Local Ordinances restrict open swimming

Former Member
Former Member
I have been open swimming in the ocean in Myrtle Beach SC for 30 years and have recently been harassed by law enforcement and arrested. I am going to trial and hope to eventually change our local laws. Does any one have experience with this issue or recommend a legal expert that can testify on my behalf. I am sure this issue has come up in other communities.
Parents
  • I just looked it up and it says you can't go beyond 50 yd from the beach. Is that an East Coast thing.My Dad lives in Jacksonville and there have been a couple of times I have been down there, and when I went to the beach the warning signs were up in conditions that seemed mild by West Coast standards.
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  • I just looked it up and it says you can't go beyond 50 yd from the beach. Is that an East Coast thing.My Dad lives in Jacksonville and there have been a couple of times I have been down there, and when I went to the beach the warning signs were up in conditions that seemed mild by West Coast standards.
Children
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