S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-2030 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 19 / Section 16-3-2030
SECTION 16-3-2030. Criminal liability of principal owners of business; loss of profits and government contracts; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) The principal owners of a business, a business entity, including a corporation, partnership, charitable organization, or another legal entity, that knowingly aids or participates in an offense provided in this article is criminally liable for the offense and will be subject to a fine or loss of business license in the State, or both. In addition, the court may consider disgorgement of profit from activity in violation of this article and disbarment from state and local government contracts. (B) If the principal owners of a business entity are convicted of violating a section of this article, the court or Secretary of State, when appropriate, may: (1) order its dissolution or reorganization; (2) order the suspension or revocation of any license, permit, or prior approval granted to it by a state or local government agency; or (3) order the surrender of its charter if it is organized under state law or the revocation of its certificate to conduct business in the State if it is not organized under state law. Effect of Amendment 2015 Act No. 74, SECTION 2, in (A), added the last sentence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-190 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 16-11-190
SECTION 16-11-190. Attempts to burn.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to wilfully and maliciously attempt to set fire to, burn, or aid, counsel, or procure the burning of any of the buildings or property mentioned in Sections 16-11-110 to 16-11-140 or commit an act in furtherance of burning these buildings. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than ten thousand dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-14-30 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 14 / Section 16-14-30
SECTION 16-14-30. Possession of two or more cards issued to other persons prima facie evidence of violation.
Status: in_force

When a person has in his possession or under his control financial transaction cards issued in the names of two or more other persons other than members of his immediate family, such possession shall be prima facie evidence that such financial transaction cards have been obtained in violation of Section 16-14-20(a).
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-625 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 16-3-625
SECTION 16-3-625. Resisting arrest with deadly weapon; sentencing; "deadly weapon" defined; application of section.
Status: in_force

A person who resists the lawful efforts of a law enforcement officer to arrest him or another person with the use or threat of use of a deadly weapon against the officer, and the person is in possession or claims to be in possession of a deadly weapon, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten nor less than two years. No sentence imposed hereunder for a first offense shall be suspended to less than six months nor shall the persons so sentenced be eligible for parole until after service of six months. No person sentenced under this section for a second or subsequent offense shall have the sentence suspended to less than two years nor shall the person be eligible for parole until after service of two years. As used in this section "deadly weapon" means any instrument which can be used to inflict deadly force. This section does not affect or replace the common law crime of assault and battery with intent to kill nor does it apply if the sentencing judge, in his discretion, elects to sentence an eligible defendant under the provisions of the "Youthful Offenders Act".
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-520 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 2 / Section 16-13-520
SECTION 16-13-520. Venue.
Status: in_force

In a criminal proceeding brought pursuant to this article, the crime is considered to have been committed in a county in which a part of the financial identity fraud took place, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually in that county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-820 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 8 / Section 16-11-820
SECTION 16-11-820. Use of service without authorization or payment; presumption arising from connection of device to cable or closed circuit system.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person knowingly to obtain or use cable television service without the authorization of, or payment to, the operator of the service. It is permissible to infer that the existence of any connection, wire, conductor, or other device whatsoever, between facilities of a cable television system or closed circuit coaxial cable communication system and the premises occupied by the person which makes possible the use of cable television service by any person without that use being specifically authorized by, or compensation paid to, the operator of cable television service indicates that the occupant of the premises has violated this section. If any person pays the amount charged for service provided by the operator of the cable television system, whether or not the amount billed is in conformity with the established charges for the service, the person is not guilty of any offense hereunder by reason of the use of the service.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-25-100 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Article 1 / Section 16-25-100
SECTION 16-25-100. Judicial training on issues concerning domestic violence.
Status: in_force

Magistrates, municipal court judges, family court judges, and circuit court judges shall receive continuing legal education on issues concerning domestic violence. The frequency and content of the continuing legal education is to be determined by the South Carolina Court Administration at the direction of the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-405 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Article 5 / Section 16-23-405
SECTION 16-23-405. Definition of "weapon"; confiscation and disposition of weapons used in commission or in furtherance of crime.
Status: repealed

(A) Except for the provisions relating to rifles and shotguns in Section 16-23-460, as used in this chapter, "weapon" means firearm (rifle, shotgun, pistol, or similar device that propels a projectile through the energy of an explosive), a blackjack, a metal pipe or pole, or any other type of device, or object which may be used to inflict bodily injury or death. (B) A person convicted of a crime, in addition to a penalty, shall have a weapon used in the commission or in furtherance of the crime confiscated. Each weapon must be delivered to the chief of police of the municipality or to the sheriff of the county if the violation occurred outside the corporate limits of a municipality. The law enforcement agency that receives the confiscated weapon may use it within the agency, transfer it to another law enforcement agency for the lawful use of that agency, trade it with a retail dealer licensed to sell pistols in this State for a pistol or other equipment approved by the agency, or destroy it. A weapon may not be disposed of until the results of all legal proceedings in which it may be involved are finally determined. A firearm seized by the State Law Enforcement Division may be kept by the division for use by its forensic laboratory. Editor's Note Section 16-23-460, referenced in (A), was repealed by 2024 Act No. 111, SECTION 15, eff March 7, 2024.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-8-30 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 16-8-30
SECTION 16-8-30. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter prohibits: (1) an act of a law enforcement officer performed within his official capacity; (2) training for law enforcement officers conducted by or for an agency or a political subdivision of a state or an agency of the United States; (3) activities of the National Guard or of the armed forces of the United States; or (4) classes intended to teach the safe handling of legal firearms for hunting, recreation, competition, or self-defense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1710 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 16-3-1710
SECTION 16-3-1710. Penalties for conviction of harassment in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(A) Except as provided in subsection (B), a person who engages in harassment in the second degree is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars, imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (B) A person convicted of harassment in the second degree is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than one year, or both if: (1) the person has a prior conviction of harassment or stalking within the preceding ten years; or (2) at the time of the harassment an injunction or restraining order, including a restraining order issued by the family court, was in effect prohibiting the harassment. (C) In addition to the penalties provided in this section, a person convicted of harassment in the second degree who received licensing or registration information pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 56 and used the information in furtherance of the commission of the offense under this section must be fined two hundred dollars or imprisoned thirty days, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-5-80 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-80
SECTION 16-5-80. Damages not recoverable from county when property damage results from plaintiff's illegal or negligent conduct.
Status: in_force

No person shall be entitled to the recovery of such damages if it shall appear that the destruction of his property was caused by his illegal conduct, nor unless it shall appear that he, upon knowledge had of the intention or attempt to destroy his property or to collect a mob for that purpose and sufficient time intervening, gave notice thereof to a constable, sheriff or magistrate of the county in which such property was situated and being.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1280 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 16-3-1280
SECTION 16-3-1280. False claim; penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly makes a false claim or a false statement in connection with any claim hereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars or by a term of imprisonment for not less than one year, or both, and shall further forfeit all money received hereunder, if any.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-8-240 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 16-8-240
SECTION 16-8-240. Use of or threat of physical violence by criminal gang member; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a criminal gang member to use or threaten to use physical violence against another person with the intent to coerce, induce, or solicit that person or another person to actively participate in criminal gang activity, or to prevent another criminal gang member from withdrawing from or leaving a criminal gang. A criminal gang member who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction for a first offense, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. A criminal gang member convicted for a second or subsequent offense pursuant to this subsection is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. (B) A criminal gang member who uses a firearm, any other deadly weapon, or physical violence to coerce, induce, or solicit another person to actively participate in a criminal gang, or to prevent another criminal gang member from withdrawing or leaving a criminal gang, in addition to the punishment prescribed in subsection (A), may be punished by an additional fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment for an additional period of not more than ten years, or both. (C) If the person solicited, recruited, coerced, or threatened in violation of this section is under the age of eighteen, an additional term of three years may be imposed in addition and consecutive to the penalty prescribed for a violation of this section. (D) A person who has been coerced, intimidated, threatened, or injured in violation of this section has a civil cause of action against a criminal gang or criminal gang member violating this section for treble the amount of the actual damages, for punitive damages, an injunction, and any other appropriate relief in law or equity. Upon prevailing in the civil action, the plaintiff may recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs from the criminal gang or criminal gang member. (E) Nothing in this section limits prosecution under any other provision of law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-625 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 16-11-625
SECTION 16-11-625. Public library trespass; warning; appeal; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A)(1) A person who enters a public library, without legal cause or good excuse, after having been warned not to do so by the library director, the branch manager, or the acting branch manager of the library in consultation with the library director is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or be imprisoned not more than thirty days. (2) A copy of the warning provided for by subsection (A)(1) must be given to the person in writing, in the presence of a law enforcement officer, and must state: (a) the alleged criminal law violation or the alleged violation of the library's code of conduct promulgated by the library's board of trustees under the authority provided by Section 4-9-37(b); (b) the duration of the prohibition to return; and (c) the procedure by which the person may appeal the warning to the library board of trustees. The person receiving notice of trespass wishing to appeal the notice must submit a request for a hearing to the board within five business days of receiving the notice. The board of trustees of the library must then provide a hearing within ten business days of the request for an appeal. (B) A violation of the provisions of this section is triable in the appropriate municipal or magistrates court with jurisdiction over the offense. Any law enforcement officer of this State or a subdivision of this State may enforce the provisions of this section within their respective jurisdictions. (C) The provisions of this section must be construed as in addition to, and not as superseding, another statute relating to trespass or unlawful entry on lands of another.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-130 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-130
SECTION 16-13-130. Sections 16-13-110 and 16-13-120 cumulative.
Status: in_force

The offense created by Section 16-13-110 and the inferences provided in Section 16-13-120 are not exclusive and are in addition to previously existing offenses and those rights and presumptions as were heretofore provided by law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-140 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-140
SECTION 16-13-140. Defense to action for delay to investigate ownership of merchandise.
Status: in_force

In any action brought by reason of having been delayed by a merchant or merchant's employee or agent on or near the premises of a mercantile establishment for the purpose of investigation concerning the ownership of any merchandise, it shall be a defense to such action if: (1) The person was delayed in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable time to permit such investigation, and (2) reasonable cause existed to believe that the person delayed had committed the crime of shoplifting.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-1-20 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-20
SECTION 16-1-20. Penalties for classes of felonies.
Status: in_force

(A) A person convicted of classified offenses, must be imprisoned as follows: (1) for a Class A felony, not more than thirty years; (2) for a Class B felony, not more than twenty-five years; (3) for a Class C felony, not more than twenty years; (4) for a Class D felony, not more than fifteen years; (5) for a Class E felony, not more than ten years; (6) for a Class F felony, not more than five years; (7) for a Class A misdemeanor, not more than three years; (8) for a Class B misdemeanor, not more than two years; (9) for a Class C misdemeanor, not more than one year. (B) For all offenders sentenced on or after July 1, 1993, the minimum term of imprisonment required by law does not apply to the offenses listed in Sections 16-1-90 and 16-1-100 unless the offense refers to a mandatory minimum sentence or the offense prohibits suspension of any part of the sentence. Offenses listed in Section 16-1-10(C) and (D) are exempt and minimum terms of imprisonment are applicable. No sentence of imprisonment precludes the timely execution of a death sentence. (C) This chapter does not apply to the minimum sentences established for fines or community service.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-21-20 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Section 16-21-20
SECTION 16-21-20. Permitting misuse of certificate of title, registration card or license plate; failing to deliver certificate or application; fraudulent application.
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: (1) with fraudulent intent, permits another to use or have possession of a certificate of title, registration card, or license plate who is not entitled to it; (2) wilfully fails to mail or deliver a certificate of title or application to the department within forty-five days after the time required by Chapter 19 of Title 56; (3) wilfully fails to deliver to his transferee a certificate of title within forty-five days after the time required by Chapter 19 of Title 56; or (4) commits a fraud in an application for a title or registration.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-111 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-111
SECTION 16-13-111. Reports of shoplifting convictions.
Status: in_force

A first offense shoplifting prosecution or second offense resulting in a conviction shall be reported by the magistrate or city recorder hearing the case to the Communications and Records Division of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division which shall keep a record of such conviction so that any law enforcement agency can inquire into whether or not a defendant has a prior record.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-506 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-506
SECTION 16-17-506. Sale of e-liquid containers; restrictions.
Status: in_force

(A) For purposes of this section, "container" means a bottle or other container of any kind that contains e-liquid and is offered for sale, sold, or otherwise distributed, or intended for distribution to consumers, but that does not include a cartridge that is prefilled and sealed by the manufacturer and not intended to be opened by the customer. (B) It is unlawful to sell, hold for sale, or distribute a container of e-liquid unless: (1) the container satisfies the requirements of 21 C.F.R. 1143.3, if applicable, for the placement of labels, warnings, or any other information upon a package of e-liquid that is to be sold within the United States; (2) the container complies with child-resistant effectiveness standards under 16 C.F.R. 1700.15(b)(1) when tested in accordance with the requirements of 16 C.F.R. 1700.20; and (3) the container complies with federal trademark or copyright laws. (C) A person who knowingly sells, holds for sale, or distributes e-liquid containers in violation of subsection (B) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not more than three years or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both. (D) In addition to the other penalties provided by law, law enforcement may seize and destroy or sell to the manufacturer, for export only, any containers in violation of this section. (E) Any tobacco retailer or tobacco retail establishment that permits an employee to violate or knowingly violates subsection (B) is subject to the penalties in Section 16-17-500(E)(3). Editor's Note 2023 Act No. 38, SECTIONS 1, 3 to 4, and 13, provide as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'Omnibus Tobacco Enforcement Act of 2023'." "SECTION 3. Laws, ordinances, or rules enacted by political subdivisions of this State prior to December 31, 2020, pertaining to ingredients, flavors, or licensing, related to the sale of cigarettes, electronic smoking devices, e-liquid, vapor products, tobacco products, or any other products containing nicotine that can be ingested into the body by chewing, smoking, absorbing, dissolving, inhaling, or by any means, and municipal code amendments to said laws, ordinances, or rules, are exempt from the preemption imposed by this act. Nothing in this act shall be construed to interfere with a political subdivision's authority to determine its own public-use policies relating to any of the products referenced in this act. "SECTION 4. Nothing in this act shall be construed to interfere with a political subdivision's authority under Chapter 29, Title 6, including, without limitation, with respect to land use regulation, land development regulation, zoning, or permitting." "SECTION 13. This act takes effect ninety days after approval by the Governor except SECTION 2, SECTION 3, and SECTION 4 which take effect upon approval by the Governor." Effect of Amendment 2023 Act No. 38, SECTION 10, redesignated (1) to (4) as (A) to (D), respectively; in (B), redesignated (a) to (c) as (1) to (3); in (C), substituted "subsection (B)" for "subsection (2)" and "must be imprisoned" for "shall be imprisoned"; and added (E).
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-220 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 16-9-220
SECTION 16-9-220. Acceptance of bribes by officers.
Status: in_force

Every executive, legislative or judicial officer who corruptly accepts a gift or gratuity or a promise to make a gift or to do an act beneficial to such an officer under an agreement or with an understanding that his vote, opinion or judgment shall be given in any particular manner or on any particular side of any question, cause or proceeding which is or may be by law brought before him in his official capacity or that, in such capacity, he shall make any particular nomination or appointment shall forfeit his office, be forever disqualified to hold any public office, trust or appointment under the laws of this State and be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary at hard labor not exceeding ten years or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail not exceeding two years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-35 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-35
SECTION 16-13-35. Presumed value of credit card subject to larceny.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any criminal prosecution where a credit card currently in force is the subject of a larceny, the value of the same shall be prima facie presumed to be greater than fifty dollars. As used in this section "credit card" shall mean an identification card, credit number, credit device or other credit document issued to a person by a business organization which permits such person to purchase or obtain goods, property or services on the credit of such organization.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-80 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 15 / Article 1 / Section 16-15-80
SECTION 16-15-80. "Fornication" defined.
Status: in_force

"Fornication" is the living together and carnal intercourse with each other or habitual carnal intercourse with each other without living together of a man and woman, both being unmarried.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1330 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 16-3-1330
SECTION 16-3-1330. Insufficient funds for payment of claims.
Status: in_force

