S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-490 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Article 5 / Section 16-23-490
SECTION 16-23-490. Additional punishment for possession of firearm or knife during commission of, or attempt to commit, violent crime.
Status: in_force

(A) If a person is in possession of a firearm or visibly displays what appears to be a firearm or visibly displays a knife during the commission of a violent crime and is convicted of committing or attempting to commit a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60, he must be imprisoned five years, in addition to the punishment provided for the principal crime. This five-year sentence does not apply in cases where the death penalty or a life sentence without parole is imposed for the violent crime. (B) Service of the five-year sentence is mandatory unless a longer mandatory minimum term of imprisonment is provided by law for the violent crime. The court may impose this mandatory five-year sentence to run consecutively or concurrently. (C) Except as provided in this subsection, the person sentenced under this section is not eligible during this five-year period for parole, work release, or extended work release. The five years may not be suspended and the person may not complete his term of imprisonment in less than five years pursuant to good-time credits or work credits, but may earn credits during this period. The person is eligible for work release, if the person is sentenced for voluntary manslaughter (Section 16-3-50), kidnapping (Section 16-3-910), carjacking (Section 16-3-1075), burglary in the second degree (Section 16-11-312(B)), armed robbery (Section 16-11-330(A)), or attempted armed robbery (Section 16-11-330(B)), the crime did not involve any criminal sexual conduct or an additional violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60, and the person is within three years of release from imprisonment. (D) As used in this section, "firearm" means any machine gun, automatic rifle, revolver, pistol, or any weapon which will, or is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile; "knife" means an instrument or tool consisting of a sharp cutting blade whether or not fastened to a handle which is capable of being used to inflict a cut, slash, or wound. (E) The additional punishment may not be imposed unless the indictment alleged as a separate count that the person was in possession of a firearm or visibly displayed what appeared to be a firearm or visibly displays a knife during the commission of the violent crime and conviction was had upon this count in the indictment. The penalties prescribed in this section may not be imposed unless the person convicted was at the same time indicted and convicted of a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1085 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 11 / Section 16-3-1085
SECTION 16-3-1085. Violent offender prohibited from purchasing, owning, or using body armor; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for a person who has been convicted of a violent crime, as defined in Section 16-1-60, to purchase, own, possess, or use body armor. (B)(1) A person who has been convicted of a violent crime whose employment, livelihood, or safety is dependent on his ability to purchase, own, possess, or use body armor may petition the chief of police of the local unit of government in which he resides or, if he does not reside in a local unit of government that has a police department, he may petition the county sheriff for written permission to purchase, own, possess, or use body armor. (2) The chief of police of a local unit of government or the county sheriff may grant a person who properly petitions the chief of police or county sheriff under subsection (B)(1) written permission to purchase, own, possess, or use body armor as provided in this section if the chief of police or county sheriff determines that the petitioner: (a) is likely to use body armor in a safe and lawful manner; and (b) has reasonable need for the protection provided by body armor. (3) In making the determination required under subsection (B)(1), the chief of police or county sheriff must consider: (a) the petitioner's continued employment; (b) the interests of justice; and (c) other circumstances justifying issuance of written permission to purchase, own, possess, or use body armor. (4) The chief of police or county sheriff may restrict written permission issued to a petitioner under this section in any manner determined appropriate by that chief of police or county sheriff. If permission is restricted, the chief of police or county sheriff must state the restrictions in the permission document. (5) Chiefs of police and county sheriffs must exercise broad discretion in determining whether to issue written permission to purchase, own, possess, or use body armor under this section. However, nothing in this section requires a chief of police or county sheriff to issue written permission to any particular petitioner. The issuance of written permission to purchase, own, possess, or use body armor under this section does not relieve any person or entity from criminal liability that might otherwise be imposed. (6) A person who receives written permission from a chief of police or county sheriff to purchase, own, possess, or use body armor must have the written permission in his possession when he is purchasing, owning, possessing, or using body armor. (C) A law enforcement agency may issue body armor to a person who is in the custody of a law enforcement agency or a local or state correctional facility or who is a witness to a crime for his protection without a petition being filed under subsection (B). If the law enforcement agency issues body armor to a person under this subsection, the law enforcement agency must document the reasons for issuing the body armor and retain a copy of that document as an official record. The law enforcement agency must issue written permission to the person to possess and use body armor under this section. (D) A person who violates this section is guilty of: (1) a felony for a violation of subsection (A) and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both; (2) a misdemeanor for a violation of subsection (B)(6) and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ninety days or fined not more than one hundred dollars, or both. (E) As used in this section "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.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-387 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 16-15-387
SECTION 16-15-387. Employment of person under eighteen to appear in public in state of sexually explicit nudity; mistake of age; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to employ a person under the age of eighteen years to appear in a state of sexually explicit nudity, as defined in Section 16-15-375(6), in a public place. (B) Mistake of age is not a defense to a prosecution pursuant to this section. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ten years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-660 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-660
SECTION 16-17-660. Using dry wells for sewerage in towns of 500 or over.
Status: in_force

