquors in a motor vehicle, except in a trunk, luggage compartment, or cargo area that is separate and distinct from the driver's and passengers' compartments. For purposes of this exception, the luggage compartment or cargo area is not required to be a closed trunk that is accessible only from the exterior of the motor vehicle. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. For purposes of this section, alcoholic liquors means all distilled spirits regardless of the percentage of alcohol by volume that they contain. (B) Sections 61-6-4290 and 61-6-4300 do not apply to violations of this section, including violations prior to the effective date of this section. Effect of Amendment The 2011 amendment designated the existing text as subsection (A), and therein, in the first sentence, substituted "; but if" for ". If" and "a trunk, luggage compartment, or cargo area that is separate and distinct from the driver's and passengers' compartments" for "the luggage compartment or cargo area", and inserted the third sentence; and added subsection (B).
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1910 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 19 / Section 61-4-1910
SECTION 61-4-1910. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article: (1) "Keg" means a metal container of beer with a capacity of 5.16 gallons or more that is designed to dispense beer directly from the container in an off-premises location. (2) "Retail licensee" means the holder of a retail beer or wine license issued by the Department of Revenue. Effect of Amendment The 2009 amendment, in item (1) defining "keg", added "metal".
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-1310 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-1310
SECTION 61-6-1310. Separate store or warehouse.
Status: in_force

A wholesaler must, for the purpose of conducting his business under his wholesaler's license, maintain a separate store or warehouse and no other goods, wares, or merchandise except nonalcoholic beverages may be kept or stored therein. No place of amusement may be maintained in the place or in the same building or in connection therewith.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4157 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4157
SECTION 61-6-4157. Powdered or crystalline alcohol; penalties; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(A) As used in this section, "powdered or crystalline alcohol" is alcohol prepared or sold in a powdered or crystalline form that contains any amount of alcohol when hydrolyzed for either direct use or reconstitution for human consumption. (B)(1) It is unlawful for a person to use, offer for use, purchase, offer to purchase, sell, offer to sell, or possess powdered or crystalline alcohol. (2) It is unlawful for a holder of a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for on-premises or off-premises consumption of alcoholic liquors to use powdered or crystalline alcohol as an alcoholic beverage. (3) Any person or license holder that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as follows: (a) for a first offense, by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both; (b) for a second offense, by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both; (c) for a third or subsequent offense, by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. (C) This section does not apply to the use of powdered or crystalline alcohol for commercial uses specifically approved by state law, or for bona fide research purposes by a: (1) health care provider that operates primarily for the purpose of conducting scientific research; (2) state institution; (3) private college or university; or (4) pharmaceutical or biotechnology company. Effect of Amendment 2015 Act No. 73, SECTION 2, rewrote (A), substituting the definition of "powdered or crystalline alcohol" for "powdered alcohol"; in (B)(1), (B)(2), and (C), added "or crystalline"; and in (C), inserted "specifically approved by state law, or for".
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4450 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4450
SECTION 61-6-4450. Distribution of proceeds.
Status: in_force

If delivery is not demanded by the claimant or claimants in a proceeding under Section 61-6-4390, the court must order the sale of the chattel by the sheriff. Out of the proceeds of the sale the following must be paid in the following order of priority: (1) the claim or claims allowed in order of their priority as determined by the court; (2) the costs; and (3) the residue must be paid to the municipality or to the county treasurer as set forth in Section 61-6-4380. If no claim is proven and established as provided in this section, the court must order the sale of the chattel by the sheriff and the proceeds from the sale, after payment of costs, paid as set forth in this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1700 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 17 / Section 61-4-1700
SECTION 61-4-1700. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article: (1) "Brewpub" means a tavern, public house, restaurant, or hotel which produces on the permitted premises a maximum of two thousand barrels a year of beer for sale on the premises. (2) "Permitted premises" means those areas normally used by the permittee or licensee to conduct his business and includes, but is not limited to, the selling areas, brewing areas, storage areas, food preparation areas, and parking areas. (3) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other form of business organization.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-60 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 61-6-60
SECTION 61-6-60. Administration and enforcement personnel.
Status: in_force

The division may employ inspectors or agents necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the provisions of the ABC Act. The salaries of these inspectors or agents must be fixed by the division. The Governor shall commission as state constables inspectors or agents as are certified by the division in order that they have adequate authority as peace officers to enforce these provisions. An inspector or agent must, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, take and subscribe the oath of office as required by Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution of South Carolina, and any additional oath required by law, and must give bond payable to the State in a form approved by the Attorney General, in the penal sum of five thousand dollars with some surety or guaranty company authorized to do business in this State and approved by the division, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties. The bonds must be filed with and preserved by the Secretary of State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4070 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4070
SECTION 61-6-4070. Transfer to person under the age of twenty-one years.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to transfer or give to a person under the age of twenty-one years for the purpose of consumption of alcoholic liquors in the State unless the person under the age of twenty-one is recruited and authorized by a law enforcement agency to test a person's compliance with laws relating to the unlawful transfer or sale of alcoholic liquors to a minor. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction: (1) for a first offense, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both; and (2) for a second or subsequent offense, must be fined not less than four hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (B) A person found guilty of a violation of Section 61-4-90 and this section may not be sentenced under both sections for the same offense. (C) The provisions of this section do not apply to a: (1) spouse over the age of twenty-one giving alcoholic liquors to his spouse under the age of twenty-one in their home; (2) parent or guardian over the age of twenty-one giving alcoholic liquors to his children or wards under the age of twenty-one in their home; or (3) person giving alcoholic liquors to another person under the age of twenty-one in conjunction with a religious ceremony or purpose if the alcoholic liquors were lawfully purchased. (D) A person eighteen years of age and over lawfully employed to serve or remove beer, wine, or alcoholic beverages in establishments licensed to sell these beverages are not considered to be in unlawful possession of the beverages during the course and scope of their duties as an employee. The provisions of this subsection do not affect the requirement that a bartender must be at least twenty-one years of age. (E) This section does not apply to an employee lawfully engaged in the sale or delivery of these beverages in an unopened container. (F) The provisions of this section do not apply to a student who: (1) is eighteen years of age or older; (2) is enrolled in an accredited college or university and a student in a culinary course that has been approved through review by the State Commission on Higher Education; (3) is required to taste, but not consume or imbibe, any beer, ale, porter, wine, or other similar malt or fermented beverage as part of the required curriculum; and (4) tastes a beverage pursuant to item (3) only for instructional purposes during classes that are part of the curriculum of the accredited college or university. The beverage must remain at all times in the possession and control of an authorized instructor of the college or university who must be twenty-one years of age or older. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to allow a student under the age of twenty-one to receive any beer, ale, porter, wine, or other similar malt or fermented beverage unless the beverage is delivered as part of the student's required curriculum and the beverage is used only for instructional purposes during classes conducted pursuant to the curriculum.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4370 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4370
SECTION 61-6-4370. Sale of chattel.
Status: in_force