(A) When the director determines that projected revenue in any fiscal year will be insufficient to pay projected claims or awards in the amounts provided pursuant to the provisions of this article, he shall reduce the amount of all claims or awards by an amount equal to the ratio of projected revenue to the total projected claims or awards cost. When these reductions are required, the director shall inform the public through the media of the reductions as promptly as possible. The reductions apply to all claims or awards not paid as of the effective date of the reductions order. (B) Any award is specifically not a claim against the State if it cannot be paid due to a lack of funds in the Victim Compensation Fund. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, SECTION 5.M, inserted the paragraph identifiers; in (A), substituted "pursuant to the provisions of this article" for "herein"; and, in (B), deleted "hereunder" following "Any award", and substituted "Victim Compensation Fund" for "Victim's Compensation Fund".
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-656 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 16-3-656
SECTION 16-3-656. Criminal sexual conduct; assaults with intent to commit.
Status: in_force

Assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct described in the above sections shall be punishable as if the criminal sexual conduct was committed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-7-120 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 16-7-120
SECTION 16-7-120. Placing burning or flaming cross in public place.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to place or to cause to be placed in a public place in the State a burning or flaming cross or any manner of exhibit in which a burning or flaming cross, real or simulated, is the whole or a part or to place or cause to be placed on the property of another in the State a burning or flaming cross or any manner of exhibit in which a burning or flaming cross, real or simulated, is the whole or a part, without first obtaining written permission of the owner or occupier of the premises so to do.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1110 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 16-3-1110
SECTION 16-3-1110. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(A) For the purpose of this article and Articles 14 and 15 of this chapter: (1) "Board" means the South Carolina Crime Victim Advisory Board. (2) "Claimant" means any person filing a claim pursuant to this article. (3) "Fund" means the South Carolina Victim Compensation Fund, which is administered by the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division. (4) "Director" means the Director of the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division who is appointed by the Attorney General. (5) "Field representative" means a field representative of the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation assigned to handle a claim. (6) "Crime" means an act which is defined as a crime by state, federal, or common law, including terrorism as defined in Section 2331 of Title 18, United States Code. Unless injury or death was recklessly or intentionally inflicted, "crime" does not include an act involving the operation of a motor vehicle, boat, or aircraft. (7) "Recklessly or intentionally" inflicted injury or death includes, but is not limited to, injury or death resulting from an act which violates Sections 56-5-1210, 56-5-2910, 56-5-2920, or 56-5-2930 or from the use of a motor vehicle, boat, or aircraft to flee the scene of a crime in which the driver of the motor vehicle, boat, or aircraft knowingly participated. (8) "Victim" means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, or financial harm as the result of an act by someone else, which is a crime. The term includes immediate family members of a homicide victim or of any other victim who is either incompetent or a minor and includes an intervenor. The term also includes a minor who is a witness to a domestic violence offense pursuant to Section 16-25-20 or Section 16-25-65. (9) "Intervenor" means a person other than a law enforcement officer performing normal duties, who goes to the aid of another, acting not recklessly, to prevent the commission of a crime or lawfully apprehend a person reasonably suspected of having committed a crime. (10) "Panel" means a three-member panel of the board designated by the board chairman to hear appeals. (11) "Restitution" means payment for all injuries, specific losses, and expenses sustained by a crime victim resulting from an offender's criminal conduct. It includes, but is not limited to: (a) medical and psychological counseling expenses; (b) specific damages and economic losses; (c) funeral expenses and related costs; (d) vehicle impoundment fees; (e) child care costs; and (f) transportation related to a victim's participation in the criminal justice process. (B) Restitution does not include awards for pain and suffering, wrongful death, emotional distress, or loss of consortium. Restitution orders do not limit any civil claims a crime victim may file. (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the applicable statute of limitations for a crime victim, who has a cause of action against an incarcerated offender based upon the incident which made the person a victim, is tolled and does not expire until three years after the offender's release from the sentence including probation and parole time or three years after release from commitment pursuant to Chapter 48 of Title 44, whichever is later. However, this provision shall not shorten any other tolling period of the statute of limitations which may exist for the crime victim. Editor's Note 1996 Act No. 437, SECTION 8, eff January 1, 1997, provides as follows: "Implementation of the changes in law effectuated by this act to Sections 16-3-1110, 16-3-1535, 17-25-322, 17-25-324, and 24-21-490 of the 1976 Code and the requirements thereunder or in any new provisions of law contained herein which would necessitate funding are contingent upon appropriations of sufficient funding by the General Assembly. Nothing herein shall relieve the various agencies and authorities within the offices of the respective clerks of court or judicial, correctional, and parole systems of this State from continuing to meet, enforce, and address those provisions of law related to restitution in effect prior to the enactment hereof." Effect of Amendment 2015 Act No. 58, SECTION 17, in (8), added the last sentence, relating to Sections 16-25-20 and 16-25-65. 2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, SECTION 5.A, inserted the (A), (B), and (C) identifiers; in (A)(1), substituted "Victim" for "Victim's"; in (A)(3), substituted "Victim Compensation Fund, which is administered by the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division" for "Victim's Compensation Fund, which is a division of the Office of the Governor"; in (A)(4), substituted "Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division who is appointed by the Attorney General" for "Victim's Compensation Fund who is appointed by the Governor. The director shall be in charge of the State Office of Victim's Assistance which is part of this division under the supervision of the Governor"; in (A)(5), substituted "Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation" for "State Victim's Compensation Fund"; deleted (A)(10), which had related to the definition of "deputy director", and redesignated accordingly; and made nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1140 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 16-3-1140
SECTION 16-3-1140. Application for review of decision; appeals; subpoenas; report on review.
Status: in_force

(A) The claimant may, within thirty days after receipt of the report of the decision of the deputy director, make an application in writing to the deputy director for review of the decision. (B) Upon receipt of an application for review pursuant to subsection (A), the deputy director shall forward all relevant documents and information to the Chairman of the Crime Victim Advisory Board. The chairman shall appoint a three-member panel of the board which shall review the records and affirm or modify the decision of the deputy director; provided, that the chairman may order, in his discretion, that any particular case must be heard by the full board. If considered necessary by the board or its panel or if requested by the claimant, the board or its panel shall order a hearing prior to rendering a decision. At the hearing any relevant evidence, not legally privileged, is admissible. The board or its panel shall render a decision within ninety days after completion of the investigation. The action of the board or its panel is final and nonappealable. If the deputy director receives no application for review pursuant to subsection (A), his decision becomes the final decision of the Department of Crime Victim Compensation. (C) The board or its panel, for purposes of this article, may subpoena witnesses, administer or cause to be administered oaths, and examine such parts of the books and records of the parties to proceedings as relate to questions in dispute. (D) The deputy director shall within ten days after receipt of the board's or panel's final decision make a report to the claimant including a copy of the final decision and the reasons why the decision was made. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, SECTION 5.C, made nonsubstantive changes throughout the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-855 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 8 / Section 16-11-855
SECTION 16-11-855. Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any section of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction for a first offense must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days and for a second and subsequent offense fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1810 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 16-3-1810
SECTION 16-3-1810. Law enforcement officer's responsibilities when responding to a harassment or stalking incident.
Status: in_force

(A) The primary responsibility of a law enforcement officer when responding to a harassment in the first or second degree or stalking incident is to enforce the law and protect the complainant. (B) The law enforcement officer shall notify the complainant of the right to initiate criminal proceedings and to seek a restraining order.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-2210 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 20 / Section 16-3-2210
SECTION 16-3-2210. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article: (1) "Facilitate" means to raise, solicit, collect, or provide material support or resources with intent that such will be used, in whole or in part, to plan, prepare, carry out, or aid in any act of female genital mutilation or hindering the prosecution of an act of female genital mutilation, or the concealment of an act of female genital mutilation. (2) "Female genital mutilation" or "mutilation" means: (a) the partial or total removal of the clitoris, prepuce, or labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora; or (b) the narrowing of the vaginal opening through the creation of a covering seal formed by cutting and repositioning the inner or outer labia, with or without the removal of the clitoris. (3) "Health care professional" means an individual who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this State to provide health care to members of the public. (4) "Hindering the prosecution of female genital mutilation" means actions to include, but not be limited to: (a) harboring or concealing a person who is known or believed to be planning to commit an act of female genital mutilation; (b) warning a person who is known or believed to be planning to commit an act of female genital mutilation of impending discovery or apprehension; or (c) suppressing any physical evidence that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of a person who is known or believed to be planning to commit an act of female genital mutilation. (5) "Material support or resources" means currency or other financial securities, financial services, instruments of value, lodging, training, false documentation or identification, medical equipment, computer equipment, software, facilities, personnel, transportation, or other physical assets. (6) "Mutilate" means to commit female genital mutilation or mutilation. (7) "Unable to consent" means unable to appreciate the nature and implications of the patient's condition and proposed health care, to make a reasoned decision concerning the proposed health care, or to communicate that decision in an unambiguous manner. A patient's inability to consent must be certified by two licensed physicians, each of whom has examined the patient. However, in an emergency the patient's inability to consent may be certified by a health care professional responsible for the care of the patient if the health care professional states in writing in the patient's record that the delay occasioned by obtaining certification from two licensed physicians would be detrimental to the patient's health. A certifying physician or other health care professional shall give an opinion regarding the cause and nature of the inability to consent, its extent, and its probable duration. If a patient unable to consent is being admitted to hospice care pursuant to a physician certification of a terminal illness required by Medicare, that certification meets the certification requirements of this item.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-8-230 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 16-8-230
SECTION 16-8-230. Definitions.
Status: repealed

As used in this article: (1) "Contraband" means any real or personal property, including money, that is owned by, in the possession of, or subject to the control of a criminal gang member and which is acquired by, derived from, or traceable to criminal gang activity. (2) "Criminal gang" means a formal or informal ongoing organization, association, or group that consists of five or more persons who form for the purpose of committing criminal activity and who knowingly and actively participate in a pattern of criminal gang activity. (3) "Criminal gang member" means an individual who is an active member of a criminal gang. (4) "Pattern of criminal gang activity" means the commission or attempted commission of, commission as an accessory before or after the fact to, or solicitation or conspiracy to commit, by a criminal gang member, while knowingly and actively participating in criminal gang activity, four or more of the following offenses occurring within a two-year period, provided that at least three of these offenses occurred after July 1, 2007: (a) a violent offense as defined in Section 16-1-60 committed as a part of criminal gang activity; (b) financial transaction card crimes as defined in Chapter 14 of Title 16 committed as a part of criminal gang activity; (c) first degree lynching as defined in Section 16-3-210 committed as a part of criminal gang activity; (d) second degree lynching as defined in Section 16-3-220 committed as a part of criminal gang activity; (e) breaking into a motor vehicle as defined in Section 16-13-160 committed as a part of criminal gang activity; (f) grand larceny as defined in Section 16-13-30 committed as a part of criminal gang activity; (g) blackmail as defined in Section 16-17-640 committed as a part of criminal gang activity; (h) malicious injury to property as defined in Sections 16-11-510, 16-11-520, 16-11-530, and 16-11-535 committed as a part of criminal gang activity; (i) drug offense as defined in Sections 44-53-370 and 44-53-375 committed as a part of criminal gang activity; (j) harassment, stalking, or aggravated stalking as defined in Article 17, Chapter 3 of Title 16 committed as a part of criminal gang activity; (k) pointing a firearm at any person as defined in Section 16-23-410 committed as a part of criminal gang activity; (l) discharging a firearm at or into dwellings, structures, enclosures, vehicles, or equipment as defined in Section 16-23-440 committed as a part of criminal gang activity; (m) the common law offense of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature committed as a part of criminal gang activity; or (n) the common law offense of obstruction of justice committed as a part of criminal gang activity. (5) "Gang-related incident" means an incident that, upon investigation, meets any of the following conditions: (a) the participants are identified as criminal gang members acting collectively to further a criminal purpose of the criminal gang; (b) a reliable informant identifies an incident as criminal gang activity based upon first-hand knowledge or personal observation; or (c) a person other than a reliable informant provides information that identifies an incident as criminal gang activity, and it is corroborated by independent information. Code Commissioner's Note Section 16-3-220, referenced in item (4)(d) was repealed by 2010 Acts No. 273, SECTION 5. Editor's Note 2010 Act No. 273, SECTION 7.C, provides: "Wherever in the 1976 Code of Laws reference is made to the common law offense of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, it means assault and battery with intent to kill, as contained in repealed Section 16-3-620, and, except for references in Section 16-1-60 and Section 17-25-45, wherever in the 1976 Code reference is made to assault and battery with intent to kill, it means attempted murder as defined in Section 16-3-29."
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-760 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Article 7 / Section 16-23-760
SECTION 16-23-760. Admissibility of photographic evidence of destructive devices; custody of inert devices introduced into evidence.
Status: in_force

(A) Unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, photographs, electronic imaging, video tapes, or other identification or analysis of a destructive device, explosive, incendiary, poisonous gas, toxic substance, whether chemical, biological, or nuclear material, or detonator identified by a qualified bomb technician or person qualified as a forensic expert in the field of destructive devices is admissible in any civil or criminal trial in lieu of production of the actual destructive device or detonator. Evidence transferred to the clerk of court by a qualified bomb technician for safekeeping must not be destroyed except pursuant to a court order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. (B) If a destructive device, explosive, incendiary, poisonous gas, toxic substance, whether chemical, biological, or nuclear material, or detonator that has been rendered inert and safe is introduced into evidence in any criminal or civil trial, the clerk of court may retain custody or transfer custody of the destructive device or detonator to a qualified bomb technician for safekeeping only after the destructive device has been preserved as evidence by photograph, videotape, or other suitable means of identification.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-452 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-452
SECTION 16-13-452. Law enforcement or intelligence activities not subject to Sections 16-13-450 and 16-13-451.
Status: in_force

Sections 16-13-450 and 16-13-451 do not prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law enforcement or intelligence agency of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-325 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 16-11-325
SECTION 16-11-325. Common law robbery classified as felony; penalty.
Status: in_force

The common law offense of robbery is a felony. Upon conviction, a person must be imprisoned not more than fifteen years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-25-340 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 16-25-340
SECTION 16-25-340. Committee access to information and records.
Status: in_force

Upon request of the committee and as necessary to carry out the committee's purpose and duties, the committee immediately must be provided: (1) by a provider of medical care, access to information and records regarding a person whose death is being reviewed by the department pursuant to this article; (2) access to all information and records maintained by any state, county, or local government agency including, but not limited to, birth certificates, law enforcement investigation data, county coroner or medical examiner investigation data, parole and probation information and records, and information and records of social services and health agencies that provided services to the victim, alleged perpetrator, and other household members.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-650 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 16-11-650
SECTION 16-11-650. Removing, destroying or leaving down fences; penalties; magistrate court jurisdiction; easement holder's rights.
Status: in_force

(A) A person, other than the owner or a person acting under the authority of the owner, who wilfully and knowingly removes, destroys, or leaves down any portion of a fence in this State intended to enclose animals of any kind or crops or uncultivated lands or who wilfully and knowingly leaves open or removes a gate or leaves down bars or other structure intended for the same purpose is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars or imprisonment for thirty days, or both. (B) The magistrates court is vested with jurisdiction to hear and dispose of these cases. (C) Nothing in this section shall affect an easement holder's right and ability to maintain such easement and rights of way consistent with the provisions of the document granting such easement.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-660 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 16-3-660
SECTION 16-3-660. Deposition testimony of rape victim or victim of assault with intent to ravish.
Status: in_force

