South Carolina H 3451: State Treasurer employees

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2025-2026 Bill 3451 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3451

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 17-22-520, RELATING TO ALCOHOL EDUCATION PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY; SECTION 
61-4-50, RELATING TO ALCOHOL SALES TO UNDERAGED PERSONS; SECTION 61-4-70, 
RELATING TO POSTING CERTAIN SIGNS; SECTION 61-4-90, RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF 
BEER OR WINE FOR AN UNDERAGED PERSON'S CONSUMPTION; SECTION 61-4-100, RELATING 
TO CERTAIN CRIMINAL CHARGES; SECTION 61-4-360, RELATING TO SAMPLES OF WINE; 
SECTION 61-4-520, RELATING TO RETAIL PERMITS; SECTION 61-4-580, RELATING TO 
CERTAIN PROHIBITED ACTS; SECTION 61-4-745, RELATING TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF 
CERTAIN ALCOHOL; SECTION 61-4-747, RELATING TO CERTAIN SHIPMENTS OF ALCOHOL; 
SECTION 61-4-748, RELATING TO CERTAIN SATELLITE LOCATION CERTIFICATES; SECTION 
61-4-960, RELATING TO BEER TASTINGS; SECTION 61-4-1515, RELATING TO BREWERIES; 
SECTION 61-4-1920, RELATING TO KEGS; AND SECTION 63-19-2440, RELATING TO THE 
PURCHASE OF BEER AND WINE, ALL SO AS TO CHANGE THE APPLICABLE AGE FROM TWENTY-ONE 
TO EIGHTEEN.

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

SECTION 1. Section 17-22-520(C)(1) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (1) purchase or possession of beer or 
wine by a person under the age of twenty-one eighteen pursuant to Section 63-19-2440;

SECTION 2. Section 61-4-50(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to sell 
beer, ale, porter, wine, or other similar malt or fermented beverage to a 
person under twenty-one 
eighteen years of age. A person who makes a sale in violation of this 
section, upon conviction:

 (1) 
for a first offense, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more 
than three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both; 
and

 (2) 
for a second or subsequent offense, must be fined not less than four hundred 
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty 
days, or both.

SECTION 3. Section 61-4-70 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
61-4-70. A person engaged in the business of selling 
at retail beer or wine must post in each location for which he has obtained a 
permit a sign with the following words printed thereon: "The possession of 
beer, wine, or alcoholic liquors, by a person under 
twenty-one eighteen years of age is a 
criminal offense under the laws of this State, and it is also unlawful for a 
person to knowingly give false information concerning his age for the purpose 
of purchasing beer, wine, or liquor". The department must prescribe by 
regulation the size of the lettering and the location of the sign on the seller's 
premises.

 A retail seller of 
beer or wine who fails to display the sign required by this section is guilty 
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred 
dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.

 A person found guilty 
of a violation of Section 61-6-1530 and this section may not be sentenced under 
both sections for the same offense.

SECTION 4. Section 61-4-90 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
61-4-90. (A) It is unlawful for a 
person to transfer or give to a person under the age of 
twenty-one eighteen years for the purpose of 
consumption of beer or wine in the State, unless the person under the age of twenty-one eighteen is 
recruited and authorized by a law enforcement agency to test a person's 
compliance with laws relating to the unlawful transfer or sale of beer and wine 
to a minor. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, 
upon conviction:

 (1) 
for a first offense, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more 
than three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both; 
and

 (2) 
for a second or subsequent offense, must be fined not less than four hundred 
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty 
days, or both.

 (B) A 
person found guilty of a violation of Section 61-6-4070 and this section may 
not be sentenced under both sections for the same offense.

 (C) 
The provisions of this section do not apply to a:

 (1) 
spouse over the age of twenty-one eighteen giving beer or wine to his spouse under the age 
of twenty-one eighteen 
in their home;

 (2) 
parent or guardian over the age of twenty-one eighteen giving beer or wine to his children or wards 
under the age of twenty-one 
eighteen in their home; or

 (3) 
person giving beer or wine to another person under the age of twenty-one eighteen in 
conjunction with a religious ceremony or purpose if the beer or wine was 
lawfully purchased.

 (D) A 
person eighteen years of age and over lawfully