It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to keep, maintain or use a dry well or other wells or privy vaults into which sewerage matter is discharged or received in any city, town or village having a population of not less than five hundred, whether incorporated or unincorporated, when such city, town or village has no public general supply of water for personal and domestic uses. Any person who now has or maintains any such well for the discharge or reception of sewerage matter shall, upon fifteen days' notice from any magistrate that complaint thereof has been made, close up such well and discontinue its use entirely. Any person found guilty of violating this section shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not exceeding thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-340 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Article 4 / Section 16-9-340
SECTION 16-9-340. Intimidation of court officials, jurors or witnesses.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person by threat or force to: (1) intimidate or impede a judge, magistrate, juror, witness, or potential juror or witness, arbiter, commissioner, or member of any commission of this State or any other official of any court, in the discharge of his duty as such; or (2) destroy, impede, or attempt to obstruct or impede the administration of justice in any court. (B) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (A) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-50 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 16-13-50
SECTION 16-13-50. Stealing livestock; confiscation of motor vehicle or other chattel.
Status: in_force

(A) A person convicted of the larceny of a horse, mule, cow, hog, or any other livestock is guilty of a: (1) felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ten years or fined not more than twenty-five hundred dollars, or both, if the value of the livestock is ten thousand dollars or more; (2) felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both, if the value of the livestock 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 livestock 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, or both. (B) A motor vehicle or other chattel used by or found in possession of a person engaged in the commission of a crime under this section is subject to confiscation and must be confiscated and sold under the provisions of Section 27-21-10.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-20 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 15 / Article 1 / Section 16-15-20
SECTION 16-15-20. Incest.
Status: in_force

Any persons who shall have carnal intercourse with each other within the following degrees of relationship, to wit: (1) A man with his mother, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, stepmother, sister, grandfather's wife, son's wife, grandson's wife, wife's mother, wife's grandmother, wife's daughter, wife's granddaughter, brother's daughter, sister's daughter, father's sister or mother's sister; or (2) A woman with her father, grandfather, son, grandson, stepfather, brother, grandmother's husband, daughter's husband, granddaughter's husband, husband's father, husband's grandfather, husband's son, husband's grandson, brother's son, sister's son, father's brother or mother's brother; Shall be guilty of incest and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars or imprisonment not less than one year in the Penitentiary, or both such fine and imprisonment.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-660 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 16-11-660
SECTION 16-11-660. Traveling outside of road on cultivated lands.
Status: in_force

It shall be a misdemeanor for any person wilfully to walk, drive or ride or to allow his team to travel outside of the road on the cultivated lands of another, punishable as provided in Section 16-11-650; provided, that in case any person charged with this misdemeanor be brought before or reported to a magistrate he may discharge himself from any further proceedings therein by paying such fine within the above limits as the magistrate may impose.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-430 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-430
SECTION 16-17-430. Unlawful communication.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) use in a telephonic communication or any other electronic means, any words or language of a profane, vulgar, lewd, lascivious, or an indecent nature, or to communicate or convey by telephonic or other electronic means an obscene, vulgar, indecent, profane, suggestive, or immoral message to another person; (2) threaten in a telephonic communication or any other electronic means an unlawful act with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass another person; (3) telephone or electronically contact another repeatedly, whether or not conversation ensues, for the purpose of annoying or harassing another person or his family; (4) make a telephone call and intentionally fail to hang up or disengage the connection for the purpose of interfering with the telephone service of another; (5) telephone or contact by electronic means another and make false statements concerning either the death or injury of a member of the family of the person who is telephoned or electronically contacted, with the intent to annoy, frighten, or terrify that person; or (6) knowingly permit a telephone under his control to be used for any purpose prohibited by this section. (B) A person who violates any provision of subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-770 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Article 7 / Section 16-23-770
SECTION 16-23-770. Forfeiture of property used or intended for use in violation of article; storage and destruction; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(A) All property used or intended for use in violation of this article and all proceeds derived from, realized from, or traced back to property used or intended for use in violation of this article is contraband and subject to forfeiture. Property subject to forfeiture must be seized by a law enforcement agency and forfeited to the State, a political subdivision of the State, or the seizing law enforcement agency. (B) On application of a seizing law enforcement agency, the circuit court may order the agency to destroy or transfer the seized device to any agency of this State or of the United States that can safely store or render harmless a destructive device, explosive, poisonous gas, or detonator if the court finds that it is impractical or unsafe for the seizing law enforcement agency to store the destructive device, explosive, poisonous gas, or detonator. Notwithstanding Section 16-23-760, the application for destruction of a destructive device may be made at anytime after seizure. Any destruction ordered pursuant to this subsection must be done in the presence of at least one credible witness or recorded on film, videotape, or other electronic imaging method. The court also may order the seizing agency or the agency to which the device, explosive, poisonous gas, or detonator is transferred to make a report of the destruction, take samples before the destruction, or both. (C) Nothing in subsection (A) or (B) prohibits a bomb technician, law enforcement officer, or fire official from taking action that will render an explosive, destructive device, poisonous gas, or detonator, or other object which is suspected of being an explosive, destructive device, poisonous gas, or detonator safe without prior approval of a court when the action is in the performance of his duties and is intended to protect lives or property which are in imminent danger. (D) The provisions of this article do not apply to the lawful use of: (1) fertilizers, propellant activated devices, or propellant activated industrial tools manufactured, imported, distributed, or used for their intended purposes; (2) pesticides which are manufactured, stored, transported, distributed, possessed, or used in accordance with Chapter 7, Title 2, the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972; (3) explosives, blasting agents, detonators, and other objects regulated and controlled by the South Carolina Explosives Control Act; (4) ammunition for small arms and firearms; (5) components of ammunition for small arms and firearms; (6) ammunition reloading equipment; (7) the use of small arms propellant when used in war reenactments; (8) firearms, as defined in Section 16-8-10; or (9) fireworks and explosives which are permitted to be sold, possessed, or used under Chapter 35 of Title 23. (E) The provisions of this article do not apply to the military or naval forces of the United States, to the duly organized military force of a state or territory, or to police or fire departments in this State when they are acting within their official capacities and in performance of their duties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-21-100 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Section 16-21-100
SECTION 16-21-100. False reports of stolen or converted vehicles.
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly makes a false report of the theft or conversion of a vehicle to a peace officer or to the Department is guilty of a misdemeanor.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-2070 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 19 / Section 16-3-2070
SECTION 16-3-2070. Compensation for victims of trafficking; identity of victim and victim's family confidential.
Status: in_force