Before or during the trial of a person charged with rape or assault with intent to ravish, when the female who is alleged to have been assaulted is a witness, the judge of the court in which the case is to be tried may, in his discretion, by an order direct that the deposition of such witness be taken at a time and place designated in such order within the county in which the trial is to be had upon such notice to the accused as the judge may direct.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-19-160 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 19 / Section 16-19-160
SECTION 16-19-160. Punchboards for gaming.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to use or offer for use any punchboards or other kinds of boards with numbers concealed thereon for the purpose of gaming or chance in this State. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars or imprisoned not less than five days nor more than thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court; provided, that for the second or third offense hereunder the fine shall not be less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment on the public works of the county for a period not exceeding three months.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-520 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-520
SECTION 16-17-520. Disturbance of religious worship.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall (a) wilfully and maliciously disturb or interrupt any meeting, society, assembly or congregation convened for the purpose of religious worship, (b) enter such meeting while in a state of intoxication or (c) use or sell spirituous liquors, or use blasphemous, profane or obscene language at or near the place of meeting shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, on conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year or less than thirty days, either or both, at the discretion of the court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-27-40 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 27 / Section 16-27-40
SECTION 16-27-40. Acts constituting misdemeanors upon conviction of first or second offense and constituting felonies upon conviction of third or subsequent offense; penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who: (a) is present at any structure, facility, or location where preparations are being made for the purpose of fighting or baiting any animal with knowledge that those preparations are being made, or (b) is present at any structure, facility, or location with knowledge that fighting or baiting of any animal is taking place or is about to take place there is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction for a first offense must be punished by a fine of five hundred dollars or imprisonment for six months, or both, and for a second offense by a fine of one thousand dollars or imprisonment for one year, or both. Any person convicted of a third or subsequent offense is guilty of a felony and must be punished by a fine of five thousand dollars or imprisonment for five years, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-90 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 15 / Article 1 / Section 16-15-90
SECTION 16-15-90. Prostitution; lewdness, assignation and prostitution generally.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to: (1) Engage in prostitution; (2) Aid or abet prostitution knowingly; (3) Procure or solicit for the purpose of prostitution; (4) Expose indecently the private person for the purpose of prostitution or other indecency; (5) Reside in, enter or remain in any place, structure, building, vehicle, trailer or conveyance for the purpose of lewdness, assignation or prostitution; (6) Keep or set up a house of ill fame, brothel or bawdyhouse; (7) Receive any person for purposes of lewdness, assignation or prostitution into any vehicle, conveyance, trailer, place, structure or building; (8) Permit any person to remain for the purpose of lewdness, assignation or prostitution in any vehicle, conveyance, trailer, place, structure or building; (9) Direct, take or transport, offer or agree to take or transport or aid or assist in transporting any person to any vehicle, conveyance, trailer, place, structure or building or to any other person with knowledge or having reasonable cause to believe that the purpose of such directing, taking or transporting is prostitution, lewdness or assignation; (10) Lease or rent or contract to lease or rent any vehicle, conveyance, trailer, place, structure or building or part thereof believing or having reasonable cause to believe that it is intended to be used for any of the purposes herein prohibited; or (11) Aid, abet, or participate knowingly in the doing of any of the acts herein prohibited.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-21-150 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Section 16-21-150
SECTION 16-21-150. Admissibility of evidence of prior similar acts.
Status: in_force

In a prosecution for a crime specified in this chapter evidence that the defendant has committed a prior act or acts of the same kind is admissible to prove criminal intent or knowledge.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1550 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 15 / Section 16-3-1550
SECTION 16-3-1550. Restriction on employers of victims and witnesses; protection of rights of victims and witnesses.
Status: in_force

(A) Employers of victims and witnesses must not retaliate against or suspend or reduce the wages and benefits of a victim or witness who lawfully responds to a subpoena. A wilful violation of this provision constitutes contempt of court. (B) A person must not be sequestered from a proceeding adjudicating an offense of which he was a victim. (C) For proceedings in the circuit or family court, the law enforcement and prosecuting agency must make reasonable efforts to provide victims and prosecution witnesses waiting areas separate from those used by the defendant and defense witnesses. (D) The circuit or family court judge must recognize and protect the rights of victims and witnesses as diligently as those of the defendant. A circuit or family court judge, before proceeding with a trial, plea, sentencing, or other dispositive hearing in a case involving a victim, must ask the prosecuting agency to verify that a reasonable attempt was made to notify the victim sufficiently in advance to attend. If notice was not given in a timely manner, the hearing must be delayed for a reasonable time to allow notice. (E) The circuit or family court must treat sensitively witnesses who are very young, elderly, handicapped, or who have special needs by using closed or taped sessions when appropriate. The prosecuting agency or defense attorney must notify the court when a victim or witness deserves special consideration. (F) The circuit or family court must hear or review any victim impact statement, whether written or oral, before sentencing. Within a reasonable period of time before sentencing, the prosecuting agency must make available to the defense any written victim impact statement and the court must allow the defense an opportunity to respond to the statement. However, the victim impact statement must not be provided to the defense until the defendant has been found guilty by a judge or jury. The victim impact statement and its contents are not admissible as evidence in any trial. (G) The circuit and family court must address the issue of restitution as provided by statute.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1350 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 16-3-1350
SECTION 16-3-1350. Medicolegal examinations for victims of criminal sexual conduct or child sexual abuse.
Status: in_force

(A) The State must ensure that a victim of criminal sexual conduct in any degree, criminal sexual conduct with a minor in any degree, or child sexual abuse must not bear the cost of his or her routine medicolegal exam following the assault. (B) These exams must be standardized relevant to medical treatment and to gathering evidence from the body of the victim and must be based on and meet minimum standards for rape exam protocol as developed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the South Carolina Hospital Association, and the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division with production costs to be paid from funds appropriated for the Victim Compensation Fund. These exams must include treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, and must include medication for pregnancy prevention if indicated and if desired. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division must distribute these exam kits to any licensed health care facility providing sexual assault exams. When dealing with a victim of criminal sexual assault, the law enforcement agency immediately must transport the victim to the nearest licensed health care facility which performs sexual assault exams. A health care facility providing sexual assault exams must use the standardized protocol described in this subsection. (C) A licensed health care facility, upon completion of a routine sexual assault exam as described in subsection (B) performed on a victim of criminal sexual conduct in any degree, criminal sexual conduct with a minor in any degree, or child sexual abuse, may file a claim for reimbursement directly to the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation if the offense occurred in South Carolina. The department must develop procedures for health care facilities to follow when filing a claim with respect to the privacy of the victim. Health care facility personnel must obtain information necessary for the claim at the time of the exam, if possible. The department must reimburse eligible health care facilities directly from the fund. (D) The Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation must utilize existing funds appropriated from the general fund for the purpose of compensating licensed health care facilities for the cost of routine medical exams for sexual assault victims as described above. When the director determines that projected reimbursements in a fiscal year provided in this section exceed funds appropriated for payment of these reimbursements, he must direct the payment of the additional services from the fund. For the purpose of this particular exam, the one hundred dollar deductible is waived for award eligibility under the fund. The department must develop appropriate guidelines and procedures and distribute them to law enforcement agencies and appropriate health care facilities. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, SECTION 5.O, rewrote the section, making conforming changes reflecting the restructuring of victim services generally relating to the Victim Compensation Fund and certain responsibilities of the newly created Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-450 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-450
SECTION 16-13-450. Unlawful issuance, sale, or offer to sell identification card or document purporting to contain age or date of birth.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person to sell or issue, or to offer to sell or issue, in this State any identification card or document purporting to contain the age or date of birth of the person in whose name it was issued unless: (a) Prior to selling or issuing an identification card or document, the person has first obtained from the applicant and retains for a period of three years from the date of sale: 1. an authenticated or certified copy of proof of age as provided in subsection (2) of this section; 2. a notarized affidavit from the applicant attesting to the applicant's age and that the evidence of age required by subitem 1 of item (a) of this subsection is for the applicant. (b) Prior to offering to sell identification cards in this State, the person has included in any offer for sale of identification cards or documents that the cards or documents may not be sold without the applicant first submitting the documents required by item (a) of this section. (c) The identification card or document contains the business name and street address of the person selling or issuing the identification card or document. (2) For purposes of this section acceptable evidence of age is: 1. a duly attested copy of the person's birth certificate; 2. a duly attested transcript of a certificate of baptism showing the date of birth and place of baptism, accompanied by an affidavit sworn to by the parent; 3. an insurance policy on the person's life which has been in force for at least two years; 4. a passport or certificate of arrival in the United States showing the person's age; 5. a transcript of record of age shown in the person's school record at least four years prior to application, stating date of birth; or 6. if none of the evidences in subitems 1 through 5 may be produced, an affidavit of age sworn to by the parent, accompanied by a certificate of age signed by a public health officer or licensed practicing physician, which certificate shall state that the health officer or physician has examined the person and believes that the age as stated in the affidavit is substantially correct. (3) For purposes of this section, the term "offer to sell" includes every inducement, solicitation, attempt, printed or media advertisement to encourage a person to purchase an identification card. (4) Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1083 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 11 / Section 16-3-1083
SECTION 16-3-1083. Death or injury of child in utero due to commission of violent crime.
Status: in_force

(A)(1) A person who commits a violent crime, as defined in Section 16-1-60, that causes the death of, or bodily injury to, a child who is in utero at the time that the violent crime was committed, is guilty of a separate offense under this section. (2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the punishment for a separate offense, as provided for in subsection (A)(1), is the same as the punishment provided for that criminal offense had the death or bodily injury occurred to the unborn child's mother. (b) Prosecution of an offense under this section does not require proof that: (i) the person committing the violent offense had knowledge or should have had knowledge that the victim of the underlying offense was pregnant; or (ii) the defendant intended to cause the death of, or bodily injury to, the unborn child. (c) If the person engaging in the violent offense intentionally killed or attempted to kill the unborn child, that person must, instead of being punished under subsection (A)(2)(a), be punished for murder or attempted murder. (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this section or any other provision of law, the death penalty must not be imposed for an offense prosecuted under this section. (B) Nothing in this section may be construed to permit the prosecution under this section: (1) of a person for conduct relating to an abortion for which the consent of the pregnant woman, or a person authorized by law to act on her behalf, has been obtained or for which such consent is implied by law; (2) of a person for any medical treatment of the pregnant woman or her unborn child; or (3) of a woman with respect to her unborn child. (C) As used in this section, the term "unborn child" means a child in utero, and the term "child in utero" or " child who is in utero" means a member of the species homo sapiens, at any state of development, who is carried in the womb. (D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to broaden or restrict any other rights currently existing for the child who is in utero. Editor's Note 2006 Act No. 325, SECTION 1, provides as follows: "This act may be cited as the 'Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2006'."
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-7-150 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 16-7-150
SECTION 16-7-150. Slander and libel.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall with malicious intent originate, utter, circulate or publish any false statement or matter concerning another the effect of which shall tend to injure such person in his character or reputation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, be subject to punishment by fine not to exceed five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to abridge any right any person may have by way of an action for damages for libel or slander under the existing law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-470 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Article 5 / Section 16-23-470
SECTION 16-23-470. Illegal possession of tear-gas gun or ammunition.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for anyone except an authorized law enforcement officer to possess, use, transport, sell, or buy a tear-gas machine or gun, or its parts, or any ammunition, shells, or equipment that may be used in a tear-gas gun or machine. It is lawful for a person for self-defense purposes only to possess, use, transport, sell, or buy a tear-gas machine or gun, or its parts, or ammunition, shells, or equipment for a tear-gas machine or gun, but the capacity of a tear-gas cartridge, shell, or container shall not exceed fifty cubic centimeters nor shall a tear-gas machine or gun have the capability of shooting a cartridge, shell, or container of more than fifty cubic centimeters. (B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both. (C) Except as permitted above, nothing in this section prohibits the purchase, sale, transportation, or use of tear gas for the destruction of insects or rodents if tear gas is not in containers or shells suitable for use in a tear-gas gun, equipment, or machine and if the purchaser has written authority for the purchase and use of tear gas from the county agent of the county in which he resides.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-1-55 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-55
SECTION 16-1-55. Classification of accessory crimes.
Status: in_force

A person who commits the offense of accessory after the fact must be punished based upon the classification below the punishment provided for the principal offense, except for Class A, Class B, and Class C felonies or murder. If the principal offense is a Class A, Class B, or Class C felony or murder, the penalty must be as prescribed for a Class D felony.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-430 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-430
SECTION 16-13-430. Fraudulent acquisition or use of food stamps.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) obtain, attempt to obtain, aid, abet, or assist any person to obtain, by means of a false statement or representation, false impersonation, fictitious transfer, conveyance, or other fraudulent device, food stamps or coupons to which an applicant is not entitled or a greater amount of food stamps or coupons than that which an applicant is justly entitled; or (2) to acquire, possess, use, or transfer food stamps or coupons except as authorized by law and the rules and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture relating to these matters. (B) It is unlawful for a person to acquire or transfer food stamps or coupons except in exchange for food or food products for human consumption, which do not include alcoholic beverages, tobacco, beer, or wine. (C) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a: (1) felony if the amount of food stamps fraudulently acquired or used is of a value of ten thousand dollars or more. Upon conviction, the person must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; (2) felony if the amount of food stamps fraudulently acquired or used is of a value of more than two thousand dollars but less than ten thousand dollars. Upon conviction, the person must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; (3) misdemeanor triable in magistrates court or municipal court, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, 22-3-550, and 14-25-65, if the amount of food stamps fraudulently acquired or used is of a value of two thousand dollars or less. Upon conviction, the person must be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (D) A mercantile establishment which allows purchases of prohibited items in exchange for food stamps or coupons or currency of the United States must be disqualified from participation in the food stamp program for a period not to exceed two years and fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-720 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 16-11-720
SECTION 16-11-720. Dumping trash in or along shoreline of Lake Greenwood; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to dump, leave or throw any rubbish, trash, garbage, cans, bottles, containers, paper, oil, grease or other similar substances or dead animals into the waters or along the shoreline of Lake Greenwood. (2) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1420 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 14 / Section 16-3-1420
SECTION 16-3-1420. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article: (1) "Victim service provider" means a person: (a) who is employed by a local government or state agency and whose job duties involve providing victim assistance as mandated by South Carolina law; or (b) whose job duties involve providing direct services to victims and who is employed by an organization that is incorporated in South Carolina, holds a certificate of authority in South Carolina, or is registered as a charitable organization in South Carolina, and the organization's mission is victim assistance or advocacy and the organization is privately funded or receives funds from federal, state, or local governments to provide services to victims. "Victim service provider" does not include a municipal court judge, magistrates court judge, circuit court judge, special circuit court judge, or family court judge. (2) "Witness" means a person who has been or is expected to be summoned to testify for the prosecution or who by reason of having relevant information is subject to call or likely to be called as a witness for the prosecution, whether or not an action or proceeding is commenced. Editor's Note Prior Laws: Former SECTION16-3-1420 was titled Director, and had the following history: 1984 Act No. 489, SECTION 2; 2008 Act No. 271, SECTION 3, eff January 1, 2009. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, SECTION 6, reenacted former Section 16-3-1400 as Section 16-3-1420.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-19-50 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 19 / Section 16-19-50
SECTION 16-19-50. Keeping unlawful gaming tables.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall set up, keep, or use any (a) gaming table, commonly called A, B, C, or E, O, or any gaming table known or distinguished by any other letters or by any figures, (b) roley-poley table, (c) table to play at rouge et noir, (d) faro bank (e) any other gaming table or bank of the like kind or of any other kind for the purpose of gaming, or (f) any machine or device licensed pursuant to Section 12-21-2720 and used for gambling purposes except the games of billiards, bowls, chess, draughts, and backgammon, upon being convicted thereof, upon indictment, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars and not less than two hundred dollars. This section does not apply to the development, manufacture, processing, selling, possessing, provision of technical aid, or transporting of any printed materials, gaming equipment, devices, or other materials, software, or hardware used or designated for use in out-of-state jurisdictions by a gaming device manufacturer. A gaming device manufacturer is a manufacturing entity that is in good standing with the South Carolina Secretary of State's Office, is registered with the United States Department of Justice Gambling Device Registration Unit, is authorized to do business in the State of South Carolina, and has all appropriate business licensure and zoning authorization necessary to operate a manufacturing facility in the jurisdiction in which the manufacturing facility is located. Any transportation of gaming devices authorized in this section must comply with all applicable federal laws. This section may not be construed so as to prohibit communications between persons in this State and persons involved with such legal lotteries or gaming devices relative to such printed materials, equipment, devices, or other materials, software, or hardware. Effect of Amendment 2022 Act No. 190, SECTION 2, added the second undesignated paragraph.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-270 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 16-9-270
SECTION 16-9-270. Acceptance of bribes by jurors, arbitrators, umpires or referees.
Status: in_force

