South Carolina § 61-6-4040 - Rendering aid in unlawful transportation.
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§ 61-6-4040. Rendering aid in unlawful transportation.
A person who acts as an advance or rear guard or pilot to a person engaged in the transportation of alcoholic liquors in violation of any law of this State is guilty of the offense of knowingly transporting alcoholic liquors for unlawful purposes and, upon conviction, must be punished for this misdemeanor 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.
The buggy, wagon, automobile, aircraft, railroad car, bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle or boat, launch, or other vessel used by the person in rendering the aid may be confiscated in the same method and manner as provided by this article for the confiscation of a vehicle actually used in the carrying of these alcoholic liquors.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 415, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 61-6-4040 ("Rendering aid in unlawful transportation.") 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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