Lawmakers in South Carolina have advanced an effort to repeal a ban on minors playing pinball, which was implemented last century.
The legislation was introduced last year but passed the state House Judiciary Committee unanimously on Tuesday, moving it to the full House floor for consideration. The law is seldom enforced, but Democratic state Rep. Todd Rutherford has led the effort to wipe the outdated statute from the books.
“I don’t see the evil that is being taken care of by maintaining its illegality,” Rutherford said, according to WCBD.
In state law, someone under the age of 18 playing a pinball machine is considered a “status offense” — meaning it is not a misdemeanor or felony. State code also says that other status offenses include “playing or loitering in a billiard room” and “gaining admission to a theater by false identification,”
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