South Carolina § 57-25-20 Obscene or indecent billboards prohibited.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 57-25-20 — Obscene or indecent billboards prohibited.

South Carolina § 57-25-20

Title 57HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES

Ch. 25OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

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S.C. Code Ann. § 57-25-20 (2026).

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(A)No billboard shall be erected or displayed containing obscene or indecent words, photographs, or depictions.

(B)Obscene words, photographs, or depictions must be defined and interpreted as provided in Section 16-15-305(B), (C), (D), and (E).

(C)A billboard is indecent when:

(1)taken as a whole, it describes, in a patently offensive way, as determined by contemporary community standards, sexual acts, excretory functions, or parts of the human body; and (2) taken as a whole, it lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

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(A) No billboard shall be erected or displayed containing obscene or indecent words, photographs, or depictions. (B) Obscene words, photographs, or depictions must be defined and interpreted as provided in Section 16-15-305(B), (C), (D), and (E). (C) A billboard is indecent when: (1) taken as a whole, it describes, in a patently offensive way, as determined by contemporary community standards, sexual acts, excretory functions, or parts of the human body; and (2) taken as a whole, it lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.