If any person summoned as a juror or chosen or appointed as an arbitrator, umpire or referee corruptly receives any gift or gratuity whatever from a party to a suit, cause or proceeding for the trial or decision of which such juror has been summoned or for the hearing or determination of which such arbitrator, umpire or referee has been chosen or appointed, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary at hard labor not exceeding five years or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-15 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-15
SECTION 16-13-15. Falsifying or altering transcript or diploma; fraudulent use of falsified or altered transcript or diploma; penalty.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for any person to falsify or alter a transcript, a diploma, or the high school equivalency diploma known as the GED from any high school, college, university, or technical college of this State, from the South Carolina Department of Education, or from any other transcript or diploma issuing entity. (B) It is also unlawful for any person to use in this State a falsified or altered transcript, diploma, or high school equivalency diploma known as the GED from the South Carolina Department of Education, or from any in-state or out-of-state high school, college, university, or technical school, or from any other transcript or diploma issuing entity with the intent to defraud or mislead another person. (C) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1300 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 16-3-1300
SECTION 16-3-1300. Payment of award; exemption from garnishment, execution, or attachment.
Status: in_force

Any award made under this article must be paid in accordance with the discretion and decision of the Deputy Director as to the manner of payment, subject to the regulations of the board and not inconsistent with the Board's or panel's award. No award made pursuant to this article is subject to garnishment, execution, or attachment other than for expenses resulting from the injury which is the basis for the claim. In every case providing for an award to a claimant under this article, the Deputy Director, the Board or its panel may, if in its opinion the facts and circumstances of the case warrant it, convert the award to be paid into a partial or total lump sum, without discount.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-740 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-740
SECTION 16-17-740. Sale or possession of "cigarette load"; penalty.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to sell or possess a novelty device commonly known as a "cigarette load" which may cause a cigarette or cigar to blow up or explode after being lit. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars or by a term of imprisonment not to exceed thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-510 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 16-3-510
SECTION 16-3-510. Hazing unlawful; definitions.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to intentionally or recklessly engage in acts which have a foreseeable potential for causing physical harm to a person for the purpose of initiation or admission into or affiliation with a chartered or nonchartered student, fraternal, or sororal organization. Fraternity, sorority, or other organization for purposes of this section means those chartered and nonchartered fraternities, sororities, or other organizations operating in connection with a school, college, or university. This section does not include customary athletic events or similar contests or competitions, or military training whether state, federal, or educational.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-66 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-66
SECTION 16-13-66. Penalties for violating Section 16-13-65.
Status: in_force

(A) A person violating the provision of Section 16-13-65 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction: (1) for the first offense, must be fined an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars or imprisoned for a term not to exceed one year, or both, and shall pay restitution to the culturist an amount determined by the court. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, 22-3-550, and 14-25-65, an offense punishable under this item may be tried in magistrates or municipal court. (2) for a second offense, must be fined an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars or imprisoned for a term not less than two months and thirty days community service nor more than one year, or both, and shall pay restitution to the culturist an amount determined by the court. Furthermore, all equipment, including, but not limited to, vehicles, fishing devices, coolers, and nets must be seized and forfeited to the court. (3) for a third or subsequent offense, must be fined an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars or imprisoned for a term not less than six months nor more than two years, or both, and shall pay restitution to the culturist an amount determined by the court. Furthermore, all equipment, including, but not limited to, vehicles, fishing devices, coolers, and nets must be seized and forfeited to the court. (B) If the value of such property stolen or damaged is less than two hundred dollars, the case shall be tried in magistrates court or municipal court, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, 22-3-550, and 14-25-65, and the punishment shall be a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1230 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 16-3-1230
SECTION 16-3-1230. Claim filed on behalf of minor or incompetent; time limitations.
Status: in_force

(A) A claim may be filed by a person eligible to receive an award, as provided in Section 16-3-1210, or, if the person is an incompetent or a minor, by his parent or legal guardian or other individual authorized to administer his affairs. (B) A claim must be filed by the claimant not later than one hundred eighty days after the latest of the following events: (1) the occurrence of the crime upon which the claim is based; (2) the death of the victim; (3) the discovery by the law enforcement agency that the occurrence was the result of crime; or (4) the manifestation of a mental or physical injury is diagnosed as a result of a crime committed against a minor. (C) Upon good cause shown, the time for filing may be extended for a period not to exceed four years after the occurrence, diagnosed manifestation, or death. "Good cause" for the above purposes includes reliance upon advice of an official victim assistance specialist who either misinformed or neglected to inform a victim of rights and benefits of the Victim Compensation Fund but does not mean simply ignorance of the law. (D) Claims must be filed in the Department of Crime Victim Compensation with input from the board by conventional mail, facsimile, in person, or through another electronic submission mechanism approved by the director. The director shall accept for filing all claims submitted by persons eligible pursuant to subsection (A) and meeting the requirements as to the form of the claim contained in the form developed by the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, SECTION 5.I, renumbered the section; in (C), substituted "Victim Compensation Fund" for "Victim's Compensation Fund"; and, in (D), substituted "Department of Crime Victim Compensation with input from the board" for "office of the director", "subsection (A)" for "subsection (1)", and "form developed by the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation" for "regulations of the board".
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1820 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 16-3-1820
SECTION 16-3-1820. Immunity from liability for filing a report or complaint or participating in a judicial proceeding concerning alleged harassment or stalking; rebuttable presumption of good faith.
Status: in_force

A person who reports an alleged harassment in the first or second degree or stalking, files a criminal complaint, files a complaint for a restraining order, or who participates in a judicial proceeding pursuant to this article and who is acting in good faith is immune from criminal and civil liability that might otherwise result from these actions. A rebuttable presumption exists that the person was acting in good faith.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-170 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-170
SECTION 16-13-170. Entering house or vessel without breaking with intent to steal; attempt to enter.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to: (1) enter, without breaking, or attempt to enter a house or vessel, with intent to steal or commit any other crime; or (2) conceal himself in a house or vessel, with intent to commit a crime. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1095 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 12 / Section 16-3-1095
SECTION 16-3-1095. Creation of Department of Crime Victim Assistance Grants; solicitation and administration of grants and awards.
Status: in_force

(A) The Department of Crime Victim Assistance Grants is created within the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division to administer the Victims of Crime Act grants, the Violence Against Women Act grants, and the State Victim's Assistance Program grants. The Director of the Crime Victim Services Division shall appoint a deputy director of the department. (B) The deputy director shall establish a process to solicit and administer the disbursement of funds for Victims of Crime Act grants, the Violence Against Women Act grants, and the State Victim's Assistance Program grants available under Public Law 98-473 establishing the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA-I) established under Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1944, Public Law No. 103-322, 108 Stat. 1796 (September 13, 1994), and administer all other crime victim service funding as provided by law, including, but not limited to, the authority to solicit for federal formula or discretionary grant awards and foundation funding.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-50 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 16-3-50
SECTION 16-3-50. Manslaughter.
Status: in_force

A person convicted of manslaughter, or the unlawful killing of another without malice, express or implied, must be imprisoned not more than thirty years or less than two years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-175 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-175
SECTION 16-13-175. Confiscation and forfeiture of motor vehicle used in larceny; hearing.
Status: in_force

(A) In addition to the penalties for larceny of property, the motor vehicle used in the commission of the larceny may be confiscated and forfeited to the jurisdiction where the larceny occurred if the offender is the registered owner of the motor vehicle and the offender used the motor vehicle during the commission of the offense. (B) A motor vehicle subject to confiscation and forfeiture under this section may be confiscated by any law enforcement officer upon a warrant issued by any court having jurisdiction or upon probable cause to believe that the motor vehicle was used pursuant to subsection (A). The confiscating officer shall deliver the motor vehicle immediately to the county or municipality where the larceny occurred. The county or municipality shall notify the registered owner of the motor vehicle by certified mail within seventy-two hours of the confiscation. Upon notice, the registered owner has ten days to request a hearing before the presiding judge of the judicial circuit or his designated hearing officer. The confiscation hearing must be held within ten days from the date of receipt of the request. The motor vehicle must remain confiscated unless the registered owner can show by a preponderance of the evidence that the confiscation and forfeiture would cause an undue hardship on his family. The county or municipality in possession of the motor vehicle shall provide notice by certified mail of the confiscation to all lienholders of record within ten days of the confiscation. (C) Upon the conviction of the person owning and using the motor vehicle in the larceny of property, or upon his plea of guilty or nolo contendere to this offense, the county or municipality where the larceny occurred may initiate an action in the circuit court of the county in which the motor vehicle was seized to accomplish forfeiture by giving notice to registered owners of record, lienholders of record, and other persons claiming an interest in the motor vehicle subject to forfeiture and by giving these persons an opportunity to appear and show why the motor vehicle should not be forfeited and disposed of as provided for by this section. Failure of a person claiming an interest in the motor vehicle to appear at this proceeding after having been given notice constitutes a waiver of the claim. However, the failure to appear does not alter or affect the claim of a lienholder of record. The court, after hearing, may order that the motor vehicle be forfeited to the county or municipality and sold as provided in this section or returned to the registered owner. The court may order a motor vehicle returned to the registered owner if it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that forfeiture of the motor vehicle would cause an undue hardship on the registered owner's family. Forfeiture of a motor vehicle is subordinate in priority to all valid liens and encumbrances. Under this subsection, a person is entitled to a jury trial if requested. (D) If the person fails to file an appeal within ten days after the conviction, the forfeited motor vehicle is considered abandoned and must be disposed of as provided by Section 56-5-5640. However, if the fair market value of the motor vehicle is less than five hundred dollars, it must be sold as scrap to the highest bidder after first receiving at least two bids. (E) All costs relating to the confiscation and forfeiture of a motor vehicle under this section, including expenses for court costs and storage of the motor vehicle, must be paid from the proceeds of the sale of the motor vehicle.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-525 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 16-11-525
SECTION 16-11-525. Commissioners deemed owners of Housing Authority property for certain purposes; exemption from liability.
Status: in_force

For the sole purpose of determining whether or not any public housing authority property has been maliciously injured as the offense of malicious mischief is defined in Section 16-11-520, and as to whether or not there has been a trespass upon the property as this offense is defined under Section 16-11-600, in all prosecutions under these penal statutes and other statutes of a like nature, the members of the board of commissioners of each state, county, or municipal housing authority in this State, in their official capacity, are deemed to be the owners and possessors of all property of each particular housing authority under their jurisdiction. Nothing in this section may be construed to create personal liability for a commissioner for loss, injury, or damage to the person or property of any other person or entity who suffers injury while on or adjacent to housing authority property as a tenant, an invitee, or a trespasser.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-650 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-650
SECTION 16-17-650. Cockfighting.
Status: in_force

(A) A person who engages in or is present at cockfighting or game fowl fighting or illegal game fowl testing is guilty of a: (1) misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year for a first offense; or (2) misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than three thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years for a second or subsequent offense. (B) For purposes of this section, "illegal game fowl testing" means allowing game fowl to engage in physical combat: (1) with or without spurs or other artificial items while in the presence of more than five spectators; (2) under any circumstances while employing spurs or other artificial items or with the injection or application of a stimulant substance; or (3) for purposes of or in the presence of wagering or gambling. (C) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (A)(1) must be tried exclusively in summary court. (D) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (A)(2) is subject to the forfeiture of monies, negotiable instruments, and securities specifically gained or used to engage in or further a violation of this section pursuant to Section 16-27-55. (E) All game fowl breeders and game fowl breeder testing facilities must comply with the Department of Health and Environmental Control and the State Veterinarian's regulations, policies, and procedures regarding avian influenza preparedness and testing. In the event of an avian influenza outbreak in South Carolina, all game fowl breeders and game fowl breeder testing facilities must allow the Department of Health and Environmental Control and the State Veterinarian to conduct avian influenza testing of all game fowl.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-21-110 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Section 16-21-110
SECTION 16-21-110. Failing to report unclaimed vehicle in garage, repair shop and the like.
Status: in_force

A person who fails to report a vehicle as unclaimed in accordance with SECTION 56-19-840 is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-5-130 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-130
SECTION 16-5-130. Penalties for instigating, aiding or participating in riot.
Status: in_force

A person who is convicted of riot, or of participating in a riot, either by being personally present, or by instigating, promoting, or aiding the same, is guilty of a: (1) felony and must be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both, if the purpose of the assembly, or of the acts done or threatened or intended by the persons engaged, is to resist the enforcement of a statute of this State, or of the United States, or to obstruct any public officer of this State, or of the United States, in serving or executing any process or other mandate of a court of competent jurisdiction, or in the performance of any other duty; or if the offender carries, at the time of the riot, firearms, or any other dangerous weapon, or is disguised; (2) misdemeanor and must be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both, if the offender directs, advises, encourages, or solicits other persons, present or participating in the riot or assembly, to acts of force or violence; (3) misdemeanor and must be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than two hundred and fifty dollars, or both, in any case, not embraced within the foregoing subdivisions of this section. This section must not be construed to prevent the peaceable assembling of persons for lawful purposes of protest or petition.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-270 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Article 3 / Section 16-23-270
SECTION 16-23-270. Article not applicable to antique firearms.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall not apply to antique firearms.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-800 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 8 / Section 16-3-800
SECTION 16-3-800. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article: (1) "Sexual performance" means any performance or part thereof that includes sexual conduct by a child younger than eighteen years of age. (2) "Sexual conduct" means actual or simulated sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse, sexual bestiality, masturbation, sado-masochistic abuse, or lewd exhibition of the genitals. (3) "Performance" means any play, motion picture, photograph, dance, or other visual representation that is exhibited before an audience. (4) "Promote" means to procure, manufacture, issue, sell, give, provide, lend, mail, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, or advertise or to offer or agree to do any of the above.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-311 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 16-11-311
SECTION 16-11-311. Burglary; first degree.
Status: in_force

(A) A person is guilty of burglary in the first degree if the person enters a dwelling without consent and with intent to commit a crime in the dwelling, and either: (1) when, in effecting entry or while in the dwelling or in immediate flight, he or another participant in the crime: (a) is armed with a deadly weapon or explosive; or (b) causes physical injury to a person who is not a participant in the crime; or (c) uses or threatens the use of a dangerous instrument; or (d) displays what is or appears to be a knife, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, or other firearm; or (2) the burglary is committed by a person with a prior record of two or more convictions for burglary or housebreaking or a combination of both; or (3) the entering or remaining occurs in the nighttime. (B) Burglary in the first degree is a felony punishable by life imprisonment. For purposes of this section, "life" means until death. The court, in its discretion, may sentence the defendant to a term of not less than fifteen years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1780 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 16-3-1780
SECTION 16-3-1780. Expiration of temporary restraining orders and restraining orders; extensions and modifications.
Status: in_force

