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§ 45-9-20 — Exception for private establishments.

South Carolina § 45-9-20
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 45HOTELS, MOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND BOARDINGHOUSES
Ch. 9EQUAL ENJOYMENT AND PRIVILEGES TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 45-9-20 (2026).

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The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a private club or other establishment not in fact open to the general public. An institution, a club, an organization, or a place of accommodation, as defined in Section 45-9-10, which offers memberships for less than thirty days is not private within the meaning of this section.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 423, SECTION 1, eff April 25, 1990.

Nearby Sections

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§ 45-9-10
All persons entitled to equal enjoyment of and privileges to public accommodations; places of public accommodation; "supported by state action" defined.
§ 45-9-100
Action for damages by aggrieved party; minimum damages for violation.
§ 45-9-110
Prerequisites to action for damages; conciliation.
§ 45-9-120
Prerequisites to action for damages not to limit right to pursue license revocation or criminal penalties.
§ 45-9-20
Exception for private establishments.
§ 45-9-30
Deprivation of right to equal enjoyment of and privileges to public accommodations prohibited.
§ 45-9-40
Processing of complaints; review by State Human Affairs Commission; complaint by Attorney General.
§ 45-9-50
Hearing on complaint by Attorney General; notice of hearing.
§ 45-9-60
State Human Affairs Commission may establish rules of procedure for hearings; subpoenas; rights of persons charged; rules of evidence; scope of hearing; deliberations of panel; remedies for violation.
§ 45-9-65
Liability of employer for acts of employee; conditions under which revocation of license not required for pattern or practice of discriminatory conduct.
§ 45-9-70
Right to intervene in action.
§ 45-9-75
Final decision of panel; appeals.
§ 45-9-80
Attorney General to notify permitting, regulatory, or licensing authority of violations; immediate revocation of license or permit; enforcement of panel's decision; violators not to obtain license or permit for three years.
§ 45-9-85
Penalty for violating confidentiality provisions.
§ 45-9-90
Penalty for violating provisions of Article 1.
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