{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-61-6-4085","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-4085","heading":"Charges against seller and minor purchaser; compliance tester exception.","body":"(A) If a person is charged with a violation of the unlawful sale of alcoholic liquors to minors pursuant to Section 61-6-4080, the minor also must be charged with a violation of the unlawful purchase or possession of alcoholic liquors pursuant to Section 63-19-2450. In addition, if the minor provided false information as to his age pursuant to Section 63-19-2450(A) or if an adult violated the provisions of Section 61-6-4075 regarding purchasing alcoholic liquors for a person who cannot lawfully buy them, these persons also must be charged with their violations.\n(B) A person may not be charged with a violation of Section 61-6-4080 if the provisions of subsection (A) are not met.\n(C) Nothing in this section requires that charges made pursuant to this section be prosecuted to conclusion; but rather this determination must be made in the manner provided by law.\n(D) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (A) and (B), a person under the age of twenty-one may be recruited and authorized by a law enforcement agency to test an establishment's compliance with laws relating to the unlawful transfer or sale of alcoholic liquors to a minor. The testing must be under the direct supervision of a law enforcement agency, and the agency must have the person's parental consent. If the requirements of this subsection are met, a person may be charged with a violation of Section 61-6-4080 without the requirement that the minor also be charged.","path":["Title 61 - ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES","CHAPTER 6 Alcoholic Beverage Control Act","ARTICLE 13 Offenses, Penalties, and Enforcement"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t61c006.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:07:59Z","sha256":"c9dba5c7eb132e9eb26f1fdafd7487ad68358987b4950730350cc37ee5df368b","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-61-6-4080","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-61-6-4090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}