(A) A temporary restraining order remains in effect until the hearing on the Rule to Show Cause why the order should not be extended for the full one-year period. The temporary restraining order must be for a fixed period in accordance with subsection (B) if the court finds the defendant in default at the hearing. (B) In cases not provided for in subsection (A), a restraining order must be for a fixed period not to exceed one year but may be extended by court order on a motion by the plaintiff, showing good cause, with notice to the defendant. The defendant is entitled to a hearing on the extension of an order issued pursuant to this subsection within thirty days of the date upon which the order will expire. (C) Notwithstanding subsection (B), the provisions included in a restraining order granting relief pursuant to Section 16-3-1770 dissolve one year following the issuance of the order unless, prior to the expiration of this period, the court has charged the defendant with the crime of harassment in the first or second degree or stalking and has scheduled a date for trial on the charge. If the trial has been scheduled, relief granted pursuant to Section 16-3-1770 remains in effect beyond the one-year period only until the conclusion of the trial. (D) The court may modify the terms of an order issued pursuant to this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-20 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 16-9-20
SECTION 16-9-20. Subornation of perjury in civil actions.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) wilfully induce, procure, or persuade another person by any means to commit perjury in initiating a civil action or proceeding; or (2) wilfully induce, procure, or persuade another person to give false, misleading, or incomplete testimony while under oath in a civil action or proceeding. (B) A person who violates the provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than six months and fined not less than two hundred dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1700 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 16-3-1700
SECTION 16-3-1700. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article: (A) "Harassment in the first degree" means a pattern of intentional, substantial, and unreasonable intrusion into the private life of a targeted person that serves no legitimate purpose and causes the person and would cause a reasonable person in his position to suffer mental or emotional distress. Harassment in the first degree may include, but is not limited to: (1) following the targeted person as he moves from location to location; (2) visual or physical contact that is initiated, maintained, or repeated after a person has been provided oral or written notice that the contact is unwanted or after the victim has filed an incident report with a law enforcement agency; (3) surveillance of or the maintenance of a presence near the targeted person's: (a) residence; (b) place of work; (c) school; or (d) another place regularly occupied or visited by the targeted person; and (4) vandalism and property damage. (B) "Harassment in the second degree" means a pattern of intentional, substantial, and unreasonable intrusion into the private life of a targeted person that serves no legitimate purpose and causes the person and would cause a reasonable person in his position to suffer mental or emotional distress. Harassment in the second degree may include, but is not limited to, verbal, written, or electronic contact that is initiated, maintained, or repeated. (C) "Stalking" means a pattern of words, whether verbal, written, or electronic, or a pattern of conduct that serves no legitimate purpose and is intended to cause and does cause a targeted person and would cause a reasonable person in the targeted person's position to fear: (1) death of the person or a member of his family; (2) assault upon the person or a member of his family; (3) bodily injury to the person or a member of his family; (4) criminal sexual contact on the person or a member of his family; (5) kidnapping of the person or a member of his family; or (6) damage to the property of the person or a member of his family. (D) "Pattern" means two or more acts occurring over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose. (E) "Family" means a spouse, child, parent, sibling, or a person who regularly resides in the same household as the targeted person. (F) "Electronic contact" means any transfer of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, data, intelligence, or information of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by any device, system, or mechanism including, but not limited to, a wire, radio, computer, electromagnetic, photoelectric, or photo-optical system. (G) This section does not apply to words or conduct protected by the Constitution of this State or the United States, a law enforcement officer or a process server performing official duties, or a licensed private investigator performing services or an investigation as described in detail in a contract signed by the client and the private investigator pursuant to Section 40-18-70. (H) A person who commits the offense of harassment in any degree or stalking, as defined in this section, while subject to the terms of a restraining order issued by the family court may be charged with a violation of this article and, upon conviction, may be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 16-3-1710, 16-3-1720, or 16-3-1730. Editor's Note 2005 Act No. 106, SECTION 1, provides as follows: "This act may be cited as 'Mary Lynn's Law"'.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1410 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 14 / Section 16-3-1410
SECTION 16-3-1410. Department of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, and Statistical Analysis; public crime victim assistance programs.
Status: in_force

(A) The Department of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, and Statistical Analysis is created within the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division. The Director of the Crime Victim Services Division shall appoint a deputy director of the department. (B) The Department of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, and Statistical Analysis shall: (1) provide oversight of training, education, and certification of victim assistance programs; (2) in cooperation with the Victim Services Coordinating Council, promulgate training standards and requirements; (3) approve training curricula for credit hours toward certification; (4) provide victim service provider certification; (5) maintain records of certified victim service providers; and (6) collect and analyze statistical data gathered from providers; grant providers; grant recipients; all victim services funding streams; and local, state, and federal crime data and publish analysis, needs assessments, and reports. (C) Public crime victim assistance programs shall ensure that all victim service providers employed in their respective offices are certified through the department. (1) Private, nonprofit programs shall ensure that all crime victim service providers in these nonprofit programs are certified by a Victim Services Coordinating Council-approved certification program. Victim Services Coordinating Council approval must include review of the program to ensure that requirements are commensurate with the certification requirements for public victim assistance service providers. (2) Crime victim service providers, serving in public or private nonprofit programs and employed on the effective date of this article, are exempt from basic certification requirements but must meet annual continuing education requirements to maintain certification. Crime victim service providers, serving in public or private nonprofit programs and employed after the effective date of this article, are required to complete the basic certification requirements within one year from the date of employment and to meet annual continuing education requirements to maintain certification throughout their employment. (3) The mandatory minimum certification requirements, as promulgated by the deputy director, may not exceed fifteen hours, and the mandatory minimum requirements for continuing advocacy education, as promulgated by the deputy director, may not exceed twelve hours. (4) Nothing in this section shall prevent an entity from requiring, or an individual from seeking, additional certification credits beyond the basic required hours. Editor's Note Prior Laws: Former SECTION16-3-1410 was titled Victim assistance services; membership of Victim Services Coordinating Council, and had the following history: 1984 Act No. 489, SECTION 2; 2008 Act No. 271, SECTION 3, eff January 1, 2009. See now, Code 1976 SECTION 16-3-1430.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-7-30 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 16-7-30
SECTION 16-7-30. Powers of national guardsmen.
Status: in_force

Members of the South Carolina National Guard shall have the powers of peace officers when they are (1) called or ordered into active State service by the Governor pursuant to Sections 25-1-1840, 25-1-1860 and 25-1-1890, (2) serving within the area wherein military assistance is required, and (3) directly assisting civil authorities. Any person arrested or taken into custody by a member of the Guard, under the provisions of this section, shall be dealt with as required by law of peace officers. No person arrested and taken into custody, under no circumstances, shall be detained or confined at any military installation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-30 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-30
SECTION 16-13-30. Petit larceny; grand larceny.
Status: in_force

(A) Simple larceny of any article of goods, choses in action, bank bills, bills receivable, chattels, or other article of personalty of which by law larceny may be committed, or of any fixture, part, or product of the soil severed from the soil by an unlawful act, or has a value of two thousand dollars or less, is petit larceny, a misdemeanor, triable in the magistrates court or municipal court, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, 22-3-550, and 14-25-65. Upon conviction, the person must be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days. (B) Larceny of goods, chattels, instruments, or other personalty valued in excess of two thousand dollars is grand larceny. Upon conviction, the person is guilty of a felony and must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than: (1) five years if the value of the personalty is more than two thousand dollars but less than ten thousand dollars; (2) ten years if the value of the personalty is ten thousand dollars or more.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-21 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 16-3-21
SECTION 16-3-21. Jury instruction as to discussion of verdict.
Status: in_force

(A) In all cases in which an individual is sentenced to death, the trial judge shall, before the dismissal of the jury, verbally instruct the jury concerning the discussion of its verdict. A standard written instruction shall be promulgated by the Supreme Court for use in all capital cases. (B) The verbal instruction shall include: (1) the right of the juror to refuse to discuss the verdict; (2) the right of the juror to discuss the verdict to the extent that the juror so chooses; (3) the right of the juror to terminate any discussion pertaining to the verdict at any time the juror so chooses; (4) the right of the juror to report any person who continues to pursue a discussion of the verdict or who continues to harass the juror after the juror has refused to discuss the verdict or communicated a desire to terminate discussion of the verdict; and (5) the name, address, and phone number of the person or persons to whom the juror should report any harassment concerning the refusal to discuss the verdict or the juror's decision to terminate discussion of the verdict. (C) In addition to the verbal instruction of the trial judge, each juror, upon dismissal from jury service, shall receive a copy of the written jury instruction set forth in subsection (A). Editor's Note 1996 Act No. 448, SECTION 1, eff June 18, 1996, provides as follows: "SECTION 1. This act [consisting of SECTIONS 16-3-21, 17-25-380, 17-27-130, 17-27-150, and 17-27-160] is known and may be cited as the 'South Carolina Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996'."
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-520 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 16-3-520
SECTION 16-3-520. Unlawful to assist in or fail to report hazing.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to knowingly permit or assist any person in committing acts made unlawful by Section 16-3-510 or to fail to report promptly any information within his knowledge of acts made unlawful by Section 16-3-510 to the chief executive officer of the appropriate school, college, or university.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-5-90 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-90
SECTION 16-5-90. Preservation of property owner's right of action against participants in mob or riot resulting in damage to property.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the person whose property is so injured or destroyed from having and maintaining his action against every person engaged or participating in such mob or riot to recover full damages for any injury sustained; provided, however, that no damages shall be recovered by such person against any of such rioters for the same injury for which compensation shall be made by the county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-25-80 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Article 1 / Section 16-25-80
SECTION 16-25-80. Effect on enforcement of contempt orders and police arrest powers; construction with assault and battery and other criminal offenses.
Status: repealed

Nothing in this article affects or limits the powers of any court to enforce its own orders by civil or criminal contempt or the powers of the police to make other lawful arrests. Nothing in this article may be construed to repeal, replace, or preclude application of any other provisions of law pertaining to assault, assault and battery, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, or other criminal offenses. Editor's Note 2010 Act No. 273, SECTION 7.C, provides: "Wherever in the 1976 Code of Laws reference is made to the common law offense of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, it means assault and battery with intent to kill, as contained in repealed Section 16-3-620, and, except for references in Section 16-1-60 and Section 17-25-45, wherever in the 1976 Code reference is made to assault and battery with intent to kill, it means attempted murder as defined in Section 16-3-29."
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-440 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-440
SECTION 16-13-440. Fraudulent refunds from businesses; use of false or fictitious driver's licenses or identification cards; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to give a false or fictitious name or address, or to give the name or address of another person without that person's approval, for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain a refund from a business establishment for merchandise. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. (B) It is unlawful for a person to obtain or attempt to obtain a refund in the form of cash, check, credit on a credit card, merchant gift card, or credit in any other form from a merchant using a motor vehicle driver's license not issued to the person, a motor vehicle driver's license containing false information, an altered motor vehicle driver's license, an identification card containing false information, an altered identification card, or an identification card not issued to the person. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection: (1) when the value is less than two thousand dollars, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both; (2) when the value is two thousand dollars or more, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both; or (3) regardless of the value involved, if the person has two or more prior convictions for a violation of this subsection, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not more than ten years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-410 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-410
SECTION 16-17-410. Conspiracy.
Status: in_force

The common law crime known as "conspiracy" is defined as a combination between two or more persons for the purpose of accomplishing an unlawful object or lawful object by unlawful means. A person who commits the crime of conspiracy is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years. A person who is convicted of the crime of conspiracy must not be given a greater fine or sentence than he would receive if he carried out the unlawful act contemplated by the conspiracy and had been convicted of the unlawful act contemplated by the conspiracy or had he been convicted of the unlawful acts by which the conspiracy was to be carried out or effected.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-320 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-320
SECTION 16-13-320. Swindling.
Status: in_force

Whoever shall (a) inveigle or entice by any arts or devices any person to play at cards, dice or any other game or bear a share or part in the stakes, wagers or adventures or bet on the sides or hands of such as do or shall play as aforesaid, (b) sell, barter or expose to sale any kind of property which has been before sold, bartered or exchanged by the person so selling, bartering or exchanging or by anyone for the benefit or advantage of the person so selling, bartering or exchanging in any house or other place within this State or be a party thereto or (c) overreach, cheat or defraud by any other cunning, swindling arts and devices, so that the ignorant and unwary, who are deluded thereby, lose their money or other property, shall, on conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined at the discretion of the court and, besides, shall refund to the party aggrieved double the sum he was so defrauded of. And if the same be not immediately paid, with costs, every such person shall be committed to the common jail or house of correction, if there be any, of the county in which such person shall be convicted, there to continue for any time not exceeding six months, unless such fine, with costs, be sooner paid and discharged.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-180 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-180
SECTION 16-13-180. Receiving stolen goods, chattels, or other property; receiving or possessing property represented by law enforcement as stolen; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to buy, receive, or possess stolen goods, chattels, or other property if the person knows or has reason to believe the goods, chattels, or property is stolen. A person is guilty of this offense whether or not anyone is convicted of the property theft. (B) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly receive or possess property from an agent of a law enforcement agency that was represented to the person by the same or other agent of the law enforcement agency as stolen. For purposes of this section, the person receiving or possessing the property need not know the person is receiving or has received the property from an agent of a law enforcement agency, and the property need not be actually stolen. (C) A person who violates this section is guilty of a: (1) misdemeanor triable in magistrates court or municipal court, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, 22-3-550, and 14-25-65, if the value of the property is two thousand dollars or less. Upon conviction, the person must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days; (2) misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, if the value of the property is more than two thousand dollars but less than ten thousand dollars; or (3) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ten years, if the value of the property is ten thousand dollars or more. (D) For purposes of this section, the receipt of multiple items in a single transaction or event constitutes a single offense. (E) For purposes of this section, multiple offenses occurring within a ninety-day period may be aggregated into a single count with the aggregated value used to determine whether the violation is a misdemeanor or felony as provided in subsection (C).
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1520 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 15 / Section 16-3-1520
SECTION 16-3-1520. Victim entitled to copy of initial incident report; assistance in applying for victim's compensation benefits; information on progress of case.
Status: in_force

(A) A law enforcement agency must provide a victim, free of charge, a copy of the initial incident report of his case, and a document which: (1) describes the constitutional rights the State grants victims in criminal cases; (2) describes the responsibilities of victims in exercising these rights; (3) lists local victim assistance and social service providers; (4) provides information on eligibility and application for victim's compensation benefits; and (5) provides information about the rights of victims and witnesses who are harassed or threatened. (B) A law enforcement agency, within a reasonable time of initial contact, must assist each eligible victim in applying for victim's compensation benefits and other available financial, social service, and counseling assistance. (C) Law enforcement victim advocates, upon request, may intervene with, and seek special consideration from, creditors of a victim who is temporarily unable to continue payments as a result of an offense and with the victim's employer, landlord, school, and other parties as considered appropriate through the investigative process. (D) A law enforcement agency, upon request, must make a reasonable attempt to inform a victim of the status and progress of his case from initial incident through: (1) disposition in summary court; (2) the referral of a juvenile offender to the Department of Juvenile Justice; or (3) transmittal of a general sessions warrant to the prosecuting agency.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-25-540 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Article 5 / Section 16-25-540
SECTION 16-25-540. Membership.
Status: in_force

Membership on a community domestic violence coordinating council may include, but is not limited to, representatives from magistrates court, family court, law enforcement, solicitor's office, probation and parole, batterer intervention programs or services, nonprofit battered individual's program advocates, counseling services for children, legal services, victim assistance programs, the medical profession, substance abuse counseling programs, the clergy, survivors of domestic violence, local department of social services, and the education community. Members on the council shall develop memoranda of agreement among and between themselves to ensure clarity of roles and responsibilities in providing services to victims of domestic violence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-25-360 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 16-25-360
SECTION 16-25-360. Confidentiality of meetings; penalty.
Status: in_force

(A) Meetings of the committee are closed to the public and are not subject to Chapter 4, Title 30, the Freedom of Information Act, when the committee and department are discussing an individual case of domestic violence. (B) Except as provided in subsection (C), meetings of the committee are open to the public and subject to the Freedom of Information Act when the committee is not discussing an individual case of domestic violence. (C) Information identifying a victim or a household member, guardian, or caretaker of a victim, or an alleged or suspected perpetrator of domestic violence may not be disclosed during a public meeting, and information regarding the involvement of any agency with the victim, alleged perpetrator, and other household members may not be disclosed during a public meeting. (D) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, a person must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-310 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 16-11-310
SECTION 16-11-310. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of Sections 16-11-311 through 16-11-313: (1) "Building" means any structure, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft: (a) Where any person lodges or lives; or (b) Where people assemble for purposes of business, government, education, religion, entertainment, public transportation, or public use or where goods are stored. Where a building consists of two or more units separately occupied or secured, each unit is deemed both a separate building in itself and a part of the main building. (2) "Dwelling" means its definition found in Section 16-11-10 and also means the living quarters of a building which is used or normally used for sleeping, living, or lodging by a person. (3) "Enters a building without consent" means: (a) To enter a building without the consent of the person in lawful possession; or (b) To enter a building by using deception, artifice, trick, or misrepresentation to gain consent to enter from the person in lawful possession.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-617 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 16-11-617
SECTION 16-11-617. Entry on another's land for purpose of cultivating marijuana.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to enter on the land of another for the purpose of cultivating or attempting to cultivate marijuana. The provisions of this section are cumulative to other provisions of law. To constitute a violation of this section, a minimum of twenty-five marijuana plants must be cultivated. A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years and fined not more than five thousand dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-25-330 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 16-25-330
SECTION 16-25-330. Purpose of committee.
Status: in_force

