South Carolina § 39-41-255 - Retail outlets shall post self-service pump gasoline prices.
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§ 39-41-255. Retail outlets shall post self-service pump gasoline prices.
Every retail motor fuel outlet shall post in a conspicuous place the self-service pump price for each type of gasoline it has available; provided, that such posted price must include either the cash or the credit price but need not include both such prices. The manner in which the prices are posted must not conflict with any state or local laws or ordinances that regulate the size, use, or placement of billboards or signs. The posting on the pump price mechanism of the price of the type of gasoline available at that pump shall satisfy the requirement of this section.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 161, SECTION 4, eff sixty days after approval (approved June 15, 1993); 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, SECTION 97, eff June 29, 1994.
Effect of Amendment
The 1994 amendment added the last sentence, which reads: "The posting on the pump price mechanism of the price of the type of gasoline available at that pump shall satisfy the requirement of this section."
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 39-41-255 ("Retail outlets shall post self-service pump gasoline prices.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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