If, before the date set for sale of a chattel seized under this article, no person claiming an interest in the chattel, as owner, lienholder, or otherwise appears and gives notice to the sheriff as required in Section 61-6-4390, the chattel must be sold at public auction to the highest bidder.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1770 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 17 / Section 61-4-1770
SECTION 61-4-1770. Suspension or revocation of permit.
Status: in_force

The department may suspend or revoke the permit or license of a person who violates the provisions of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-600 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 61-4-600
SECTION 61-4-600. Surrender of license.
Status: in_force

Upon the revocation, cancellation, or suspension of a license or permit to sell beer or wine at wholesale or retail, the licensee must immediately surrender his license to the department. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-8-10 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 8 / Section 61-8-10
SECTION 61-8-10. Common nuisances.
Status: in_force

The unlawful sale, barter, exchange, storage or keeping in possession in this State of spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented, brewed (whether lager or rice beer) or other liquors or beverages or a compound or mixture thereof which contains alcohol and is used as a beverage is hereby declared a common nuisance.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4280 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4280
SECTION 61-6-4280. Transferability of licenses or permits.
Status: in_force

Licenses and permits are the property of the department, are not transferable, and, upon the termination of a business or upon a change of ownership, possession, or control, or upon a substantial change in the character of the property or facilities or nature of business for which a license or permit has been issued, must be surrendered immediately to the department. When a person or business has multiple licenses or permits for locations within three hundred feet of each other, administrative penalties may be applied to all the licenses and permits.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4470 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4470
SECTION 61-6-4470. Proceedings against confiscated alcoholic liquors.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of confiscating alcoholic liquors under the ABC Act, the provisions of Sections 12-21-2900 to 12-21-2950 must be followed as nearly as practicable.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-1810 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-1810
SECTION 61-6-1810. Applications.
Status: in_force

(A) A person making application for a license under subarticle 1 of this article must submit his application to the department. The applicant must pay a nonrefundable filing fee of one hundred dollars which must accompany the initial application for each location. The department has exclusive authority in issuing, renewing, suspending, or revoking a license pursuant to the provisions of this article. (B) Applications for licenses must also be accompanied by appropriate license fees payable to the department. License fees must be deposited with the State Treasurer or are refundable if a license is not issued. The schedule of fees for the license is: (1) one thousand, five hundred dollars biennially for a nonprofit organization, as defined in Section 61-6-20(6); (2) one thousand, five hundred dollars biennially for a business establishment, as described in Section 61-6-1610. (C) A person who initially applies for a license after the first day of a license period must pay license fees in accordance with the schedule provided in this subsection. During the: (1) first quarter of the license period: the entire fee; (2) second quarter of the license period: three-fourths of the prescribed fee; (3) third quarter of the license period: one-half of the prescribed fee; (4) final quarter of the license year: one-fourth of the prescribed fee.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-930 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-930
SECTION 61-6-930. Revocation of wholesaler's license.
Status: in_force

The department must revoke the license of a wholesaler if proof is obtained that the wholesaler has a direct or an indirect interest in a retail store.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-8-50 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 8 / Section 61-8-50
SECTION 61-8-50. Contempt proceedings.
Status: in_force

A person who violates the terms of a restraining order granted in such proceedings must be punished for contempt by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars and by imprisonment not less than ninety days nor more than one year. In contempt proceedings arising out of the violation of an injunction granted under the provisions of this chapter, the court or, in vacation, any judge thereof has power to try summarily and punish the party guilty as required by law. The affidavits upon which the attachment for contempt issues are prima facie evidence for the State. At the hearing upon the charge for contempt, evidence may be oral or in the form of affidavits, or both. The defendant shall not necessarily be discharged upon his denial of the fact stated in the moving papers. The clerk of court must, upon the application of either party, issue subpoenas for witnesses and, except as provided in this section, the practice in these contempt proceedings must conform as nearly as possible to the practice in the court of common pleas.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-70 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 61-4-70
SECTION 61-4-70. Posting signs.
Status: in_force