(A) Victims of trafficking in persons pursuant to this article are considered victims for purposes of the Victims' Bill of Rights and are entitled to all appropriate forms of compensation available pursuant to the South Carolina Victim Compensation Fund in accordance with the provisions of Article 13, Chapter 3, Title 16. Victims of trafficking in persons pursuant to this article also are entitled to the rights provided in Article 15, Chapter 3, Title 16. (B) In addition to the provisions of subsection (A), in a prosecution for violations of the criminal provisions of this article, the identity of the victim and the victim's family must be kept confidential by ensuring that names and identifying information of the victim and victim's family are not released to the public, including by the defendant. (C) Pursuant to Section 16-3-1240, it is unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the victim compensation 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 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. Code Commissioner's Note Pursuant to 2017 Act No. 96, SECTION 14, the reference to "State Crime Victim's Compensation Fund" in (A) was changed to "South Carolina Victim Compensation Fund", and the reference to "victim's compensation fund" in (C) was changed to "victim compensation fund".
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-2010 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 19 / Section 16-3-2010
SECTION 16-3-2010. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article: (1) "Business" means a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, organization, or self-employed individual. (2) "Charitable organization" means a charitable organization pursuant to Section 33-56-20. (3) "Debt bondage" means the status or condition of a debtor arising from a pledge by the debtor of his personal services or those of a person under his control as a security for debt, if the value of those services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of the debt or the length and nature of those services are not respectively limited and defined or if the principal amount of the debt does not reasonably reflect the value of the items or services for which the debt was incurred. (4) "Forced labor" means any type of labor or services performed or provided by a person rendered through another person's coercion of the person providing the labor or services. This definition does not include labor or services performed or provided by a person in the custody of the Department of Corrections or a local jail, detention center, or correctional facility. (5) "Involuntary servitude" means a condition of servitude induced through coercion. (6) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, charitable organization, or another legal entity. (7) "Sex trafficking" means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for one of the following when it is induced by force, fraud, or coercion or the person performing the act is under the age of eighteen years and anything of value is given, promised to, or received, directly or indirectly, by any person: (a) criminal sexual conduct pursuant to Section 16-3-651; (b) criminal sexual conduct in the first degree pursuant to Section 16-3-652; (c) criminal sexual conduct in the second degree pursuant to Section 16-3-653; (d) criminal sexual conduct in the third degree pursuant to Section 16-3-654; (e) criminal sexual conduct with a minor pursuant to Section 16-3-655; (f) engaging a child for sexual performance pursuant to Section 16-3-810; (g) producing, directing, or promoting sexual performance by a child pursuant to Section 16-3-820; (h) sexual battery pursuant to Section 16-3-651; (i) sexual conduct pursuant to Section 16-3-800; (j) sexual performance pursuant to Section 16-3-800; (k) sexual exploitation of a minor pursuant to Section 16-15-395, 16-15-405, or 16-15-410; or (l) promoting or participating in prostitution of a minor pursuant to Section 16-15-415 or 16-15-425. (8) "Services" means an act committed at the behest of, under the supervision of, or for the benefit of another person. (9) "Victim of trafficking in persons" or "victim" means a person who has been subjected to the crime of trafficking in persons. Effect of Amendment 2015 Act No. 7, SECTION 3, in (7), substituted "person performing the act" for "person forced to perform the act"; deleted former (7)(g), relating to Section 16-3-800; and redesignated the remaining paragraphs accordingly. 2018 Act No. 238, SECTION 1, in (7), substituted "by any person" for "by another person" at the end; and deleted (9), which related to the definition of "trafficking in persons", and redesignated (10) as (9). 2024 Act No. 213, SECTION 1, in (7), added (k) and (l) and made a nonsubstantive change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-125 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 16-11-125
SECTION 16-11-125. Making false claim or statement in support of claim to obtain insurance benefits for fire or explosion loss.
Status: in_force

