Public Conduct in Richland County, SC (2026)

Richland County Code § 16-28, § 16-33

Panhandle or panhandling means to go door-to-door or on the streets asking for monetary contributions for the personal benefit of the individual asking. ... Sec. 16-33. Panhandling prohibited. No person shall engage in panhandling activities in the unincorporated areas of Richland County.

Richland County Code § 18-2

(a) Definitions. As used in this section, "loitering" shall mean remaining idle in essentially one (1) location, spending time idly, loafing or walking around aimlessly in a public place in such manner as to: (1) Create or cause to be created any disturbance or annoyance to the comfort and repose of any person; (2) Create or cause to be created a danger of a breach of the peace; (3) Obstruct ...

Richland County Code Sec. 18-6(g)

(g) Reasonable Distance. Smoking outside a Workplace, and any other indoor area where smoking is prohibited, shall be permitted, provided that tobacco smoke does not enter any Work Spaces and/or Workplaces through entrances, windows, ventilation systems, or other means. In addition, smoking is prohibited within fifteen (15) feet of any door used as an entrance to or exit from an enclosed area w...

Richland County Code Sec. 18-5

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any beer or wine, or other alcoholic beverage, in or from any unsealed container on any public street or public sidewalk, in any public parking lot or public alley, or at any public gathering or any other public place, with the exception of gatherings on premises for which valid licenses or permits have been duly issued to allow public consumpt...