A person engaged in the business of selling at retail beer or wine must post in each location for which he has obtained a permit a sign with the following words printed thereon: "The possession of beer, wine, or alcoholic liquors, by a person under twenty-one years of age is a criminal offense under the laws of this State, and it is also unlawful for a person to knowingly give false information concerning his age for the purpose of purchasing beer, wine, or liquor". The department must prescribe by regulation the size of the lettering and the location of the sign on the seller's premises. A retail seller of beer or wine who fails to display the sign required by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. A person found guilty of a violation of Section 61-6-1530 and this section may not be sentenced under both sections for the same offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-1500 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-1500
SECTION 61-6-1500. Restrictions upon retail dealers; unlawful practices; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) A retail dealer may not: (1) sell, barter, exchange, give, or offer for sale, barter, or exchange, or permit the sale, barter, exchange, or gift, of alcoholic liquors without regard to the size of the container: (a) between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.; (b) for consumption on the premises; (c) to a person under twenty-one years of age; (d) to an intoxicated person; (e) to a mentally incompetent person; or (f) to a person the retail dealer knows is another retail dealer, except as provided in Section 61-6-950 or between locations owned by the same retail dealer; (2) permit the drinking of alcoholic liquors in his store or place of business; (3) sell alcoholic liquors on credit; however, this item does not prohibit payment by electronic transfer of funds if: (a) the transfer of funds is initiated by an irrevocable payment order on or before delivery of the alcoholic liquors; and (b) the electronic transfer is initiated by the retailer no later than one business day after delivery; (4) redeem proof-of-purchase certificates for any promotional item; or (5) purchase, barter, exchange, receive, or offer to purchase, barter, exchange, receive or permit the purchase, barter, exchange, or receipt, of alcoholic liquors without regard to the size of the container from another retail dealer, except as provided in Section 61-6-950 or between locations owned by the same retail dealer. However, during restricted hours a retail dealer is permitted to receive, stock, and inventory merchandise, provide for maintenance and repairs, and other necessary, related functions that do not involve the sale of alcoholic liquors. (B)(1) It is unlawful for a person licensed to sell alcoholic liquors pursuant to the provisions of this section to knowingly and willfully refill, partially refill, or reuse a bottle of lawfully purchased alcoholic liquor, or otherwise tamper with the contents of the bottle. (2) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction: (a) for a first offense, must be fined five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both; (b) for a second or subsequent offense, must be fined one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. (3) In addition to the penalties provided in subsection (B), a violation of this section may subject the licensee or permit holder to revocation or suspension of the license or permit by the department. A third or subsequent violation of subsection (A)(1)(f) within three years of the first violation must result in a mandatory suspension of the license or permit for a period of at least thirty days. A violation of subsection (A)(5) must result in a mandatory suspension of the license or permit for a period of at least thirty days. (4) The possession of a refilled or reused bottle or other container of alcoholic liquors is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. A person who violates this provision must, upon conviction, have his license revoked permanently. (C) A retail dealer must keep a record of all sales of alcoholic liquors sold to establishments licensed for on-premises consumption. The record must include the name of the purchaser and the date and quantity of the sale by brand and bottle size. (D) It is unlawful to sell alcoholic liquors except during lawful hours of operation. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 223, SECTION 2, added subsection (A)(1)(f); added subsection (A)(5); in subsection (B)(3), added the second and third sentences; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2410 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-2410
SECTION 61-6-2410. Restaurants with Class A licenses.
Status: in_force

A restaurant with a Class A license issued by the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) may serve food or beverages at its adjoining facilities located outside the restaurant if the food is prepared in a kitchen of the restaurant which is subject to inspection by DHEC and is placed on individual plates or in individual serving dishes inside the restaurant, and if uncovered containers in which the beverages are served are filled only to satisfy the order of a customer.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4510 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4510
SECTION 61-6-4510. Municipal police officers.
Status: in_force

Municipal police officers have the power of constables to enforce the provisions of this article, except Section 61-6-4720, in cases arising within the municipal limits; and in addition, have all powers to enforce these provisions as they have to enforce municipal ordinances. When in fresh and continuous pursuit of a suspect for violations of these provisions occurring within the municipal limits, police officers may follow and arrest the suspect anywhere in the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2860 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 61-6-2860
SECTION 61-6-2860. Affirmation of corporate policy.
Status: in_force

A registered producer of alcoholic liquors must, at the time of application for registration in this State, file with the department an affirmation of corporate policy with regard to sales of all brands owned, controlled, sold, offered for sale, franchised, or distributed by the producer in this State. The affirmation must certify that the producer shall not wilfully sell or offer for sale any alcoholic liquors of a particular brand and proof in any other state at a price lower than the price these liquors are sold or offered for sale to licensed South Carolina wholesalers. "Price", as used in this section, means platform price at the distillery and does not include price differentials based on transportation costs, containers, or other costs not directly related to the quality and proof of the product concerned. Quantity discount prices for liquors sold to monopoly states or elsewhere must not be considered to be violations of the producer's affirmation if these discount prices are also offered to South Carolina wholesalers for purchases in the same quantities. A registered producer who fails to file this affirmation or wilfully violates the pledges contained in the affirmation must have its registration and privileges to import and sell alcoholic liquors in the State revoked, canceled, or suspended at the discretion of the department for a period as the department considers necessary and proper.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1520 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 15 / Section 61-4-1520
SECTION 61-4-1520. Violation of rule or regulation.
Status: in_force

Upon violation of a rule or regulation for the operation of breweries and commercial wineries authorized under this article, the license or permit provided for herein must be canceled immediately and becomes null and void.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-10-40 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 61-10-40
SECTION 61-10-40. Prescriptions.
Status: in_force

No prescription may be filled except on the day it is issued or the following day. No more than one-half pint of alcohol may be sold and delivered on one prescription. When a prescription is filled, it may not be refilled. No druggist who is also a practicing physician may fill his own prescription for pure alcohol nor shall the prescription be filled at a drugstore in which the physician is financially interested. The delivery of the alcohol sold by prescription must be made directly to the person for whom the prescription is issued, to the physician, or to a person authorized by the physician; or in case of a minor, to his parent, guardian, physician, or a person authorized by the physician.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-630 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 61-4-630
SECTION 61-4-630. Sunday sales.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an establishment possessing a beer and wine permit that is located in a county or municipality that has conducted a favorable referendum allowing the sale and consumption of alcoholic liquors by the drink on Sunday under the provisions of Section 61-6-2010, during those same hours authorized by permits issued under Section 61-6-2010, may sell, possess, and permit the consumption of beer and wine on the premises.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-320 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 61-4-320
SECTION 61-4-320. Suspension or revocation of certificate of registration.
Status: in_force

