S.C. Code § 61-6-4130

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.

Section 61-6-4130 - Presence at distillery, prima facie evidence of guilt

A person found at a distillery or other place where alcoholic liquors are being manufactured in violation of the laws of this State is considered prima facie guilty of manufacturing alcoholic liquors or aiding and abetting in their manufacture and, upon conviction, must be punished as if the person personally manufactured the alcoholic liquors.

A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as follows:

(a) for a first offense, by a fine of not less than six hundred dollars or imprisonment for six months;

(b) for a second offense, by a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars or imprisonment for one year; and

(c) for a third or subsequent offense, by a fine of three thousand dollars or imprisonment for two years.

S.C. Code § 61-6-4130

1996 Act No. 415, Section 1.