South Carolina H 3810: License fee on corporations

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2025-2026 Bill 3810 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 28, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3810

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS 
BY AMENDING SECTION 61-6-1810, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS AND FEES, SO AS TO amend 
CERTAIN FEES FOR ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED TO SELL ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS 
BY THE DRINK ON SUNDAYS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 61-6-2010, RELATING TO 
TEMPORARY PERMITS, SO AS TO amend a certain fee and REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT 
THE DEPARTMENT OFFER CERTAIN ANNUAL FIFTY-TWO WEEK TEMPORARY PERMITS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 61-6-1810 of the S.C. 
Code is amended to read:

 Section 61-6-1810. (A) A person making application for a 
license under subarticle 1 of this article must submit his application to the 
department. The applicant must pay a nonrefundable filing fee of one hundred 
dollars which must accompany the initial application for each location. The 
department has exclusive authority in issuing, renewing, suspending, or 
revoking a license pursuant to the provisions of this article.

 (B) Applications for licenses must 
also be accompanied by appropriate license fees payable to the department. 
License fees must be deposited with the State Treasurer or are refundable if a 
license is not issued. The schedule of fees for the license is:

 (1) one thousand, five hundred dollars 
biennially for a nonprofit organization, as defined in Section 61-6-20(6);

 (2) one thousand, five hundred dollars 
biennially for a business establishment, as described in Section 61-6-1610.;

 (3) one thousand eight hundred dollars 
biennially for a business establishment that is authorized to sell alcoholic 
liquors by the drink on Sunday.

 (C) A person who initially applies for 
a license after the first day of a license period must pay license fees in 
accordance with the schedule provided in this subsection. During the:

 (1) first quarter of the license 
period: the entire fee;

 (2) second quarter of the license 
period: three-fourths of the prescribed fee;

 (3) third quarter of the license 
period: one-half of the prescribed fee;

 (4) final quarter of the license year: 
one-fourth of the prescribed fee.

SECTION 2. Section 61-6-2010(A) of the 
S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (A) In addition to the provisions of Section 61-6-2000, the 
department may issue a temporary permit to allow the possession, sale, and 
consumption of alcoholic liquors by the drink. This permit is valid for a 
period not to exceed twenty-four hours and may be issued only to bona fide 
nonprofit organizations and business establishments otherwise authorized to be 
licensed for sales. The department shall charge a nonrefundable filing fee of 
one hundred dollars for processing each application and a daily permit fee of fifty two dollars and fifty cents for each day for which a permit is 
approved. An application must be filed for each permit requested. The department must also offer the option of an annual fifty-two 
week temporary permit for a nonrefundable fee of three thousand dollars per 
year. However, the optional fifty-two week permit must not extend beyond the 
expiration date of the biennial license issued pursuant to this chapter. If 
the expiration date is less than fifty-two weeks from the date of the 
application for the optional fifty-two week permit, the department must prorate 
the three thousand dollar fee on a monthly basis. The department in its 
sole discretion shall specify the terms and conditions of the permit.

SECTION 
3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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