A certificate of registration provided for in this article may be suspended or revoked by the department upon a showing of a violation of law or of a regulation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-1555 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-1555
SECTION 61-6-1555. Purchase and use of beer, wine, and alcoholic liquor directly from wholesaler by airline companies; penalties.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an airline company may purchase beer, wine, and alcoholic liquor directly from a wholesaler licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 61-4-520(3) or Section 61-6-100(2). A wholesaler may sell and deliver beer, wine, and alcoholic liquor to an airline company for use on the company's airplanes. A person other than an airline passenger who uses beer, wine, or alcoholic liquor purchased pursuant to the provisions of this section for another purpose other than the sale or use by the airline company on its airplanes is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Each violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4180 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4180
SECTION 61-6-4180. Possession of firearm or weapon.
Status: in_force

If a person unlawfully manufactures, transports, or sells alcoholic liquors or aids or assists in any manner in one or more of these acts and at the time of the unlawful manufacturing, transporting, selling, aiding, or assisting has on or about his person or has on or in a vehicle which he uses to aid him in any such purpose or in his actual or constructive possession a firearm or weapon of like kind, he is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than three years, or be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-590 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 61-4-590
SECTION 61-4-590. Revocation or suspension of permits; department investigation and determination.
Status: in_force

(A) The department has jurisdiction to revoke or suspend permits authorizing the sale of beer or wine. The department may, on its own initiative or on complaint signed and sworn to by two or more freeholders resident for the preceding six months in the community in which the licensed premises are located or by a local peace officer, all of whom are charged with the duty of reporting immediately to the department a violation of the provisions of Section 61-4-580, revoke or suspend the permit pursuant to the South Carolina Revenue Procedures Act. The decision of the Administrative Law Court is not automatically superseded or stayed by the filing of a petition for judicial review. (B) In addition to the notice requirements contained in the Administrative Procedures Act, the department may not suspend or revoke a licensee's permit authorizing the sale of beer or wine until the division has conducted and completed an investigation, and the department has made a departmental determination, as defined in Section 12-60-30, that the licensee's permit should be revoked or suspended.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4350 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4350
SECTION 61-6-4350. Storage of seized chattel.
Status: in_force

The respective sheriffs of this State must safely store and keep chattels delivered to them pursuant to this article in the jail yard, county shops, or on other county property, if this may be safely done, but must not incur unnecessary expenses in connection with the storage of a chattel seized and delivered to them.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1730 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 17 / Section 61-4-1730
SECTION 61-4-1730. Taxation.
Status: in_force

Beer brewed on a permitted premises pursuant to this article must be taxed as provided in Section 12-21-1035. The permittee shall maintain adequate records as determined by the department to ensure the collection of this tax.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-940 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-940
SECTION 61-6-940. Indebtedness of retailer to wholesaler.
Status: in_force

The department must immediately revoke a retail license to sell alcoholic liquors if the licensee or an officer of the licensee is, during the effective period of the license, indebted to a wholesaler licensed by the department, except an indebtedness for current purchases of alcoholic liquors which are not past due.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-3-120 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Section 61-3-120
SECTION 61-3-120. Alcohol server training programs; curriculum.
Status: in_force

Section effective January 1, 2026. (A)(1) The department shall approve alcohol server training programs offered by providers that are based on best evidence practice standards. The department may collaborate with DBHDD and the division to determine appropriate providers for the purposes of this chapter. The department shall approve or deny a program within sixty days of application by a provider. A provider may appeal a denial pursuant to Section 61-2-260 and the South Carolina Administrative Procedures Act. (2) A provider may charge a licensee, permittee, or individual seeking training for the purpose of employment as an alcohol server or manager a fee not to exceed fifty dollars per participant. (B) The curricula of each program must include the following subjects: (1) state laws and regulations pertaining to: (a) the sale and service of alcoholic beverages; (b) the permitting and licensing of sellers of alcoholic beverages; (c) impaired driving or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (d) liquor liability issues; (e) the carrying of concealed weapons by authorized permit holders into businesses selling and serving alcoholic beverages; and (f) life consequences, such as the loss of education scholarships, to minors relating to the unlawful use, transfer, or sale of alcoholic beverages; (2) the effect that alcohol has on the body and human behavior including, but not limited to, its effect on an individual's ability to operate a motor vehicle when intoxicated; (3) information on blood alcohol concentration and factors that change or alter blood alcohol concentration; (4) the effect that alcohol has on an individual when taken in combination with commonly used prescription or nonprescription drugs or with illegal drugs; (5) information on recognizing the signs of intoxication and methods for preventing intoxication; (6) methods of recognizing problem drinkers and techniques for intervening with and refusing to serve problem drinkers; (7) methods of identifying and refusing to serve or sell alcoholic beverages to individuals under twenty-one years of age and intoxicated individuals; (8) methods for properly and effectively checking the identification of an individual, for identifying illegal identification, and for handling situations involving individuals who have provided illegal identification; (9) South Carolina law enforcement information including, but not limited to, the most recently published official statistics on drunk driving accidents, injuries, and deaths in South Carolina; and (10) other topics related to alcohol server education and training designated by the department, in collaboration with DBHDD and the division, to be included. (C) The department shall approve only online designed training programs that meet each of the following criteria: (1) a program must cover the content specified in subsection (B); (2) the content in a program must clearly identify and focus on the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to responsibly serve alcoholic beverages and must be developed using best practices in instructional design and exam development to ensure that the program is fair and legally defensible; (3) a program shall be offered online; (4) online training must be at least four hours, be available in English and Spanish, and include a test; (5) online or computer based training programs must use linear navigation that requires the completion of a module before the course proceeds to the next module, with no content omitted, be interactive, have audio for content, and include a test; (6) training and testing must be conducted online. All tests must be monitored by an online proctor. A passing grade for a test, as provided by the program, is required; and (7) training certificates are issued by the provider only after training is complete and a test has been passed successfully. (D) Within ten business days after a training is completed, each provider must give to the department a report of all individuals who have successfully completed the training and testing. The provider must also maintain these records for at least five years following the end of the training program for purposes of verifying certification validity by the department or the division. (E) The department, in collaboration with DBHDD and the division, may suspend or revoke the authorization of a provider that the department determines has violated the provisions of this chapter. If a provider's authorization is suspended or revoked, then that provider must cease operations in this State immediately and refund any money paid to it by individuals enrolled in that provider's program at the time of the suspension or revocation. Editor's Note 2025 Act No. 42, SECTION 11, provides as follows: "SECTION 11. This act takes effect January 1, 2026, and applies only to causes of action or claims arising or accruing after January 1, 2026, and applies to all policies issued after that date, other than Section 61-4-523 which takes effect upon approval by the Governor."
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-360 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 61-4-360
SECTION 61-4-360. Samples of wine.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a producer or wholesaler may furnish or give a sample of wine to a retailer who has not purchased the brand from a producer or wholesaler in the past three hundred sixty-five days. For each retail establishment, a producer or wholesaler may not give more than three liters of any brand of wine annually. If a particular product is not available in a size within the quantity limitations of this section, a producer or wholesaler may furnish to a retailer the next larger size. Samples must be clearly marked "Sample—Not for resale". Nothing in this section allows for any sample to be sold or provided to any employees under the age of twenty-one or to a retailer's customers. The producer or wholesaler shall remove all bottles at the conclusion of the sampling. For purposes of this section, the term "brand" is defined as provided under 27 C.F.R. Section 6.11.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-1110 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 61-4-1110
SECTION 61-4-1110. Shipment and receipt of malt beverages.
Status: in_force

