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CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY SUMMARY

Following is a summary of the newly signed Second Amendment Preservation Act, or


“Constitutional Carry Act.” This in no way encompasses all or every conceivable scenario with
which law enforcement or prosecutors may faced. It is the advice of the Solicitor’s Office that
all Law Enforcement personnel read and understand these statutes and how some parts are
interrelated to other statutes in the SC code of laws.

1. SOME MAIN POINTS OF THE LAW

• A person who is not otherwise prohibited may lawfully store a firearm


ANYWHERE in a vehicle, whether occupied or unoccupied
• Anyone not otherwise prohibited can open carry without a permit, unless the
particular premises is exempted by statute or property owner
• Under 23-31-245, a person who is openly carrying a firearm DOES NOT give LE
reasonable suspicion or probable cause to search, detain, or arrest that person.
Merely carrying a weapon in accordance with the new law is not sufficient to
justify a detention, search, or arrest of a person
o You can still detain, etc. if you have reasonable suspicion or PC of another
crime

2. FELON IN POSSESSION -- Under 16-23-500, it is unlawful for a person who has been
convicted of which carries more than 1 year in prison to possess a firearm or ammo
a. Removes statutory requirement of a statutory violent crime conviction
b. “Crime which carries more than one year” has a specific definition
i. Does not include a conviction from this or any other state that relates to
regulation of business practices
ii. Does not include a conviction from this or any other state which is
classified as a misdemeanor, AND which carries 5 years or less
1. For example, A&B 2nd carries 3 years, but it is classified as a
misdemeanor, so it would not count under this statute
c. Graduated punishment ( all are felonies )
i. 1st – 0 – 5 years
ii. 2nd – 5 – 20 years
iii. 3rd – 10 – 30 years

3. Business and property owners and proprietors can still restrict people from coming into
their property with firearms
a. Does not apply to regular salaried LEO’s and Constables
4. If a business has a “No concealed weapons” sign that complies with the statute relating to
signage, and a person violates that owner’s wishes by carrying on their property, for a 1 st
offense, that person can only be charged under 16-11-620
a. 16-11-620 is a trespassing statute that is a misdemeanor punishable by 30 days
and/or up to $200.00
b. They must have bene warned, or refused to leave after having been warned

5. Violations of 16-23-20 are now graduating offenses


a. 1st – misdemeanor, up to 1 year and/or up to $1,000
b. 2nd – misdemeanor – up to 3 years
c. 3rd – felony – up to 5 years

6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, certain people can carry anywhere
a. Active judges on all levels
b. Active solicitors or public defenders
c. Active worker’s comp. commissioners
d. Active clerks of court

7. You cannot possess a firearm on school property of any description, or on property or


premises of any public building
a. UNLESS – the firearm is inside of an attended or locked motor vehicle AND is
secured in a closed glove compartment, closed console, closed trunk, or in a
closed container secured by an integral fastener and transported in the luggage
compartment of the vehicle
b. No included in the definition of property or premises in this section are the streets,
roads, roadways or other rights of way that are opened full time to vehicular
traffic
i. For example, University Blvd. on the CCU campus

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