Public Conduct in Georgetown County, SC (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Georgetown County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Georgetown County bans all begging, soliciting, vending, and bartering on the Marshwalk and Jetty View Walk in Murrells Inlet under County Code Sec. 13.8-42(4). Georgetown County Sheriff's Office deputies can order violators to leave under Sec. 13.8-44, and a conviction under Sec. 13.8-45 carries a $500 fine per offense, up to 30 days in jail, with each day of a continuing violation charged separately.
Begging Ban on Murrells Inlet Marshwalk
Heavy RestrictionsGeorgetown County Code Secs. 13.8-42, 13.8-45
In addition to normal activities already prohibited by state or local laws, the following activities are expressly prohibited and shall be considered a violation of this article subject to fine and/or incarceration. ... (4)Vending, bartering, selling, soliciting, begging, or other commercial activities of any kind are expressly prohibited. ... ... Sec. 13.8-45. - Penalty. Any person, limited li...
Public Urination
In unincorporated Georgetown County, urinating in a public area or in view of others is disorderly conduct under County Code Sec. 13.8-16. The Sheriff's Office can charge anyone who does so in a public place, public gathering, or within earshot of a school or church, alongside nine other listed acts like fighting words and blocking traffic. A conviction carries up to a $500 fine or 30 days in jail.
Public Urination Ban in Georgetown County, SC
Heavy RestrictionsGeorgetown County Code Sec. 13.8-16
(a)Prohibition. ... It shall be unlawful for any person, within Georgetown County, to engage in the following acts of conduct in a public place, or public gathering, or with hearing distance of a school or church knowing or having reasonable grounds to know that it will tend to promote or provoke a disturbance, danger, alarm, disorder, fight, brawl, or nuisance: ... (10)Urinate in a public area...
Skateboarding Rules
At Morse Landing Park in Murrells Inlet, unincorporated Georgetown County bans biking, skateboarding or similar activity outright under County Code § 13.9-73. The rule sits alongside bans on swimming, vending and littering meant to protect neighboring properties and the park's marsh environment.
Skateboarding Ban, Morse Landing Park SC
Significant RestrictionsGeorgetown County Code § 13.9-73
It is unlawful to use the park areas for the following activities:(1)Biking, skateboarding or similar activity;(2)Swimming or diving;
Loitering Rules
Georgetown County Code § 5.5-20 bars gatherings, loitering and loud or boisterous behavior at any public beach access area in the unincorporated county, and closes those accesses overnight between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. depending on season and one hour before sunrise. The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office enforces the rule and can order violators to leave.
Beach Access Loitering Ban, Georgetown County
Some RestrictionsGeorgetown County Code § 5.5-20
(a)Purpose. ... The purpose of this section is to establish hours of use of public beach access areas of Georgetown County so the public can enjoy the beaches while those individuals residing near the accesses can enjoy their dwellings. This section shall apply in all public beach access areas under the jurisdiction of the county unless expressly exempted. ... (c)Prohibited activities. It is un...
Public Alcohol Use
Georgetown County Code § 3-2 bans drinking any alcoholic liquor, beer, ale, porter or wine, including from an open container in a vehicle, on the streets, roads or sidewalks of unincorporated Georgetown County, South Carolina. An open container on those public ways is treated as prima facie proof of a violation, and conviction brings up to a $100 fine or 30 days in jail.
Open Container Ban, Unincorporated Georgetown County
Heavy RestrictionsGeorgetown County Code § 3-2
Sec. 3-2. - Consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property. (a)Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person within the county to consume any alcoholic liquors, beer, ale, porter, wine or any other similar malt or fermented beverage, whether in vehicles or otherwise, on the streets, roads, or sidewalks in the county. This section shall not apply as to beer and wine in non-glass contain...
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