(A) The purpose of the Domestic Violence Advisory Committee is to decrease the incidences of domestic violence by: (1) developing an understanding of the causes and incidences of domestic violence; (2) developing plans for and implementing changes within the agencies represented on the committee which will prevent domestic violence; and (3) advising the Governor and the General Assembly on statutory, policy, and practice changes which will prevent domestic violence. (B) To achieve its purpose, the committee shall: (1) undertake annual statistical studies of the incidences and causes of domestic violence in this State, including an analysis of: (a) community and public and private agency involvement with the victims and their families; (b) whether the abuser has a previous criminal record involving domestic violence or assault and battery; (c) recidivism rates; (d) the presence of alcohol or drug use; (e) whether the abuser has participated in a batterer treatment program or other similar treatment program and the name of the program; (f) the success or failure rate of approved treatment programs; (g) married versus unmarried rates of violence; and (h) the rate of domestic violence per county; (2) consider training, including cross-agency training, consultation, technical assistance needs, and service gaps that would decrease the likelihood of domestic violence; (3) determine the need for changes to any statute, regulation, policy, or procedure to decrease the incidences of domestic violence and include proposals for changes to statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures in the committee's annual report; (4) educate the public regarding the incidences and causes of domestic violence, specific steps the public can undertake to prevent domestic violence, and the support that civic, philanthropic, and public service organizations can provide in assisting the committee to educate the public; (5) develop and implement policies and procedures for its own governance and operation; (6) submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a publicly available annual written report and any other reports prepared by the committee including, but not limited to, the committee's findings and recommendations; and (7) review closed domestic violence cases selected by the Attorney General or solicitor's representative on the committee to provide the commission with the best opportunity to fulfill its duties under the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-360 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-360
SECTION 16-13-360. Disposition of fines collected under Sections 16-13-330 and 16-13-340.
Status: in_force

Any and all fines collected pursuant to the terms of Sections 16-13-330 and 16-13-340 shall be paid into the fund of the county library or municipal, school, college or other institutional library or gallery, museum, collection or exhibition injured by the act of the person so fined.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-8-310 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 16-8-310
SECTION 16-8-310. Local ordinances.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article prohibits the governing body of a county, a municipality, or another political subdivision of the State from adopting and enforcing ordinances consistent with this article relating to criminal gangs, criminal gang members, and gang violence. When local ordinances duplicate or supplement this article, this article provides alternative remedies.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-1-80 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-80
SECTION 16-1-80. Offense of attempt punished as principal offense.
Status: in_force

A person who commits the common law offense of attempt, upon conviction, must be punished as for the principal offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1240 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 16-3-1240
SECTION 16-3-1240. Disclosure of records as to claims; confidentiality; applicability of Freedom of Information Act.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the fund, for any person to solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in or acquiesce in the use of any list, or names of, or information concerning persons applying for or receiving awards pursuant to the provisions of this article without the written consent of the applicant or recipient. The records, papers, files, and communications of the board, its panel, and the director and his staff must be regarded as confidential information and privileged and not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act as contained in Chapter 4, Title 30. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, SECTION 5.J, substituted "fund" for "victim's compensation program", "pursuant to the provisions of this article" for "hereunder", "Chapter 4, Title 30" for "Chapter 3 of Title 30", and made nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-14-40 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 14 / Section 16-14-40
SECTION 16-14-40. Financial transaction card forgery.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of financial transaction card forgery when: (1) With intent to defraud a purported issuer, a person or organization providing money, goods, services or anything else of value, or any other person, he falsely makes or falsely embosses a purported financial transaction card or utters such a financial transaction card; (2) With intent to defraud a purported issuer, a person or organization providing money, goods, services or anything else of value, or any other person, he falsely encodes, duplicates or alters existing encoded information on a financial transaction card or utters such a financial transaction card; (3) He, not being the cardholder or a person authorized by him with intent to defraud the issuer, or a person or organization providing money, goods, services or anything else of value, or any other person, signs a financial transaction card. (b) A person falsely makes a financial transaction card when he makes or draws, in whole or in part, a device or instrument which purports to be the financial transaction card of a named issuer but which is not such a financial transaction card because the issuer did not authorize the making or drawing, or alters a financial transaction card which was validly issued. (c) A person falsely embosses a financial transaction card when, without authorization of the named issuer, he completes a financial transaction card by adding any of the matter, other than the signature of the cardholder, which an issuer requires to appear on the financial transaction card before it can be used by a cardholder. (d) A person falsely encodes a financial transaction card when, without authorization of the purported issuer, he records magnetically, electronically, electro-magnetically or by other means, information on a financial transaction card which will permit acceptance of that card by any automated banking device. (e) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than three thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-722 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-722
SECTION 16-17-722. Filing of false police reports; knowledge; offense; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly file a false police report. (B) A person who violates subsection (A) by falsely reporting a felony is guilty of a felony and upon conviction must be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both. (C) A person who violates subsection (A) by falsely reporting a misdemeanor is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be imprisoned not more than thirty days or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both. (D) In imposing a sentence under this section, the judge may require the offender to pay restitution to the investigating agency to offset costs incurred in investigating the false police report.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-505 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-505
SECTION 16-17-505. Cigarette packages violating certain federal laws; illegal sale or distribution; penalties; seizure.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, "package" means a pack, carton, or container of any kind in which cigarettes are offered for sale, sold, or otherwise distributed, or intended for distribution to consumers. (2) It is unlawful to sell, hold for sale, or distribute a package of cigarettes if: (a) the package differs in any respect with the requirements of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. 1331, for the placement of labels, warnings, or any other information upon a package of cigarettes that is to be sold within the United States; (b) the package is labeled "For Export Only", "U.S. Tax Exempt", "For Use Outside U.S.", or similar wording indicating that the manufacturer did not intend that the product be sold in the United States; (c) the package, or a package containing individually stamped packages, has been altered by adding or deleting the wording, labels, or warnings described in (a) or (b) of this subsection; (d) the package has been imported into the United States after January 1, 2000, in violation of 26 U.S.C. 5754; or (e) the package in any way violates federal trademark or copyright laws. (3) A person who knowingly sells, holds for sale, or distributes cigarette packages in violation of subsection (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for not more than three years or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both. (4) In addition to the other penalties provided by law, law enforcement may seize and destroy or sell to the manufacturer, for export only, any packages described in subsection (2).
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-370 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Article 4 / Section 16-9-370
SECTION 16-9-370. Taking money or reward to compound or conceal offense.
Status: in_force

Any person who, knowing of the commission of an offense, takes any money or reward, upon an agreement or undertaking expressed or implied, to compound or conceal such offense or not to prosecute or give evidence shall: (a) If such offense is a felony be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; (b) If such offense is a misdemeanor be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than three months, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1080 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 11 / Section 16-3-1080
SECTION 16-3-1080. Committing or attempting to commit a violent crime while wearing body armor a felony.
Status: in_force

(A) Except as provided in subsection (B), a person who commits or attempts to commit a violent crime, as defined in Section 16-1-60, or threatens to commit a violent crime, as defined in Section 16-1-60, while wearing body armor is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both. A term of imprisonment imposed for violating this section may be served consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed for the crime committed or attempted. (B) Subsection (A) does not apply to: (1) a peace officer of this State or another state, or of a local unit of government of this State or another state, or of the United States, while in the performance of his official duties; or (2) a security officer while in the performance of his official duties. (C) As used in this section: (1) "Body armor" means clothing or a device designed or intended to protect a person's body or a portion of a person's body from injury caused by a firearm; (2) "Security officer" means a person lawfully employed to protect another person or to protect the property of another person.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-2230 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 20 / Section 16-3-2230
SECTION 16-3-2230. Defenses not applicable to violations of this article; procedures excepted from this article; revocation of professional license or certification.
Status: in_force

(A) It is not a defense to prosecution for a violation of this article that a female genital mutilation procedure is: (1) required as a matter of belief, custom, or ritual; (2) consented to by the minor or female who is unable to consent on whom the procedure is performed; or (3) consented to by the parent or legal guardian of the minor or female who is unable to consent on whom the procedure is performed. (B) A procedure involving female genital mutilation is not a violation of this article if it is: (1) necessary to the physical health of the minor or female who is unable to consent on whom it is performed; or (2) performed on a minor or female who is unable to consent who is in labor or who has just given birth for medical purposes connected with that labor or birth. (C) A physician, physician-in-training, nurse, certified nurse-midwife, or any other medical professional who performs, participates in, or facilitates a female genital mutilation procedure which does not fall under one of the exceptions listed in subsection (B), in addition to the criminal penalties provided in this article, shall have his professional license or certification permanently revoked.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-460 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-460
SECTION 16-13-460. Church to separate and use money only for cemetery maintenance when so designated; penalties.
Status: in_force

Any church which receives money specifically designated for the maintenance of a cemetery on its property shall account for the money separately, and it may be used only for the maintenance of the cemetery. Any person or member of the church governing board who knowingly approves or permits the use of the fund for any other purpose is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-21-40 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Section 16-21-40
SECTION 16-21-40. Removing or falsifying identification number of vehicle or engine; buying, receiving or selling vehicle or engine.
Status: in_force

(A) A person who: (1) wilfully removes or falsifies an identification number of a vehicle or an engine for a vehicle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (2) wilfully and with intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity of a vehicle or engine removes or falsifies an identification number of the vehicle or engine is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years. (3) buys, receives, possesses, sells, or disposes of a vehicle or an engine for a vehicle, knowing that an identification number of the vehicle or engine has been removed or falsified, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (4) buys, receives, possesses, sells, or disposes of a vehicle or an engine for a vehicle, with knowledge that an identification number of the vehicle or engine has been removed or falsified and with intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity of the vehicle or engine, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years. (B) An identification number may be placed on a vehicle or engine by its manufacturer in the regular course of business or placed or restored on a vehicle or engine by authority of the department without violating this section. An identification number so placed or restored is not falsified. (C) As used in this section: (1) "Identification number" includes an identifying number, serial number, engine number, or other distinguishing number or mark, placed on a vehicle or engine by its manufacturer or by authority of the department or in accordance with the laws of another state or country; (2) "Remove" includes deface, cover, and destroy; and (3) "Falsify" includes alter and forge.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-19-120 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 19 / Section 16-19-120
SECTION 16-19-120. Officers shall destroy gambling devices after confiscation.
Status: in_force

All officers of the law in whose care, possession or keeping may be placed any gambling or gaming machine or device of any kind whatsoever or any gambling or gaming punchboard of any kind or description whatsoever which has been confiscated for violation of any criminal law or laws of this State shall immediately after conviction of the violator of the law destroy the same.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-410 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Article 5 / Section 16-23-410
SECTION 16-23-410. Pointing firearm at another person.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to present or point at another person a loaded or unloaded firearm. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years. This section must not be construed to abridge the right of self-defense or to apply to theatricals or like performances.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-523 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 16-11-523
SECTION 16-11-523. Obtaining nonferrous metals unlawfully; disruption of communication or electrical service.
Status: in_force

(A) For purposes of this section, "nonferrous metals" means metals not containing significant quantities of iron or steel, including, but not limited to, copper wire, copper clad steel wire, copper pipe, copper bars, copper sheeting, aluminum other than aluminum cans, a product that is a mixture of aluminum and copper, catalytic converters, lead-acid batteries, steel propane gas tanks, and stainless steel beer kegs or containers. (B) It is unlawful for a person to wilfully and maliciously cut, mutilate, deface, or otherwise injure any personal or real property, including any fixtures or improvements, for the purpose of obtaining nonferrous metals in any amount. (C) A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a: (1) misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years, or both, if the direct injury to the property, the amount of loss in value to the property, the amount of repairs necessary to return the property to its condition before the act, or the property loss, including fixtures or improvements, is less than five thousand dollars; or (2) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, if the direct injury to the property, the amount of loss in value to the property, the amount of repairs necessary to return the property to its condition before the act, or the property loss, including fixtures or improvements, is five thousand dollars or more. (D)(1) A person who violates the provisions of this section and the violation results in great bodily injury to another person is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than fifteen years. For purposes of this subsection, "great bodily injury" means bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ. (2) A person who violates the provisions of this section and the violation results in the death of another person is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than thirty years. (E) A person who violates the provisions of this section and the violation results in disruption of communication or electrical service to critical infrastructure or more than ten customers of the communication or electrical service is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. (F) If a person is convicted of violating the provisions of this section and the person has been issued a permit pursuant to Section 16-17-680, the permit must be revoked. (G)(1) A public or private owner of personal or real property is not civilly liable to a person who is injured during the theft or attempted theft, by the person or a third party, of nonferrous metals in any amount. (2) A public or private owner of personal or real property is not civilly liable for a person's injuries caused by a dangerous condition created as a result of the theft or attempted theft of nonferrous metals in any amount, of the owner when the owner of personal or real property did not know and could not have reasonably known of the dangerous condition. (3) This subsection does not create or impose a duty of care upon a owner of personal or real property that would not otherwise exist under common law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-1-120 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-120
SECTION 16-1-120. Increased sentences for repeat offenders.
Status: in_force

(1) When an individual, who was convicted of a Class A, B, or C felony offense or an exempt offense which provides for a maximum term of imprisonment of twenty years or more and sentenced to a period of time, has been released from prison, whether on parole or by completion of the sentence, is convicted of another felony offense, the individual shall have added to the sentence imposed for the subsequent conviction such additional time as provided below: (A) if the subsequent offense was committed within forty-five days of his release, five years shall be added to the sentence mandated by the subsequent conviction. (B) if the subsequent offense was committed within ninety days of his release, four years shall be added to the sentence mandated by the subsequent conviction. (C) if the subsequent offense was committed within one hundred eighty days of his release, three years shall be added to the sentence mandated by the subsequent conviction. (D) if the subsequent offense was committed within two hundred seventy days of his release, two years shall be added to the sentence mandated by the subsequent conviction. (E) if the subsequent offense was committed within three hundred sixty days of his release, one year shall be added to the sentence mandated by the subsequent conviction. (2) When subsection (1) requires an individual to have additional time added to the sentence mandated by a subsequent conviction, if the maximum sentence mandated for the subsequent conviction is less than the additional time mandated by subsection (1), the additional time which must be added to the sentence mandated by the subsequent conviction shall be equal to the maximum sentence provided for the conviction. (3) No portion of the additional term provided for herein may be suspended and no such additional term may be reduced by any early release program, work credit, or similar program but must be served in full.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-495 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-495
SECTION 16-17-495. Custodial interference.
Status: in_force

(A)(1) When a court of competent jurisdiction in this State or another state has awarded custody of a child under the age of sixteen years or when custody of a child under the age of sixteen years is established pursuant to Section 63-17-20(B), it is unlawful for a person with the intent to violate the court order or Section 63-17-20(B) to take or transport, or cause to be taken or transported, the child from the legal custodian for the purpose of concealing the child, or circumventing or avoiding the custody order or statute. (2) When a pleading has been filed and served seeking a determination of custody of a child under the age of sixteen, it is unlawful for a person with the intent to circumvent or avoid the custody proceeding to take or transport, or cause to be taken or transported, the child for the purpose of concealing the child, or circumventing or avoiding the custody proceeding. It is permissible to infer that a person keeping a child outside the limits of this State for more than seventy-two hours without notice to a legal custodian intended to violate this subsection. (B) A person who violates subsection (A)(1) or (2) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (C) If a person who violates subsection (A)(1) or (2) returns the child to the legal custodian or to the jurisdiction of the court in which the custody petition was filed within three days of the violation, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. (D) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the taking or transporting of a child in violation of subsections (A)(1) or (2), is by physical force or the threat of physical force, the person is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (E) A person who violates the provisions of this section may be required by the court to pay necessary travel and other reasonable expenses including, but not limited to, attorney's fees incurred by the party entitled to the custody or by a witness or law enforcement.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1200 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 16-3-1200
SECTION 16-3-1200. Conduct of victim or intervenor contributing to infliction of injury; reduction of award; rejection of claim.
Status: in_force

In determining the amount of an award, the Deputy Director, the Board, or its panel shall determine whether because of his conduct the victim or intervenor of such crime contributed to the infliction of his injury, and the Deputy Director, the Board, or its panel may reduce the amount of the award or reject the claim altogether in accordance with such determination; provided, however, the Deputy Director, the Board, or its panel may disregard for this purpose the contribution of an intervenor for his own injury or death where the record shows that the contribution was attributable to efforts by the intervenor as set forth in subsection (8) of SECTION 16-3-1110.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1800 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 16-3-1800
SECTION 16-3-1800. Arrest upon violation of restraining order.
Status: in_force

