Public Conduct in South Carolina (2026)

Charleston bans soliciting 'in an aggressive manner' anywhere on public rights-of-way or other city-owned property…

In unincorporated Greenville County, County Code § 15-7 bars anyone from standing on a street or highway to solicit…

Richland County outlaws panhandling outright in the unincorporated area: Sec. 16-33 makes it unlawful for anyone to go…

Rock Hill's Code of Ordinances outlaws aggressive solicitation on any public right-of-way, sidewalk, or publicly owned…

Spartanburg County bars anyone from standing on a highway or street to solicit money, business or employment from…

York County makes it unlawful to solicit in an aggressive manner on any public right-of-way, sidewalk or county-owned…

Charleston makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on any public or private property in the city, indoors or out…

Urinating in a public area or in view of others is an outright criminal act of disorderly conduct anywhere in…

Columbia makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on any public or private property in the city outside a restroom or…

Skateboards, in-line skates, roller skates, and similar coaster-type devices are banned from Rock Hill's downtown…

Skateboarders riding on a Charleston roadway have the same rights and duties as a vehicle driver under Sec. 19-93, must…

Pageland Town Code Section 32-44 keeps roller skates, skateboards and similar toy vehicles off public roadways. Riders…

Aiken County requires skateboards, skates and bicycles to always yield the right-of-way to pedestrians in county parks…

Loud, unnecessary noise that disturbs residential peace and quiet is a misdemeanor in unincorporated Lexington County…

It's unlawful to loiter or trespass at any York County landfill, convenience center, roadside container or solid waste…

Charleston's loitering ordinance bans lingering without lawful purpose in eight specific settings, from restaurants and…

Congregating on a public way in unincorporated Florence County without permission, blocking vehicle or foot traffic…

County Code § 15-9 makes it a misdemeanor to loiter in any public place in unincorporated Greenville County with the…

Richland County bans loitering in public places when it disturbs others, blocks passage, or accompanies begging…

Spartanburg County makes it illegal to loiter in any public place with the purpose of soliciting prostitution or…

Aiken County makes it unlawful to loiter at any county park or recreation center in a way that disturbs others, risks a…

Beaufort County criminalizes loitering for illicit drug activity in any public place after a law enforcement warning…

Berkeley County bans loitering at every public boat landing it operates, alongside disorderly conduct, loud music and…

Columbia bans loitering that creates a disturbance, obstructs pedestrians or vehicles, or is tied to begging, gambling…

Dorchester County makes it a crime to loiter in a public place in ways that disturb others, threaten a breach of the…

North Charleston's only loitering ordinance targets loitering meant to induce or solicit prostitution in streets or…

Pageland makes it unlawful to loiter on any street, park, public place or public building, or to obstruct pedestrian…

Rock Hill bans loitering or loafing around any college, school, hospital, orphanage or church inside city limits, and…

Sumter County Code § 28-6 makes it unlawful to loiter in a public place for drug activity or to menace passersby, but…

Lancaster County's only loitering ordinance is narrow: Section 12-66 bars loitering, or discharging a firearm, at or…

Charleston bans smoking, including e-cigarettes, hookah and vapor devices, in every public park and playground the city…

Columbia bans smoking outdoors within 25 feet of building entrances, playgrounds, outdoor dining and bar seating…

Pageland bans smoking or using any tobacco product at town recreation facilities, including Pigg Park, Moore's Park…

Rock Hill bans smoking, defined to include cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookahs and e-cigarettes, in every public park…

Aiken County bans smoking at amphitheaters, ball parks and stadiums during events, parades and special events on public…

Anderson County bars smoking of tobacco or any other plant or weed material at outdoor county-owned venues…

Beaufort County bans smoking in and on all county-owned or operated facilities, including outdoor property adjacent to…

Horry County parks are smoke-free except in areas the recreation department specifically designates for it. Code §…

Lexington County bans smoking in workplaces and adds an outdoor buffer around them: Sec. 14-621(g) prohibits smoking…

Unincorporated Richland County lets people smoke outdoors, but not within 15 feet of any workplace entrance, exit or…

Charleston County's Clean Indoor Air ordinance bans smoking inside enclosed workplaces but does not extend that ban…

Rock Hill requires pedestrians crossing outside a marked or unmarked intersection crosswalk to yield to all vehicles on…

Charleston makes it a crime to sell, possess, use or transport one ounce or less of marijuana or ten grams or less of…

Lexington County's loitering ordinance treats unlawfully using or possessing an unlawful drug in a public place as…

Horry County does not have a stand-alone public marijuana-use ban, but its beach ordinance reaches the same conduct…

Beaufort County makes it unlawful to consume or possess alcohol on any public beach in the unincorporated county, with…

Pageland's town code makes it a misdemeanor to drink any intoxicating alcoholic beverage on the town's streets…

York County bans consuming or displaying any intoxicating beverage at every county-owned park and public boat landing…

Charleston bans carrying an open container of beer, wine, or liquor in a vehicle or on your person, and bans drinking…

Charleston County bans drinking alcoholic beverages on the premises of any public boat landing or ramp it operates…

In unincorporated Horry County, from Socastee to Little River, it is unlawful to carry an opened container of any…

Sec. 24-3(10) bars anyone using a Lancaster County park or recreation area from possessing or consuming alcoholic…

Spartanburg County bans consuming alcohol or being under its influence anywhere in a county park. The same section also…

Anderson County makes it a misdemeanor to drink or hold an open container of beer, wine or liquor on any posted street…

Between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Berkeley County bars, clubs, stores, and beer parlors licensed for on-premises…

Columbia bans drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol on public streets, sidewalks, tree zones, parking…

Dorchester County bans drinking or carrying an open container of beer, wine or liquor at any public boat landing that…

North Charleston bans drinking any alcoholic liquor, beer, or wine on streets, parks, or public places not licensed for…

Richland County Code Sec. 18-5 bans drinking beer, wine or any alcoholic beverage from an unsealed container on public…

Rock Hill bans open alcohol containers and public drinking on city streets, sidewalks, parking areas and other public…

In unincorporated Sumter County it's unlawful to drink alcohol, beer, or wine on any street, road, sidewalk, park, or…