Public Conduct in Dorchester County, SC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Dorchester County, South Carolina.
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Loitering Rules
Dorchester County makes it a crime to loiter in a public place in ways that disturb others, threaten a breach of the peace, or block pedestrians and vehicles. Chapter 28, Article III lets deputies order a loiterer to leave, and refusing that order is itself a misdemeanor under § 28-48.
Dorchester County Loitering & Obstruction Law
Some RestrictionsDorchester County Code §§ 28-47—28-48
Loitering means remaining in essentially one location, in a public place and in such a manner as to: (1)Create or cause to be created any disturbance to the comfort or repose of any person;(2)Create or cause to be created a danger of a breach of the peace;(3)Obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles;(4)Obstruct, molest or interfere with any person lawfully in a public place; or(5)Mak...
Public Alcohol Use
Dorchester County bans drinking or carrying an open container of beer, wine or liquor at any public boat landing that lacks an on-premises alcohol license. County Code § 28-1 makes violation a misdemeanor. The rule is narrow: it covers boat landings only, not streets, sidewalks or parks, and it dates to a 2009 ordinance amending Chapter 28's general offenses article.
Dorchester County Open Container at Boat Landings
Some RestrictionsDorchester County Code § 28-1
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic liquor, beer, wine or possess any open container of the same at any public boat landing in the county not licensed for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages.(b)Any person found to have violated this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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