{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-57-25-145","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 57-25-145","heading":"Outdoor advertising signs for adult or sexually-oriented business; location restriction; continuation as nonconforming use; penalties.","body":"(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 57-25-140 or another provision of law, an off-premises, outdoor advertising sign for an adult or sexually-oriented business may not be located within one mile of a public highway.\n(B) Outdoor advertising signs in existence at the time of the effective date of this section, which do not conform to the requirements of this section, may continue as a nonconforming use, but must conform within three years of the effective date of this section.\n(C) An owner of an adult or sexually-oriented business who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not more than one year. Each week a violation of this section continues constitutes a separate offense.","path":["Title 57 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES","CHAPTER 25 Outdoor Advertising","ARTICLE 3 Highway Advertising Control Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t57c025.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:55:24Z","sha256":"c77ca4f6d8ea4cc8117017343896020c093c4366c9b2bb6c2bceba5718a60283","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-57-25-140","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-57-25-150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}