If a registered producer and a beer wholesaler licensed by the State at the time that they were engaged in the shipment and receipt of malt beverages intended for sale in the State on May 1, 1974, and the shipment and receipt is continued until April 1, 1974, the limitations on the cancellation or termination of an agreement or contract, written or oral, franchise, or contractual franchise relationship provided in Section 61-4-1100(1)(b) and in Section 61-4-1100(2)(b) are applicable with respect to the shipment and receipt of the malt beverages, so that neither the registered producer nor the beer wholesaler has the right to discontinue the shipment and receipt except under the conditions specified in those subsections.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-3-100 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Section 61-3-100
SECTION 61-3-100. Definitions.
Status: in_force

Section effective January 1, 2026. For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) "Alcohol" means beer, wine, alcoholic liquors, or any other type of alcoholic beverage that contains any amount of alcohol and is used as a beverage for human consumption. (2) "Alcohol server" means an individual who sells alcohol for on-premises consumption at permitted or licensed premises and may include a permittee, licensee, manager, or other employee of a permittee or licensee. "Alcohol server" does not include an individual employed or volunteering on a temporary basis for a one-time special event, such as a banquet, or at an event that has a temporary permit to sell beer, wine, or alcoholic liquors by the drink and does not include an individual transferring alcohol from one location to another as a distributor, wholesaler, or as otherwise lawfully authorized to transfer alcohol from one location to another by this title; and does not include an individual who cannot lawfully serve or deliver alcohol pursuant to Sections 61-4-90(D) and 61-6-2200. (3) "Alcohol server certificate" means an authorization issued by the department for an individual to be employed or engaged as an alcohol server for on-premises consumption. (4) "DBHDD" means the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Substance Abuse. (5) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Revenue. (6) "Division" means the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. (7) "Employee" means a person who is employed for at least ten hours a week by a permittee or a licensee. (8) "Licensee" means a person issued a license by the department pursuant to Title 61 to sell, serve, transfer, or dispense alcoholic liquors or alcoholic liquor by the drink for on-premises consumption. (9) "Manager" means an individual permittee, an individual licensee, and any person employed by a permittee or licensee who manages, directs, or controls the sale, service, transfer, or dispensing of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption at the permitted or licensed premises. (10) "Permittee" means a person issued a permit by the department pursuant to Title 61 to sell, serve, transfer, or dispense beer, wine, ale, porter, or other malted beverages for on-premises consumption. (11) "Program" means an alcohol server training and education course and examination approved by the department with input from DBHDD and the division that is administered by authorized providers. (12) "Provider" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity authorized by the department that offers and administers a program. Editor's Note 2025 Act No. 42, SECTION 11, provides as follows: "SECTION 11. This act takes effect January 1, 2026, and applies only to causes of action or claims arising or accruing after January 1, 2026, and applies to all policies issued after that date, other than Section 61-4-523 which takes effect upon approval by the Governor."
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-1550 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-1550
SECTION 61-6-1550. Carriers engaged in interstate travel.
Status: in_force

The restrictive provisions of this article relating to retail dealers do not apply to sales of alcoholic liquors by railroad, Pullman, or airline companies to passengers on interstate trains or aircraft for consumption thereon; and to this end, these sales are permitted.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2330 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-2330
SECTION 61-6-2330. Portion of cabinets containing nonalcoholic beverages or food; restrictions.
Status: in_force

A hospitality cabinet may be part of another furniture unit or device, refrigerated in whole or in part or nonrefrigerated, from which nonalcoholic beverages or food may be purchased by the guests in qualified facility guest rooms. However, if nonalcoholic beverages or food may be purchased, the portion of the hospitality cabinet or similar device in which alcoholic beverages are stored must be a hospitality cabinet as defined in Section 61-6-2300.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-1820 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-1820
SECTION 61-6-1820. Criteria for license; notice.
Status: in_force

