{"id":1947,"date":"2026-06-22T10:37:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2026-06-22T10:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:37:35","slug":"5-most-bizarre-sc-laws-still-on-the-books-including-a-permit-to-fortune-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1947","title":{"rendered":"5 most bizarre SC laws still on the books \u2013 including a permit to fortune-tell"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1946\">Japan\u2019s FX messaging keeps markets on edge over yen intervention risk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Outlandish laws exist across the country \u2013 don\u2019t try collecting seaweed at night in New Hampshire or throwing confetti in Mobile, Alabama \u2013 and South Carolina is no exception.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Can\u2019t buy a TV on Sunday<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>TV broke just before Sunday night football? You might end up huddling around somebody\u2019s laptop.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s against the law to sell TVs on Sunday, a<u>long with many other items,<\/u> including musical instruments, jewelry and even clothes.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry though, the law makes an exception for swimsuits.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>\u201cI do\u2019s\u201d or jail time<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The state of South Carolina has no time for games, boys.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It is illegal in the Palmetto state to seduce an unmarried woman with promises of a walk down the aisle a<u>ccording to a 1962 statute,<\/u> which promises a penalty of up to one year in prison.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Once you say your vows \u2013 even after a conviction \u2013 you\u2019re in the clear.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Leave your playing cards at home<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On your next night out, don\u2019t be surprised if bar security asks you to stow any playing cards or dice \u2013 according to this centuries-old law, the bar may have to shell out $2,000 per game.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The 1802 law bans games involving cards, dice or a gaming table from \u201cany tavern, inn, store for the retailing of spirituous liquors or in any house used as a place of gaming,\u201d with a penalty of up to $100 or a month in jail for players.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1944\">Stumbo, Goldfinch travel SC in final days of runoff for state attorney general<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The list of prohibited places also includes outhouses, in case you were getting any ideas.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>No work on Sundays<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Boss asking you to work over the weekend? Just pull up the South Carolina code of laws.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Another of the state\u2019s \u201cblue laws,\u201d this code bars work on Sundays for everyone except those working out of \u201cnecessity or charity,\u201d including food service workers, radio employees and those in health care.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In Charleston County, those who celebrate the Sabbath on Saturday are covered too.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Seeing something in the future? 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