Monday, March 18, 2024

Is it Legal or Illegal to Wear a Facemask in South Carolina?

    If you're still wearing a facial covering or mask because of COVID-19, you might be breaking state law. 
    South Carolina was among at least 18 states that adopted legislation between 1920 and 1950 outlawing face masks in public. The purpose of the laws were designed to prevent Klu Klux Klan members from hiding their identities with white hoods while terrorizing blacks. 
    The laws still remain on the books and during COVID-19 I posted on social media the contradiction of local ordinances to state law. 

    Several counties and municipalities passed ordinances that contradicted the state law, and SLED released a memorandum that the state law would not be enforced. 
    Now that the COVID-19 mandates have ended, it appears the law can be enforced again as one man has found out in North Charleston
    
    




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