The department may issue a license under subarticle 1 of this article upon finding: (1) The applicant is a bona fide nonprofit organization, a homeowners association chartered as a nonprofit organization by the Secretary of State, or the applicant conducts a business bona fide engaged primarily and substantially in the preparation and serving of meals or furnishing of lodging. (2) The applicant, if an individual, is of good moral character or, if a corporation or association, has a reputation for peace and good order in its community, and its principals are of good moral character. (3) As to business establishments or locations established after June 20, 1967, Section 61-6-120 has been complied with. (4) Notice of application has appeared at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper most likely to give notice to interested citizens of the county, municipality, or community in which the applicant proposes to engage in business. The department shall determine which newspapers meet the requirements of this section based on available circulation figures. However, if a newspaper is published in the county and historically has been the newspaper where the advertisements are published, the advertisements published in that newspaper meet the requirements of this section. The notice must: (a) be in the legal notices section of the newspaper or an equivalent section if the newspaper has no legal notices section; (b) be in large type, covering a space of one column wide and at least two inches deep; and (c) state the type license applied for and the exact location of the proposed business. An applicant for a beer or wine permit and an alcoholic liquor license may use the same advertisement for both if it is approved by the department. (5) Notice has been given by displaying a sign for fifteen days at the site of the proposed business. The sign must: (a) state the type of license sought; (b) state where an interested person may protest the application; (c) be in bold type; (d) cover a space at least twelve inches high and eighteen inches wide; (e) be posted and removed by an agent of the division. (6) The applicant is twenty-one years of age or older. (7) The applicant is a legal resident of the United States, has been a resident of this State for at least thirty days before the date of application, and has maintained his principal place of abode in this State for at least thirty days before the date of application. (8) The applicant has not been convicted of a felony within ten years of the date of application. Upon the written request of a person who resides in the county where the license is requested to be issued, the department must not issue the permanent license until interested persons have been given an opportunity to be heard. Effect of Amendment The 2011 amendment in subsection (1), inserted ", a homeowners association chartered as a nonprofit organization by the Secretary of State,".
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-2840 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 61-6-2840
SECTION 61-6-2840. Applications for certificates of registration.
Status: in_force

(A) A producer must apply to the department on forms the department prescribes for a certificate of registration. This certificate must be approved and issued before the shipment of alcoholic liquors by the producer to a point within the State. (B) A producer, at the time application is made for a certificate of registration, must remit a fee of two hundred dollars to the department. When a certificate is applied for on or after March first, the fee is one hundred fifty dollars. (C) A certificate of registration is valid from the date of issue until the second August thirty-first after the issuance of the license.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-2-105 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Section 61-2-105
SECTION 61-2-105. Inspection, investigation, and enforcement fees.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding another provision of law, all initial alcoholic liquor and beer and wine license application fees are increased by one hundred dollars, all biennial alcoholic liquor and beer and wine beverage fees and licenses are increased by two hundred dollars, and all local operation permit fees are increased by fifty dollars. These additional funds must be collected by the Department of Revenue and as soon as practicable allocated to the State Law Enforcement Division to offset the costs of inspections, investigations, and enforcement. SLED is authorized to receive, expend, and carry forward these funds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-940 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 61-4-940
SECTION 61-4-940. Practices between manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer.
Status: in_force

(A) A manufacturer or brewer of beer, ale, porter, or other malt beverages or a person who imports these products produced outside the United States must not sell, barter, exchange, transfer, or deliver for resale beer to a person not having a wholesale permit issued under Section 61-4-500, and a holder of a wholesale permit must not sell, barter, exchange, transfer, or deliver for resale beer to a person not having a retail or wholesale permit. (B) Except as provided in subsection (C), a manufacturer, brewer, importer, or wholesaler of beer, or a person acting on his behalf, must not furnish, give, rent, lend, or sell, directly or indirectly, to the holder of a retail permit any equipment, fixtures, free beer, or service. The holder of a retail permit, or a person acting on his behalf, must not accept, directly or indirectly, any equipment, fixtures, free beer, or service referred to in this subsection from a manufacturer, brewer, importer, or wholesaler of beer, except as provided in subsection (C). With the consent of a holder of a retail permit, the wholesaler may store for a temporary period at the permit holder's licensed location equipment primarily utilized by the wholesaler in delivery and stocking of beer including, but not limited to, pallets, carts, and hand trucks. (C) A wholesaler may furnish at no charge to the holder of a retail permit draft beer equipment replacement parts of nominal value, including washers, gaskets, hoses, hose connectors, clamps, and tap markers, party wagons for temporary use, and point of sale advertising specialties. A wholesaler may furnish at no charge to the holder of a retail permit product displays pursuant to the provisions of 27 C.F.R., Section 6.83, excluding electronic refrigeration equipment. A wholesaler also may furnish the following services to a retailer: cleaning draught lines, setting boxes, rotating stock, affixing price tags to beer products, and building beer displays. (D) A manufacturer, brewer, and importer of beer are declared to be in business on one tier, a wholesaler on another tier, and a retailer on another tier. A person or an entity in the beer business on one tier, or a person acting directly or indirectly on his behalf, may not have ownership or financial interest in the beer business operation on another tier. This limitation does not apply to the interest held on July 1, 1980, by the holder of a wholesale permit in a business operated by the holder of a retail permit at premises other than where the wholesale business is operated. For purposes of this subsection, ownership or financial interest does not include the ownership of less than one percent of the stock in a corporation with a class of voting shares registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other federal agency under Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or a consulting agreement under which the consultant has no control over business decisions and whose compensation is unrelated to the profits of the business. (E) A manufacturer, brewer, importer, or wholesaler of beer may discount product price based on quantity purchases if all discounts are on price only, appear on the sales records, and are available to all customers. (F) No person or entity in the beer business on one tier may require a person or entity in the beer business on another tier to advertise or participate in a discount or special promotion or furnish the items delineated in subsection (C). Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment in subsection (B), inserted the third sentence relating to the storage of equipment; in subsection (C), inserted the second sentence relating to product displays; and in subsection (F), inserted "or furnish the items delineated in subsection (C)".
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4080 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4080
SECTION 61-6-4080. Sale to person under the age of twenty-one years; penalty; completion of merchant education program; conditional discharge.
Status: in_force

