South Carolina General Assembly
106th Session, 1985-1986

Bill 1057

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               1057
Ratification Number:       509
Act Number:                458
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Relating to the unlawful transfer of beer
                           or wine to any person under the age of
                           eighteen so as to raise this age to twenty and
                           effective September 14, 1986, to twenty-one
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(A458, R509, S1057)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-9-61, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF BEER OR WINE TO ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN SO AS TO RAISE THIS AGE TO TWENTY AND EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 14, 1986, TO TWENTY-ONE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE PROVISIONS OF PUBLIC LAW 98-363 ARE ENJOINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION OR DECLARED TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL, THE ABOVE PROVISIONS SHALL NOT TAKE EFFECT.

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

Unlawful to transfer beer or wine to person

under age

SECTION 1. Section 61-9-61 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 418 of 1982, is amended to read:

"Section 61-9-61. It is unlawful for any person, except a spouse over the age of twenty years and effective September 14, 1986, twenty-one years or a parent or guardian, to transfer or give to any person under the age of twenty years and effective September 14, 1986, twenty-one years any beer or wine at any place within the State. The provisions of this section shall not apply to wine furnished in connection with a bona fide religious service. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."

Effectiveness of provisions

SECTION 2. If Public Law 98-363 is enjoined by a court of competent jurisdiction or declared by a court to be contrary to the United States Constitution, the provisions of Section 61-9-61 of the 1976 Code shall be effective under the terms and conditions as existed prior to the amendments thereto contained in Section 1 of this act.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.