Law enforcement officers shall arrest a defendant who is acting in violation of a restraining order after service and notice of the order is provided. An arrest warrant is not required.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1840 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 16-3-1840
SECTION 16-3-1840. Mental health evaluation prior to setting bail; purpose; report.
Status: in_force

Prior to setting bail, a magistrate or a municipal judge may order a defendant charged with harassment in the first or second degree or stalking pursuant to this article to undergo a mental health evaluation performed by the local mental health department. The purpose of this evaluation is to determine if the defendant needs mental health treatment or counseling as a condition of bond. The evaluation must be scheduled within ten days of the order's issuance. Once the evaluation is completed, the examiner must, within forty-eight hours, issue a report to the local solicitor's office, summary court judge, or other law enforcement agency. Upon receipt of the report, the solicitor, summary court judge, or other law enforcement agency must arrange for a bond hearing before a circuit court judge or summary court judge.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-200 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 16-11-200
SECTION 16-11-200. Placing or distributing combustible materials and the like in buildings and property as constituting attempt.
Status: in_force

The placing or distributing of any inflammable, explosive or combustible materials or substance or any device in any building or property mentioned in Sections 16-11-110 to 16-11-140 in an arrangement or preparation with intent eventually wilfully and maliciously to set fire to or burn the same or to procure the setting fire to or burning of the same shall for the purposes of Section 16-11-190 constitute an attempt to burn such building or property.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-430 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 16-15-430
SECTION 16-15-430. Sexual extortion; aggravated sexual extortion.
Status: in_force

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Adult" means a person eighteen years or older. (2) "Minor" means any person under eighteen years of age at the time of the alleged offense. (3) "Great bodily injury" means bodily injury which causes a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ. (4) "Private image" means an image depicting sexually explicit nudity or sexual activity, as defined in Section 16-15-375, or sexual conduct, as defined in Section 16-15-305. (5) "Image" means a photograph, film, videotape, recording, live transmission, digital or computer-generated visual depiction, or any other reproduction made by electronic, mechanical, or other means. (6) "Disclose" means exhibit, transfer, publicize, distribute, or reproduce. (7) "Vulnerable adult" has the same meaning as in Section 43-35-10. (B) A person commits the offense of felony sexual extortion if the actor intentionally and maliciously threatens to release, exhibit, or distribute a private image of another in order to compel or attempt to compel the victim to do any act or refrain from doing any act against his will, with the intent to obtain additional private images or anything else of value. Except as provided in subsections (C) and (D), a person convicted of felony sexual extortion must be imprisoned: (1) not more than five years for a first offense; (2) not more than ten years for a second offense; or (3) not more than twenty years for a third or subsequent offense. (C)(1) A person commits the offense of aggravated felony sexual extortion if the actor intentionally and maliciously threatens to release, exhibit, or distribute a private image of another in order to compel or attempt to compel the victim to do any act or refrain from doing any act against his will, with the intent to obtain additional private images or anything else of value and either: (a) the victim is a minor or a vulnerable adult and the person convicted of sexual extortion is an adult; or (b) the victim suffers great bodily injury or death and the finder of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the sexual extortion of the victim was the proximate cause of the great bodily injury or death. (2) A person convicted of aggravated felony sexual extortion must be imprisoned not more than twenty years. (D) If the person convicted is a minor, then the person is guilty of misdemeanor sexual extortion and must be sentenced by the family court. The court may order as a condition of sentencing behavioral health counseling from an appropriate agency or provider. Editor's Note 2023 Act No. 54, SECTIONS 1 and 3, provide as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as 'Gavin's Law'." "SECTION 3. Local school districts shall collaborate with the State Department of Education, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, and the Attorney General's office, as appropriate, to implement a policy to educate and notify students of the provisions of this act which includes adequate notice to students, parents or guardians, the public, and school personnel of the change in law. The State Department of Education must file a report as to the status of the adoption and implementation of the education policies under this act to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, annually by July first of each year."
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-570 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 16-11-570
SECTION 16-11-570. Injury or destruction of buildings or crops by tenant.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a tenant to wilfully and maliciously cut, deface, mutilate, burn, destroy, or otherwise injure a dwelling house, outhouse, erection, building, or crops in his possession. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-140 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 16-11-140
SECTION 16-11-140. Burning of crops, fuel or lumber.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to (a) wilfully and maliciously set fire to or burn or cause to be burned, or (b) aid, counsel, or procure the burning of any: (1) barracks, cock, crib, rick or stack of hay, corn, wheat, oats, barley, or other grain or vegetable product of any kind; (2) field of standing hay or grain of any kind; (3) pile of coal, wood, or other fuel; (4) pile of planks, boards, posts, rails, or other lumber. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than three years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-410 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 16-9-410
SECTION 16-9-410. Aiding escapes from prison; rescuing prisoners.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) convey into a jail, correctional facility, or other like place of confinement any disguise, instrument, tool, weapon, or other thing adapted or useful to aid a prisoner in making his escape, with intent to facilitate the escape of a prisoner lawfully committed or detained; or (2) aid or assist a prisoner by any means in his endeavor to escape, whether the escape is effected or attempted or not. (B) It is unlawful for a person to forcibly rescue a prisoner held in custody. (C) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a: (1) felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ten years; (2) misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than five hundred dollars if the person whose escape or rescue was effected or intended was charged with a noncapital offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-830 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 8 / Section 16-3-830
SECTION 16-3-830. Reasonable belief as to majority of child as affirmative defense.
Status: in_force

It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this article that the defendant, in good faith, reasonably believed that the person who engaged in the sexual conduct was eighteen years of age or older.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-313 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 16-11-313
SECTION 16-11-313. Burglary; third degree.
Status: in_force

(A) A person is guilty of burglary in the third degree if the person enters a building without consent and with intent to commit a crime therein. (B) Burglary in the third degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years for conviction on a first offense and for not more than ten years for conviction of a second offense according to the discretion of the Court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-25-720 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Article 7 / Section 16-25-720
SECTION 16-25-720. Establishment of interagency circuit-wide committees; protocols; membership of committees; confidential information; limitation in investigations; access to information.
Status: in_force

(A) Each Circuit Solicitor shall establish an interagency circuit-wide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee to assist local agencies in identifying and reviewing domestic violence deaths, including homicides and suicides, and facilitating communication among the various agencies involved in domestic violence cases pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or any other relevant provision of law. (B) The South Carolina Commission on Prosecution Coordination shall: (1) develop a protocol for domestic violence fatality reviews; and (2) develop a protocol that must be used as a guideline to assist coroners and other persons who perform autopsies on domestic violence victims in the identification of domestic violence, in the determination of whether domestic violence contributed to the death or whether domestic violence occurred prior to death but was not the actual cause of death, and in the proper written reporting procedures for domestic violence, including the designation of the cause and mode of death. (C) Domestic violence fatality review committees may be comprised of, but not limited to, the following: (1) experts in the field of forensic pathology; (2) medical personnel with expertise in domestic violence; (3) coroners and medical examiners; (4) criminologists; (5) assistant solicitors; (6) domestic violence abuse organization staff; (7) legal aid attorneys who represent victims of abuse; (8) a representative of the local bar associations; (9) local and state law enforcement personnel; (10) representatives of local agencies that are involved with domestic violence abuse reporting; (11) county health department staff who deal with domestic violence victims' health issues; (12) representatives of local child abuse agencies; and (13) local professional associations of persons described in this subsection. (D) An oral or written communication or a document shared within or produced by a domestic violence fatality review committee related to a domestic violence death is confidential and not subject to disclosure pursuant to Chapter 4, Title 30, the Freedom of Information Act, or discoverable by a third party. An oral or written communication or a document provided by a third party to a domestic violence fatality review committee is confidential and not subject to disclosure pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act or discoverable by a third party. However, recommendations of a domestic violence fatality review committee upon the completion of a review may be disclosed at the discretion of a majority of the members of the committee. (E) Only deaths in which the investigation is closed and there is not a pending prosecution may be reviewed by a domestic violence fatality review committee. (F) Upon request of the domestic violence fatality review committee and as necessary to carry out the committee's purpose and duties, as allowed by law, the committee immediately must be provided: (1) by a provider of medical care, access to information and records regarding a person whose death is being reviewed by the committee pursuant to this article; (2) access to all information and records maintained by any state, county, or local governmental agency including, but not limited to, birth certificates, law enforcement investigation data, county coroner or medical examiner investigation data, parole and probation information and records, and information and records of social services and health agencies that provided services to the victim, alleged perpetrator, and other household members.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1640 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 16 / Section 16-3-1640
SECTION 16-3-1640. Confidentiality of information and files.
Status: in_force

Information and files requested and received by the ombudsman are confidential and retain their confidential status at all times. Juvenile records obtained under this section may be released only in accordance with provisions of the Children's Code. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, SECTION 7, reenacted the section with no apparent change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-670 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-670
SECTION 16-17-670. Record kept by dealers in crossties.
Status: in_force

Any person within this State dealing in crossties shall keep a book of record which shall be open to the public and in which shall be legibly written the name of the party or parties from whom crossties are purchased, the number of crossties purchased and the lands or premises from which such crossties are cut or harvested. Any person violating the terms of this section shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five dollars for each offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-7-10 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 16-7-10
SECTION 16-7-10. Illegal acts during state of emergency.
Status: in_force

(A) In any area designated by the Governor in his proclamation that a state of emergency exists, and during the duration of the proclamation, it is unlawful for a person to: (1)(a) violate a provision in the proclamation including, but not limited to, any curfew set forth by the proclamation; (b) congregate, unless authorized or in their homes, in groups of three or more and to refuse to disperse upon order of a law enforcement officer; or (c) wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any law enforcement officer. A person violating the provisions of this item is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. (2)(a) enter into the property of another, without lawful authority and with criminal intent; (b) damage the property of another; or (c) take possession or otherwise disturb the property of another in any manner. A person violating a provision of this item is guilty of the felony of looting and, upon conviction, must be fined or imprisoned, or both, in the discretion of the court. The court must order restitution pursuant to Section 17-25-322; (3) charge unconscionable prices during a declared state of emergency or disaster, as described in Section 39-5-145, or knowingly and wilfully use a misleading practice or device to solicit the contribution or sale of goods or services for charitable purposes in connection with a declared state of emergency or disaster, as described in Section 39-5-147. (B) Penalties provided in this article are cumulative of and in addition to those provided in Sections 39-5-145 and 39-5-147. Editor's Note 2002 Act No. 393, SECTION 45, provides as follows: "This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, and applies to offenses committed after its effective date and to causes of action arising or accruing on or after the effective date."
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-25-530 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Article 5 / Section 16-25-530
SECTION 16-25-530. Duties and responsibilities.
Status: in_force

The duties and responsibilities of a community domestic violence coordinating council include, but are not limited to: (1) promoting effective strategies of intervention for identifying the existence of domestic violence and for intervention by public and private agencies; (2) establishing interdisciplinary and interagency protocols for intervention with survivors of domestic violence; (3) facilitating communication and cooperation among agencies and organizations that are responsible for addressing domestic violence; (4) monitoring, evaluating, and improving the quality and effectiveness of domestic violence services and protections in the community; (5) providing public education and prevention activities; and (6) providing professional training and continuing education activities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-615 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 16-3-615
SECTION 16-3-615. Spousal sexual battery.
Status: in_force

(A) Sexual battery, as defined in Section 16-3-651(h), when accomplished through use of aggravated force, defined as the use or the threat of use of a weapon or the use or threat of use of physical force or physical violence of a high and aggravated nature, by one spouse against the other spouse if they are living together, constitutes the felony of spousal sexual battery and, upon conviction, a person must be imprisoned not more than ten years. (B) The offending spouse's conduct must be reported to appropriate law enforcement authorities within thirty days in order for that spouse to be prosecuted for this offense. (C) The provisions of Section 16-3-659.1 apply to any trial brought under this section. (D) This section is not applicable to a purported marriage entered into by a male under the age of sixteen or a female under the age of fourteen.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-815 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 8 / Section 16-11-815
SECTION 16-11-815. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article, "cable television service" includes (1) services provided by or through the facilities of any cable television system or closed circuit coaxial cable communication system, and (2) any transmission service used in connection with any cable television system or similar closed circuit coaxial cable communication system.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-400 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-400
SECTION 16-13-400. Avoiding or attempting to avoid payment of telecommunications services.
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly avoids or attempts to avoid, or causes another to avoid, the lawful charges or payments, in whole or in part, for any telecommunications service or for the transmission of a message, signal, or other telecommunication over telephone or telegraph facilities: (1) By charging such service to an existing telephone number or credit card number without the authority of the subscriber thereto or the lawful holder thereof; (2) By charging such service to a nonexistent telephone number or credit card number, or to a number associated with telephone service which is suspended or terminated, or to a revoked or canceled credit card number; (3) By use of a code, prearranged scheme, or other similar stratagem or device whereby such person, in effect, sends or receives information; (4) By rearranging, tampering with, or making connection with any facilities or equipment of a telephone company, whether physically, inductively, acoustically, or otherwise; or (5) By the use of any other fraudulent means, method, trick or device; is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-8-280 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 16-8-280
SECTION 16-8-280. Identity of informant exempt from disclosure.
Status: in_force

In all civil actions brought under the provisions of this article, the identity of an informant, identifying information relating to an informant, and all matters exempt from disclosure under Chapter 4, Title 30, the Freedom of Information Act, are exempt from discovery or disclosure under the rules of civil procedure.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-340 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 16-11-340
SECTION 16-11-340. Required placards in retail establishments as to consequences of conviction of armed robbery.
Status: in_force

The South Carolina Department of Revenue, with funds already appropriated to the department, shall print and distribute to each business establishment in this State, to which has been issued a retail sales tax license, a cardboard placard not less than eight inches by eleven inches which shall bear the following inscription in letters not less than three-fourths inch high: "BY ACT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF ARMED ROBBERY SHALL SERVE A SENTENCE OF NO LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS AT HARD LABOR WITHOUT PAROLE." Such placard shall be prominently displayed in all retail establishments to which they are issued.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-5-110 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-110
SECTION 16-5-110. County's right of action against participants in mob or riot resulting in county's liability for damages to property.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the county against which damages shall be recovered under the provisions of this chapter may bring suit in the name of the county against any and all persons engaged or in any manner participating in any such mob or riot and against any constable, sheriff, magistrate or other officer charged with the maintenance of the public peace who may be liable, by neglect of duty, to the provisions of this chapter for the recovery of all damages, costs and expenses incurred by the county and such suits shall not abate or fail by reason of too many or too few parties defendant being named therein.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-620 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-620
SECTION 16-17-620. Exemption of solicitors of farm laborers to work in adjacent states.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Section 16-17-610 shall not be applicable to any person soliciting or hiring laborers in this State to be employed in agricultural work in any state bordering on this State when such adjacent state places no limitation on the solicitation or employment of farm labor by South Carolina employers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-500 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Article 5 / Section 16-23-500
SECTION 16-23-500. Unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of violent offense; confiscation; return of firearm to innocent owner.
Status: in_force

