Public Conduct in Mount Pleasant, SC (2026)
4 verified public conduct rules for Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Skateboarding Rules
In the Town of Mount Pleasant, skateboards, in-line skates and motorized vehicles are banned from the pedestrian/bicycle walkway of the Ben Sawyer Bridge, the span to Sullivan's Island. Police can confiscate a violating skateboard, and repeat offenders or riders 17 and older face a court fine.
Mount Pleasant Ben Sawyer Bridge Skateboard Ban
Significant RestrictionsMount Pleasant Code of Ordinances § 75.03
(A) The use of all motorized vehicles, skateboards, in-line skates, or any like devices (except electric wheel chairs or other devices used by handicapped persons or vehicles used for official business) is prohibited on the pedestrian walkway of the Ben Sawyer Bridge. ... (B) (1) All town police officers having jurisdiction on the Ben Sawyer Bridge have the authority to confiscate any mot...
Loitering Rules
Mount Pleasant's loitering rule is narrow and school-focused. Town Code § 132.04 makes it unlawful to loiter about a childcare facility, school, or college's premises, or to enter or loiter there without the principal or person in charge's permission; the town has no separate general loitering ordinance in its code.
School Loitering Ban in Mount Pleasant
Some RestrictionsMount Pleasant Code of Ordinances § 132.04(A), (B)
(A) No person shall willfully or unnecessarily at any time on any day: ... (2) Loiter about such childcare facility, school or college premises; or ... (B) No person shall at any time on any day: (1) Enter upon childcare facility, school or college premises, or (2) Loiter around the premises, except on business, without the permission of the principal or person in charge.
Public Marijuana Use
The Town of Mount Pleasant has its own outright ban on marijuana, separate from state law. Town Code § 135.01 makes it unlawful to possess or control one ounce or less of marijuana, plant material, seeds, or resin anywhere within town limits, giving Mount Pleasant Police Department a town-level charge for marijuana found in public.
Marijuana Possession Ban in Mount Pleasant
Heavy RestrictionsMount Pleasant Code of Ordinances § 135.01
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or have under his or her control one ounce or less of marijuana, which means: (A) All species or variety of the marijuana plant and all parts thereof whether growing or not; (B) The seeds of the marijuana plant; (C) The resin extracted from any part of the marijuana plant; (D) Every compound, manufacture, sale, derivative, mixture, or preparation o...
Public Alcohol Use
The Town of Mount Pleasant bans drinking any alcoholic beverage on streets, parks, or public places not licensed for on-premises consumption under Sec. 113.03, and separately bans public drunkenness under Sec. 113.04, both enforced with the general Sec. 10.99 penalty of up to a $500 fine or 30 days in jail.
Mount Pleasant Drinking in Public Places
Some RestrictionsMount Pleasant Code of Ordinances §§ 113.03, 113.04
No person shall drink any alcoholic beverage on the streets, parks, or public places in the municipality not licensed for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages. ... No person shall be drunk or intoxicated in any street, public house, place of amusement, or worship or any public place in the municipality.
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