{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-22-520","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 17-22-520","heading":"Eligibility requirements for consideration for program.","body":"(A) A person may be considered for an alcohol education program if he:\n(1) is at least seventeen years of age but less than twenty-one years of age at the time of arrest;\n(2) has no prior alcohol-related offenses; and\n(3) has no significant history of prior delinquency or criminal activity on his record.\n(B) A person may not participate in an alcohol education program more than once.\n(C) A person may be considered for an alcohol education program if he is charged with a violation of the following offenses:\n(1) purchase or possession of beer or wine by a person under the age of twenty-one pursuant to Section 63-19-2440;\n(2) purchase or possession of alcoholic liquors by a person under the age of twenty-one pursuant to Section 63-19-2450;\n(3) open container in a motor vehicle pursuant to Section 61-4-110;\n(4) public disorderly conduct pursuant to Section 16-17-530;\n(5) littering pursuant to Section 16-11-700;\n(6) providing false information concerning age to purchase beer or wine pursuant to Section 61-4-60;\n(7) unlawful purchase of beer or wine for a person who cannot legally buy for consumption on the premises pursuant to Section 61-4-80;\n(8) transfer of beer or wine for underage person's consumption pursuant to Section 61-4-90;\n(9) transfer of alcoholic liquors for underage person's consumption pursuant to Section 61-6-4070;\n(10) possession of an altered driver's license or other false documentation pursuant to Section 56-1-515; and\n(11) another offense similar in nature and severity to the above-described offenses, as determined by the circuit solicitor. However, the provisions of this item may not be construed to include an offense enumerated in Section 56-5-2930 or Section 56-5-2933.\n(D) A person's participation in an alcohol education program does not prevent his participation in a pretrial intervention program pursuant to the provisions and conditions of Article 1.","path":["Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 22 Intervention Programs","ARTICLE 5 Alcohol Education Program"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c022.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:46:24Z","sha256":"547021cf12836e82fa5797b50477c046d81f1cf55dcd509e4a2e14bcc925a35b","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-22-510","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-22-530"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}