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Bill 925

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      925
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020123
Primary Sponsor:                  Setzler
All Sponsors:                     Setzler
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20903sd02.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Establishments licensed to sell liquor, 
                                  proximity requirements extended to include 
                                  libraries


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020123  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST ESTABLISHMENTS LICENSED TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BEING LOCATED WITHIN A SPECIFIED DISTANCE OF ANY CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND, SO AS TO INCLUDE PUBLIC LIBRARIES WITHIN THIS PROHIBITION TO DEFINE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THOSE LOCATIONS TO WHICH THESE RESTRICTIONS DO NOT APPLY.

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

SECTION 1. Section 61-6-120 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 458 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"Section 61-6-120. (A) The department shall not grant or issue any license provided for in this article or Article 7 of this chapter, if the place of business is within three hundred feet of any church, school, or playground, or public library situated within a municipality or within five hundred feet of any church, school, or playground, or public library situated outside of a municipality. Such The distance shall must be computed by following the shortest route of ordinary pedestrian or vehicular travel along the public thoroughfare from the nearest point of the grounds in use as part of such the church, school, or playground, or public library which, as used herein, shall must be defined as follows:

(1) 'Church', an establishment, other than a private dwelling, where religious services are usually conducted;

(2) 'School', an establishment, other than a private dwelling where the usual processes of education are usually conducted; and

(3) 'Playground', a place, other than grounds at a private dwelling, which is provided by the public or members of a community for recreation; and

(4) 'Public library' means a state or local library which is open to the general public. Libraries that are part of secondary schools or colleges, universities, or technical schools are considered to be a part of the school for purposes of this provision.

The above restrictions do not apply to (1) the renewal of licenses and or (2) they do not apply to new applications for locations which are licensed at the time the new application is filed with the department an application for a location which has been licensed at any time during a five-year period preceding the date of the application.

(B) An applicant for license renewal or for a new license at an existing location shall pay a five-dollar certification fee to determine if the exemptions provided for in subsection (A) apply."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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