(A) A person engaged in the sale of alcoholic liquors who knowingly sells the alcoholic liquors to a person under the age of twenty-one is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction: (1) for a first offense, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both; and (2) for a second or subsequent offense, must be fined not less than four hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (B) Failure of a person to require identification to verify a person's age is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. (C) A person who violates the provisions of this section also is required to successfully complete a DAODAS approved merchant alcohol enforcement education program. The program must be a minimum of two hours and the cost to the person may not exceed fifty dollars. (D)(1) Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of any offense under this section, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a sale in violation of this section, the court, without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of the accused, may defer further proceedings and place him on probation upon terms and conditions as it requires provided that one such condition must be that he complete the merchant education program described in subsection (C). Upon violation of a term or condition, the court may enter an adjudication of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided. Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the proceedings against him. Discharge and dismissal under this section must be without court adjudication of guilt and is not a conviction for purposes of this section or for purposes of disqualifications or disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime, including the additional penalties imposed for second or subsequent convictions. However, a nonpublic record must be forwarded to and retained by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division solely for the purpose of use by the courts in determining whether or not a person has committed a subsequent offense under this section. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division must produce this record upon subpoena or court order. Discharge and dismissal under this section may occur only once with respect to any person. (2) Upon the dismissal of the person and discharge of the proceedings against him pursuant to item (1), the person may apply to the court for an order to expunge from all official records, other than the nonpublic records to be retained as provided in item (1), all recordation relating to his arrest, indictment or information, trial, finding of guilt, and dismissal and discharge pursuant to this section. If the court determines, after the hearing, that the person was dismissed and the proceedings against him discharged, it shall enter the order. The effect of the order is to restore the person, in the contemplation of the law, to the status he occupied before the arrest or indictment or information. No person as to whom the order has been entered may be held pursuant to another provision of law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of his failure to recite or acknowledge the arrest, or indictment or information, or trial in response to an inquiry made of him for any purpose, except when the person is providing sworn statements or giving testimony under oath. A conditional discharge granted pursuant to this section does not preclude a person from availing themselves of subsequent pre-trial diversion options provided by law. (3) Before a person may be discharged and the proceedings dismissed pursuant to this subsection, the person must pay a fee of three hundred fifty dollars if the person is in a general sessions court and one hundred fifty dollars if the person is in a summary court. No portion of the fee may be waived, reduced, or suspended, except in cases of indigency. If the court determines that a person is indigent, the court may partially or totally waive, reduce, or suspend the fee. The revenue collected pursuant to this item must be retained by the jurisdiction that heard or processed the case and paid to the State Treasurer within thirty days of receipt. The State Treasurer shall transmit these funds to the Prosecution Coordination Commission which shall then apportion these funds among the sixteen judicial circuits on a per capita basis equal to the population in that circuit compared to the population of the State as a whole based on the most recent official United States census. The funds must be used for drug treatment court programs only. The amounts generated by this subsection are in addition to any amounts presently being provided for drug treatment court programs and may not be used to supplant funding already allocated for these services. The State Treasurer may request the State Auditor to examine the financial records of a jurisdiction which he believes is not timely transmitting the funds required to be paid to the State Treasurer pursuant to this subsection. The State Auditor is further authorized to conduct these examinations and the local jurisdiction is required to participate in and cooperate fully with the examination. (4) Conditional discharge may only be granted by the court in accordance with the provisions of this section upon approval of the circuit solicitor or prosecuting officer. Effect of Amendment 2024 Act No. 211, SECTION 2, added (D).
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-1300 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 61-6-1300
SECTION 61-6-1300. Restrictions upon wholesalers.
Status: in_force

No wholesaler may: (1) sell, barter, exchange, give, transfer, or deliver for consumption alcoholic liquors to a person not having a retail dealer's license issued under this article; (2) permit the drinking of alcoholic liquors on his premises; (3) condition the sale of alcoholic liquors to a retail dealer upon the purchase or receipt of another kind or brand of alcoholic liquors than that ordered by the retail dealer; (4) sell alcoholic liquors between the times of sundown and sunrise; (5) sell alcoholic liquors on credit; however, this item does not prohibit payment by electronic transfer of funds if (a) the transfer of funds is initiated by an irrevocable payment order on or before delivery of the alcoholic liquors and (b) the electronic transfer is initiated by the wholesaler no later than one business day after delivery; (6) directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership or an association, as a member or stockholder of a corporation, or as a relative to a person by blood or marriage within the third degree, have an interest in a business, store, or establishment dealing in alcoholic liquors except the store or place of business covered by his wholesaler's license; or (7) redeem proof-of-purchase certificates for any promotional item.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-580 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 61-4-580
SECTION 61-4-580. Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

