South Carolina § 61-6-2340 - Locking of cabinet containing alcoholic beverages; limits on access.
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§ 61-6-2340. Locking of cabinet containing alcoholic beverages; limits on access.
(A) Those portions of a hospitality cabinet containing alcoholic beverages must remain locked at all times when a guest room is unrented, except for taking inventory or restocking and replenishing the hospitality cabinet.
(B) Access to a hospitality cabinet in a particular guest room must be provided, by furnishing a key, magnetic card, or similar device, only to a qualified registered guest of legal drinking age, registered to stay in the guest room.
(C) Before providing a key, magnetic card, or similar device required to obtain access to the hospitality cabinet in a particular guest room to the qualified registered guest, the licensee shall verify that the qualified registered guest is of legal drinking age.
(D) A key, magnetic card, or similar device required to obtain access to the hospitality cabinet in a particular guest room may be given only to the qualified registered guest if requested by that guest and only if the guest is not visibly or obviously intoxicated.
HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 13, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 61-6-2340 ("Locking of cabinet containing alcoholic beverages; limits on access.") 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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