Public Conduct in Oconee County, SC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Oconee County, South Carolina.
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Aggressive Panhandling
Oconee County's code defines 'aggressive manner' solicitation, touching, blocking someone's path, threatening gestures or profanity, and flatly bans it on any public right-of-way, sidewalk or publicly-owned property under Sec. 20-52(f)(6), apart from the county's general soliciting-hours rule.
Oconee County Aggressive Solicitation Ban
Some RestrictionsOconee County Code §§ 20-51(a)(1), 20-52(f)(6)
(a)Aggressive manner shall mean any of the following:(1)Before, during or after soliciting, approaching or speaking to a person, or following a person, if that conduct is intended or is likely to cause reasonable persons to fear bodily harm to themselves or to another, or damage to or loss of property, or to otherwise be intimidated into giving money or any other thing of value; ... (6)Aggressi...
Public Alcohol Use
Possessing or drinking any alcoholic beverage is banned in Oconee County parks and recreation areas, including Hartwell Lake Recreation Areas, under Sec. 22-115(9), unless the county council has approved the site for a private social function where alcohol is allowed.
Oconee County Bans Alcohol in County Parks
Heavy RestrictionsOconee County Code §§ 22-113, 22-115(9)
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished in accordance with section 1-7 of the Oconee County Code of Ordinances. ... (9)No person using or occupying public park and recreation area, which come within the Hartwell Lake Recreation Areas, as defined in section 22-114 and/or within the jurisdiction of the cou...
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