(A) No holder of a permit authorizing the sale of beer or wine or a servant, agent, or employee of the permittee may knowingly commit any of the following acts upon the licensed premises covered by the holder's permit: (1) sell beer or wine to a person under twenty-one years of age; (2) sell beer or wine to an intoxicated person; (3) permit gambling or games of chance except game promotions including contests, games of chance, or sweepstakes in which the elements of chance and prize are present and which comply with the following: (a) the game promotion is conducted or offered in connection with the sale, promotion, or advertisement of a consumer product or service, or to enhance the brand or image of a supplier of consumer products or services; (b) no purchase payment, entry fee, or proof of purchase is required as a condition of entering the game promotion or receiving a prize; (c) all materials advertising the game promotion clearly disclose that no purchase or payment is necessary to enter and provide details on the free method of participation; and (d) this subsection is not an exception or limitation to Section 12-21-2710 or other provisions of the South Carolina Code of Laws in which gambling or games of chance are unlawful and prohibited; (4) permit lewd, immoral, or improper entertainment, conduct, or practices. This includes, but is not limited to, entertainment, conduct, or practices where a person is in a state of undress so as to expose the human male or female genitals, pubic area, or buttocks cavity with less than a full opaque covering; (5) permit any act, the commission of which tends to create a public nuisance or which constitutes a crime under the laws of this State; (6) sell, offer for sale, or possess any beverage or alcoholic liquors the sale or possession of which is prohibited on the licensed premises under the law of this State; (7) conduct, operate, organize, promote, advertise, run, or participate in a "drinking contest" or "drinking game". For purposes of this item, "drinking contest" or "drinking game" includes, but is not limited to, a contest, game, event, or other endeavor which encourages or promotes the consumption of beer or wine by participants at extraordinary speed or in increased quantities or in more potent form. "Drinking contest" or "drinking game" does not include a contest, game, event, or endeavor in which beer or wine is not used or consumed by participants as part of the contest, game, event, or endeavor, but instead is used solely as a reward or prize. Selling beer or wine in the regular course of business is not considered a violation of this section; or Text of (B) effective until January 1, 2026. (B) a violation of any provision of this section is a ground for the revocation or suspension of the holder's permit. Text of (B) effective January 1, 2026. (B) In addition to civil liability as provided by law, a violation of any provision of this section is a ground for the revocation or suspension of the holder's permit. A permittee or licensee who violates any provision of this section: (1) for a first offense, shall be fined two thousand five hundred dollars by the department; (2) for a second offense within two years of the first offense, shall have its alcohol license or permit suspended for up to fourteen days as determined by the department; and (3) for a third offense within three years of the first offense, shall have its alcohol license or permit revoked. Editor's Note 2025 Act No. 42, SECTION 11, provides as follows: "SECTION 11. This act takes effect January 1, 2026, and applies only to causes of action or claims arising or accruing after January 1, 2026, and applies to all policies issued after that date, other than Section 61-4-523 which takes effect upon approval by the Governor." Effect of Amendment The 2013 amendment added subsection (3)(d), relating to Section 12-21-2710, added subsection identifier (8) to the former last sentence, and made other nonsubstantive changes. 2025 Act No. 42, SECTION 4, in (B), inserted "In addition to civil liability as provided by law," at the beginning, added the second sentence, and added (B)(1) to (3).
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-30 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 61-6-30
SECTION 61-6-30. Excluded products; violations.
Status: in_force

No provision in the ABC Act applies to alcohol intended for use in the manufacture and sale of any of the following when they are unfit for beverage purposes: (1) Denatured alcohol produced and used pursuant to acts of Congress and regulations promulgated thereunder; (2) Patent, proprietary, medicinal, pharmaceutical, antiseptic, and toilet preparations; (3) Flavoring extracts, syrups, and food products; and (4) Scientific, chemical, mechanical, and industrial products. A person who knowingly sells any product enumerated in items (1), (2), (3), or (4) for beverage purposes is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or imprisonment of not more than sixty days, or both. No provision of the ABC Act applies to ethyl alcohol intended for use by hospitals, colleges, governmental agencies, or other permittees entitled to obtain this alcohol tax free, as provided by acts of Congress and regulations promulgated thereunder.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-1825 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 61-6-1825
SECTION 61-6-1825. Protest of issuance or renewal of license; attendance at hearing; court costs; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) A person residing in the county in which a license pursuant to the provisions of subarticle 1 of this article is requested to be granted, or a person residing within five miles of the location for which a permit pursuant to the provisions of subarticle 1 of this article is requested, may protest the issuance or renewal of the license if he files a written protest providing: (1) the name, address, and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the name of the applicant for the license and the address of the premises sought to be licensed, or the name and address of the license holder if the application is for renewal; (3) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; and (4) whether or not he wishes to attend a contested case hearing before the Administrative Law Court. (B) Upon receipt of a timely filed protest, the department must determine the protestant's intent to attend a contested hearing before the Administrative Law Court. If the protestant intends to attend a contested hearing, the department must not issue the permanent license but must forward the file to the Administrative Law Court. (C) If the protestant during the investigation expresses no desire to attend a contested hearing and offer testimony, the protest is deemed invalid, and the department shall continue to process the application and shall issue the license if all other statutory requirements are met. (D) A person who files a protest and fails to appear at a hearing after affirming a desire to attend the hearing may be assessed a penalty to include court costs.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-540 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 61-4-540
SECTION 61-4-540. Issuance of permits; bonds.
Status: in_force

When a verified application is filed with the department and the department determines that (1) the requisite qualifications and conditions are met, (2) the applicant is a fit person to sell beer or wine, and (3) the location of the proposed place of business is a proper one, the department must issue a permit to the applicant to sell beer or wine on the premises described in the application upon the payment of the fee prescribed by law. A misstatement or concealment of fact in an application is a sufficient ground for the revocation of the permit. The department may, in those cases where it considers necessary, require an applicant to post a cash bond or surety bond with a bonding company approved by the Department of Insurance as an additional condition for a permit. The bond must be in an amount as determined by the department and is subject to forfeiture in whole or in part for violations of law relating to the sale of beer or wine.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-920 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 61-4-920
SECTION 61-4-920. Penalties for violation of rule or regulation.
Status: in_force

The department must revoke or suspend the license, permit, or brewer's certificate of approval of a person for the violation of any rule or regulation or invoke a penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars for each violation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4460 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4460
SECTION 61-6-4460. Clear title.
Status: in_force

A person who purchases any chattel at a sale made by the sheriff under the provisions of this article acquires full and complete title to the chattel free and clear of prior claims, liens, or encumbrances.
S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4230 — SC Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 61-6-4230
SECTION 61-6-4230. Sentencing.
Status: in_force

The trial judge in his discretion may impose sentences under the provisions of this article, except Section 61-6-4720, or any portion of this article, of a fine or imprisonment of not less than one- half the fine or imprisonment prescribed for conviction under these provisions.