(A) Except as provided in subsection (F), it is unlawful for a person who has been convicted of a crime punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than one year to possess a firearm or ammunition within this State. (B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction: (1) for a first offense, must be imprisoned not more than five years; (2) for a second offense, must be imprisoned for a mandatory minimum of five years, but not more than twenty years; and (3) for a third or subsequent offense, must be imprisoned for a mandatory minimum of ten years, but not more than thirty years. (C)(1) In addition to the penalty provided in this section, the firearm or ammunition involved in the violation of this section must be confiscated. The firearm or ammunition must be delivered to the chief of police of the municipality or to the sheriff of the county if the violation occurred outside the corporate limits of a municipality. The law enforcement agency that receives the confiscated firearm or ammunition may use it within the agency, transfer it to another law enforcement agency for the lawful use of that agency, trade it with a retail dealer licensed to sell firearms or ammunition in this State for a firearm, ammunition, or any other equipment approved by the agency, or destroy it. A firearm or ammunition must not be disposed of in any manner until the results of any legal proceeding in which it may be involved are finally determined. If the State Law Enforcement Division seized the firearm or ammunition, the division may keep the firearm or ammunition for use by its forensic laboratory. Records must be kept of all confiscated firearms or ammunition received by the law enforcement agencies under the provisions of this section. (2) A law enforcement agency that receives a firearm or ammunition pursuant to this section shall administratively release the firearm or ammunition to an innocent owner. The firearm or ammunition must not be released to the innocent owner until the results of any legal proceedings in which the firearm or ammunition may be involved are finally determined. Before the firearm or ammunition may be released, the innocent owner shall provide the law enforcement agency with proof of ownership and shall certify that the innocent owner will not release the firearm or ammunition to the person who has been charged with a violation of this section which resulted in the confiscation of the firearm or ammunition. The law enforcement agency shall notify the innocent owner when the firearm or ammunition is available for release. If the innocent owner fails to recover the firearm or ammunition within thirty days after notification of the release, the law enforcement agency may maintain or dispose of the firearm or ammunition as otherwise provided in this section. (D) The court with jurisdiction over an offense, punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, as provided in subsection (A), shall make a specific finding on the record that the offense is subject to the provisions of this section. A judge's failure to make a specific finding on the record does not bar or otherwise affect prosecution pursuant to this subsection and does not constitute a defense to prosecution pursuant to this subsection. (E) A second or subsequent offense for the purpose of this section means any conviction pursuant to Section 16-23-500 (A). (F) For the purpose of this section, "crime punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than one year" does not include: (1) any offense in this State or another jurisdiction pertaining to antitrust violations, unfair trade practices, restraints of trade, or other similar offenses relating to the regulation of business practices; (2) any offense classified by the laws of this State or another jurisdiction as a misdemeanor and punishable by a term of imprisonment of five years or less; or (3) any crime for which the conviction has been expunged, or set aside or for which a person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored, unless such pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms. Editor's Note 2024 Act No. 111, SECTIONS 1 and 24, provide as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'South Carolina Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act of 2024'." "SECTION 24. No provision in this act should be construed as the General Assembly discouraging responsible gun ownership; and the General Assembly, in fact, encourages all gun owners to pursue and receive appropriate gun safety training before carrying a firearm or weapon." Effect of Amendment 2016 Act No. 154, SECTION 2, in (C), inserted paragraph identifier (1), and added (2), relating to the release of a firearm to an innocent owner; and in (D), added the second sentence, relating to the failure to make a specific finding. 2024 Act No. 111, SECTION 16, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-210 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-210
SECTION 16-13-210. Embezzlement of public funds.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for an officer or other person charged with the safekeeping, transfer, and disbursement of public funds to embezzle these funds. (B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a: (1) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court to be proportioned to the amount of the embezzlement and imprisoned not more than ten years if the amount of the embezzled funds is ten thousand dollars or more; (2) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court to be proportioned to the amount of embezzlement and imprisoned not more than five years if the amount of the embezzled funds is less than ten thousand dollars. (C) The person convicted of a felony is disqualified from holding any office of honor or emolument in this State; but the General Assembly, by a two-thirds vote, may remove this disability upon payment in full of the principal and interest of the sum embezzled. Validity For the validity of (C) of this section, see Pinckney v. Peeler, 862 S.E.2d 906 (S.C. 2021).
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-710 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-710
SECTION 16-17-710. Resale of ticket to event; price restriction; exceptions; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) A person or entity who offers for resale or resells a ticket for admission to an event must request or receive no more than one dollar above the price charged by the original ticket seller. (B) This section does not apply to an open market event ticket offered for resale through an internet website or at a permitted physical location when the person or entity reselling the ticket guarantees to the ticket buyer a full refund of the amount paid for the ticket if: (1) the event is cancelled, except that ticket delivery and processing charges are not required to be refunded if disclosed in the guarantee; (2) the buyer is denied admission to the event, unless the denial is due to the act or omission of the buyer; or (3) the ticket is not delivered to the buyer and the failure results in the buyer's inability to use the ticket to attend the event. (C) For purposes of this section, the term "open market event ticket" means a ticket to an event other than an event sponsored by or taking place at a venue owned by an institution of higher education. An institution of higher education may designate a ticket as an open market event ticket if the institution approves the resale of the ticket prior to the initial sale or delivery of the ticket and issues a public statement or notice authorizing the resale of the ticket. (D) For purposes of this section, the term "permitted physical location" is a physical geographic location that is either: (1) on property not owned by the owner of the venue of the ticketed event or on public property even if the property is the venue of the ticketed event subject to reasonable restrictions or conditions imposed by the owner to protect the safety and welfare of attendees of the ticketed event; or (2) on private property owned by the owner of the venue of the ticketed event if the owner expressly authorizes in writing such resales to occur on the property. The owner may provide specific locations on the property for resales to occur and provide for any conditions for resales on the property. (E) A person or entity who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days. (F) The resale or offer for resale of each ticket constitutes a separate offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-335 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 16-15-335
SECTION 16-15-335. Permitting minor to engage in any act constituting violation of this article prohibited; penalties.
Status: in_force

An individual eighteen years of age or older who, in any manner, knowingly hires, employs, uses, or permits a person under the age of eighteen years to do or assist in doing an act or thing constituting an offense pursuant to this article and involving any material, act, or thing he knows or reasonably should know to be obscene within the meaning of Section 16-15-305 is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not more than ten years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-25-350 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 16-25-350
SECTION 16-25-350. Issuance of subpoena.
Status: in_force

When necessary in the discharge of the duties of the committee and upon application of the committee, the clerks of court shall issue a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum to any state, county, or local agency, board, or commission or to a representative of any state, county, or local agency, board, or commission or to a provider of medical care to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of documents, books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other relevant records to the discharge of the department's duties. Failure to obey a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued pursuant to this section may be punished as contempt.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-750 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Article 7 / Section 16-23-750
SECTION 16-23-750. Conveying false information regarding attempted use of a destructive device; aiding or conspiring; penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who conveys or causes to be conveyed false information, knowing the information to be false, concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made to kill, injure, or intimidate any person or to damage or destroy any building or other real or personal property by means of an explosive, incendiary, or destructive device or who aids, employs, or conspires with any person to do or cause to be done any of the acts in this section, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, for a first offense must be imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than ten years. For a second or subsequent offense, the person must be imprisoned for not less than five years nor more than fifteen years. A sentence imposed for a violation of this section must not be suspended and probation must not be granted.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-654 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 16-3-654
SECTION 16-3-654. Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree.
Status: in_force

(1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree if the actor engages in sexual battery with the victim and if any one or more of the following circumstances are proven: (a) The actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual battery in the absence of aggravating circumstances. (b) The actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally defective, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless and aggravated force or aggravated coercion was not used to accomplish sexual battery. (2) Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years, according to the discretion of the court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-5-140 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-140
SECTION 16-5-140. Enforcement of chapter.
Status: in_force

Sheriffs, constables and other officers in the several circuits or counties vested with powers of arresting, imprisoning and bailing offenders against the laws of this State shall institute proceedings against every person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter and cause them to be arrested, imprisoned or bailed, as the case may require, for a trial before such court as shall have jurisdiction of the offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-915 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 9 / Section 16-11-915
SECTION 16-11-915. Prohibitions relative to live performances; persons considered proper witnesses; application of section.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) advertise or offer for sale or resale, or sell or resell, or cause the sale or resale, or rent or cause the rental of, or transport or cause to be transported, or possess for any of these purposes for commercial advantage or private financial gain any article containing a live performance with the knowledge that the live performance has been fixed without the consent of the owner of the live performance; or (2) record or fix or cause to be recorded or fixed on an article with the intent to sell for commercial advantage or private financial gain, the live performance with the knowledge that the live performance has been recorded or fixed without the consent of the owner of the live performance. The provisions of this item (2) shall not apply to reproduction in the home for private use and with no purpose of otherwise capitalizing commercially on the reproduction. A person who violates this section, upon conviction, must be punished as provided for in Section 16-11-920. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, or other legal entity. (2) "Owner", in the absence of a written agreement or operation of law to the contrary, is presumed to be the performer of the live performance. (3) "Fixed" means embodied in a tangible medium of expression when its embodiment in an article, by or under the authority of the author, is sufficiently permanent or stable to permit it to be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated for a period of more than transitory duration. (4) "Article" means the tangible medium upon which sounds or images are recorded or otherwise stored and includes any original phonograph record, disc, tape, audio or video cassette, wire, film, or other medium now known or later developed on which sounds or images are or can be recorded or otherwise stored, or a copy or reproduction which duplicates in whole or in part, the original. (5) "Live performance" means the recitation, rendering, or playing of a series of images or musical, spoken, or other sounds in any audible sequence. (C) For the purposes of this section, a person who is authorized to maintain custody and control over business records which reflect whether or not the owner consented to having the live performance recorded or fixed is a proper witness in any proceeding regarding the issue of consent. (D) A witness called pursuant to this section is subject to all rules of evidence relating to the competency of a witness to testify and the relevance and admissibility of the testimony offered. (E) This section neither enlarges nor diminishes the rights and remedies of parties in private litigation nor does it apply to the transfer by a radio or television broadcaster of any such sounds, other than from the sound tract of a motion picture, intended for, or in connection with, broadcast transmission or related uses or for archival purposes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-210 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 16-17-210
SECTION 16-17-210. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The words "flag, standard, color or ensign," as used in Sections 16-17-220 and 16-17-230, shall include any flag, standard, color or ensign or any picture or representation made of any substance or represented on any substance and of any size, evidently purporting to be of the flag, standard, color or ensign of the United States, the Confederate States of America or this State, or a picture or representation upon which shall be shown the colors, the stars and the stripes, in any number or either thereof or by which the person seeing such picture or representation without deliberation may believe it to represent the flag, colors, standard or ensign of the United States, the Confederate States of America or this State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-480 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-480
SECTION 16-17-480. Section 16-17-470 not applicable to law officers.
Status: in_force

Nothing in Section 16-17-470 shall prevent duly constituted officers of the law from performing their official duties in ferreting out offenders or suspected offenders against violating the laws of this State or any municipality therein for the purpose of apprehending such suspected violator. But the provisions of this section shall not be construed as giving such officers any additional rights or powers upon private property but shall be construed as preserving only such powers as they had before.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1730 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 16-3-1730
SECTION 16-3-1730. Penalties for conviction of stalking.
Status: in_force

(A) A person who engages in stalking is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (B) A person who engages in stalking when an injunction or restraining order, including a restraining order issued by the family court, is in effect prohibiting this conduct is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than seven thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (C) A person who engages in stalking and who has a prior conviction of harassment or stalking within the preceding ten years is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than fifteen years, or both. (D) In addition to the penalties provided in this section, a person convicted of stalking who received licensing or registration information pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 3 of Title 56 and used the information in furtherance of the commission of the offense pursuant to this section must be fined one thousand dollars or imprisoned one year, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-1-50 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-50
SECTION 16-1-50. Indictment and conviction of accessories.
Status: in_force

A person who counsels, hires, or otherwise procures a felony to be committed may be indicted and convicted: (1) as an accessory before the fact either with the principal felon or after his conviction; or (2) of a substantive felony, whether the principal felon has or has not been convicted or is or is not amenable to justice, and may be punished as if convicted of being an accessory before the fact.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-240 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-240
SECTION 16-13-240. Obtaining signature or property by false pretenses.
Status: in_force

A person who by false pretense or representation obtains the signature of a person to a written instrument or obtains from another person any chattel, money, valuable security, or other property, real or personal, with intent to cheat and defraud a person of that property is guilty of a: (1) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than ten years if the value of the property is ten thousand dollars or more; (2) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years if the value of the property is more than two thousand dollars but less than ten thousand dollars; (3) misdemeanor triable in magistrates court or municipal court, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, 22-3-550, and 14-25-65, if the value of the property is two thousand dollars or less. Upon conviction, the person must be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-480 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-480
SECTION 16-13-480. Providing false identifications for use by unlawful aliens; penalty.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by law, it is unlawful for a person to make, issue, or sell, or offer to make, issue, or sell, a false, fictitious, fraudulent, or counterfeit picture identification that is for use by an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States. A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, must be fined twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-16-30 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-16-30
SECTION 16-16-30. Venue.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of venue under this chapter, a violation of this chapter is considered to have been committed in the county in which the violation took place; however, upon proper motion and the proper showing before a judge, venue may be transferred if justice would be better served by the transfer, to one of the following: (1) a county in which an act was performed in furtherance of a transaction which violated this chapter; (2) the county of the principal place of business in this State of the owner or lessee of a computer, computer system, computer network, or any part of it, which has been subject to the violation; or (3) a county in which a violator had control or possession of proceeds of the violation or of books, records, documents, property, financial instruments, computer software, computer programs, or other materials or objects which were used in the furtherance of the violation. Editor's Note 2002 Act No. 339, SECTION 45, provides as follows: "This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, and applies to offenses committed after its effective date and to causes of action arising or accruing on or after the effective date."
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-380 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 16-11-380
SECTION 16-11-380. Entering bank, depository or building and loan association with intent to steal; theft or solicitation of person using automated teller machine.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to enter a building or part of a building occupied as a bank, depository, or building and loan association with intent to steal money, securities for money, or property, either by force, intimidation, or threats. (B) It is unlawful for a person to steal money, securities for money, or property, either by force, intimidation, or threats, from a person who is using or who has just finished using a bank night depository, an automated teller machine (ATM), or another automated banking device, as defined in Section 16-14-10, or in the vicinity of a bank depository, an ATM, or another automated banking device. (C) It is unlawful for a person to beg, panhandle, or solicit money from, or otherwise harass, a person using, who has just finished using, or who is in the vicinity of a bank night depository, an ATM, or another automated banking device. (D) A person who violates the provisions of: (1) subsection (A) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than thirty years; (2) subsection (B) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both; and (3) subsection (C) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (E) A separate location code, premise code, or designation for a bank night depository, an ATM, or other automated banking device offense must be added to the South Carolina Incident Based Reporting System. Law enforcement personnel are required to use this location code, premise code, or designation when completing incident reports for all criminal activity occurring at or in the vicinity of a bank night depository, an ATM, or another automated banking device in accordance with the provisions of this section. (F) To the extent that this section applies to bank night depositories, ATMs, and other automated banking devices, it applies only to these devices which are not located in a building or structure and those to which banking customers have access when they are outside a building or structure. A building or structure does not include an enclosure erected solely for the purpose of containing an otherwise outdoor or detached ATM or automated banking device. However, the provisions of this section do apply to drive-through banking terminals. (G) As used in this section, "vicinity" means within the sight of a reasonable person.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1735 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 16-3-1735
SECTION 16-3-1735. Law enforcement officer empowered to sign warrant in place of victim.
Status: in_force

A law enforcement officer or another person with knowledge of the circumstances may sign a warrant in place of the victim for a person alleged to have committed a harassment or stalking offense as provided in Section 16-3-1710, 16-3-1720, or 16-3-1730.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-21-60 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Section 16-21-60
SECTION 16-21-60. Use of vehicle without permission.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person not entitled to possession of a vehicle to take, use, or drive a vehicle, without the consent of the owner and with intent to deprive him, temporarily or otherwise, of the vehicle or its possession. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than three years. (B) But if the deprivation of the owner was for a temporary purpose only, unconnected with the commission of or intent to commit a crime other than the taking of the vehicle, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1130 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 16-3-1130
SECTION 16-3-1130. Claims; assignment to field representative; investigation and reports.
Status: in_force

(1) A claim, once accepted for filing and completed, must be assigned to a field representative. The field representative shall examine the papers filed in support of the claim and cause an investigation to be conducted into the validity of the claim. The investigation shall include but not be limited to an examination of police, court, and official records and reports concerning the crime and an examination of medical and hospital reports relating to the injury upon which the claim is based. All claims arising from the death of an individual as a direct result of a crime must be considered together by a single field representative. (2) Claims must be investigated and determined, regardless of whether the alleged criminal has been apprehended, prosecuted, or convicted of any crime based upon the same incident or whether the alleged criminal has been acquitted or found not guilty of the crime in question. (3) The field representative conducting the investigation shall file with the deputy director a written report setting forth a recommendation and his reason for the recommendation. The deputy director shall render a written decision and furnish the claimant with a copy of the decision.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-230 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 16-17-230
SECTION 16-17-230. Presumption from possession.
Status: in_force

It is permissible to infer that possession by any person, other than a public officer as such, of any flag, standard, color, or ensign on which is anything made unlawful at any time by Section 16-17-220 or of any article, substance, or thing on which is anything made unlawful at any time by that section is in violation of that section.