5 most bizarre SC laws still on the books – including a permit to fortune-tell

There’s not much everyone can agree on when it comes to politics, but sometimes it only takes a glance to tell when a law is simply bizarre.

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Outlandish laws exist across the country – don’t try collecting seaweed at night in New Hampshire or throwing confetti in Mobile, Alabama – and South Carolina is no exception.

Minors might now be able to play pinball thanks to a law signed in May, but just wait until you read what strangeness is left on the books:

Can’t buy a TV on Sunday

TV broke just before Sunday night football? You might end up huddling around somebody’s laptop.

It’s against the law to sell TVs on Sunday, along with many other items, including musical instruments, jewelry and even clothes.

Don’t worry though, the law makes an exception for swimsuits.

“I do’s” or jail time

The state of South Carolina has no time for games, boys.

It is illegal in the Palmetto state to seduce an unmarried woman with promises of a walk down the aisle according to a 1962 statute, which promises a penalty of up to one year in prison.

Once you say your vows – even after a conviction – you’re in the clear.

Leave your playing cards at home

On your next night out, don’t be surprised if bar security asks you to stow any playing cards or dice – according to this centuries-old law, the bar may have to shell out $2,000 per game.

The 1802 law bans games involving cards, dice or a gaming table from “any tavern, inn, store for the retailing of spirituous liquors or in any house used as a place of gaming,” with a penalty of up to $100 or a month in jail for players.

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The list of prohibited places also includes outhouses, in case you were getting any ideas.

No work on Sundays

Boss asking you to work over the weekend? Just pull up the South Carolina code of laws.

Another of the state’s “blue laws,” this code bars work on Sundays for everyone except those working out of “necessity or charity,” including food service workers, radio employees and those in health care.

In Charleston County, those who celebrate the Sabbath on Saturday are covered too.

Seeing something in the future? Yeah… a fine

Seeing into someone’s future may come with a price, and not just in the mystical sense.

Fortunetellers who don’t obtain a permit from the state could face a $100 fine and up to a month in jail under this state law.

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