Public Conduct in Orangeburg County, SC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
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Loitering Rules
Orangeburg County Code § 24-1 bans loitering in the unincorporated area when it comes with activity or circumstances that give a sheriff's deputy probable cause for alarm about someone's safety or property security. The ordinance covers public streets, parks and sidewalks as well as privately owned spaces open to the public, and a deputy must first ask the person to identify himself and explain his presence before making an arrest.
Loitering Ban, Unincorporated Orangeburg County
Some RestrictionsOrangeburg County Code § 24-1
(a)Generally. ... Loitering, accompanied by activity or under circumstances affording probable cause for alarm or concern for the safety and well-being of persons or for the security of property, is prohibited. ... (c)Prohibited, explanation; arrest. It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter in, on or about any place, public or private, within the unincorporated areas of the county, when su...
Public Alcohol Use
Commercial establishments in unincorporated Orangeburg County cannot sell, allow consumption or possession of, or allow non-employees to remain on the premises with alcoholic beverages between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. County Code § 8-167 makes violations an offense against the owner, agent, or employee, and § 8-169 separately makes it an offense for the patron.
Orangeburg County Late-Night Alcohol Ban
Heavy RestrictionsOrangeburg County Code §§ 8-167, 8-173
It shall be an offense for any owner and/or his agent or employee of a commercial establishment located within the unincorporated areas of Orangeburg County: (1)To sell or otherwise provide an alcoholic beverage to any person between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.;(2)To allow the consumption or possession of an alcoholic beverage by any person upon the premises of the commercial establish...
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