Any person who wilfully and knowingly presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim, or any proof in support of such claim, for the payment of a fire loss or loss caused by an explosion, upon any contract of insurance or certificate of insurance which includes benefits for such a loss, or prepares, makes, or subscribes to a false or fraudulent account, certificate, affidavit, or proof of loss, or other documents or writing, with intent that such documents may be presented or used in support of such claim, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than five years or both in the discretion of the court. The provisions of this section are supplemental to and not in lieu of existing law relating to falsification of documents and penalties therefor.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-5-30 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-30
SECTION 16-5-30. Duty and liability of officers.
Status: in_force

Any constable, sheriff or magistrate, upon receipt of notice from any person that he has knowledge of an intention or attempt to destroy his property or to collect a mob for that purpose, shall take all legal means necessary for the protection of such property as is attacked or threatened to be attacked, and if such constable, sheriff or magistrate, upon receipt of such notice or upon knowledge of such intention or attempt to destroy such property in any wise received, shall neglect or refuse to perform his duty in the premises, he shall be liable for the damages done to such property, to be recovered by action, and shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office and, on conviction thereof, shall forfeit his commission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-840 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 8 / Section 16-11-840
SECTION 16-11-840. Unauthorized device designed to decode or descramble cable television signal.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person, without the express authorization of a franchised or other duly licensed cable television system, knowingly and wilfully to manufacture, import into this State, distribute, sell, offer to sell, possess for sale, advertise for sale, or install any device, or any plan or kit for a device or for a printed circuit, designed in whole or in part to decode, descramble, or otherwise make intelligible any encoded, scrambled, or other nonstandard signal carried by that cable television system. For the purposes of this section, "encoded, scrambled, or other nonstandard signal" includes, but is not limited to, any type of signal not intended to produce an intelligible program or service without the aid of a decoder, descrambler, filter, trap, or similar device.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-250 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Article 3 / Section 16-23-250
SECTION 16-23-250. Exceptions to application of article.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article do not apply to the Army, Navy, or Air Force of the United States, the National Guard, and organizations authorized by law to purchase or receive machine guns, military firearms, or sawed-off shotguns or sawed-off rifles, from the United States or from this State and the members of these organizations. Any peace officer of the State or of a county or other political subdivision, state constable, member of the highway patrol, railway policeman or warden, superintendent, head keeper or deputy of a state prison, correction facility, workhouse, county jail, city jail, or other institution for the detention of persons convicted or accused of crime or held as witnesses in criminal cases or persons on duty in the postal service of the United States or a common carrier while transporting direct to a police department, military, or naval organization or person authorized by law to possess or use a machine gun, or sawed-off shotgun, or sawed-off rifle, may possess machine guns, or sawed-off shotguns, or sawed-off rifles, when required in the performance of their duties. The provisions of this section must not be construed to apply to machine guns, or sawed-off shotguns, or sawed-off rifles kept for display as relics and which are rendered harmless and not usable. The provisions of this article do not apply to any manufacturer of machine guns or military firearms licensed pursuant to the provisions of 18 U. S. C. Section 921 et seq., any person authorized to possess these weapons by the United States Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, or any other federal agency empowered to grant this authorization, any common or contract carrier transporting or shipping any machine gun or military firearm to or from the manufacturer if the transportation or shipment is not prohibited by federal law, or persons licensed pursuant to Section 23-31-370.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-740 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Article 7 / Section 16-23-740
SECTION 16-23-740. Hindering explosive ordinance technician or law enforcement official while detecting or disarming destructive device; penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly and wilfully hinders or obstructs an explosive ordnance technician, bomb technician, law enforcement officer, fire official, emergency management official, public safety officer, animal trained to detect destructive devices, or any robot or mechanical device designed for or utilized by a law enforcement officer, fire official, emergency management official, public safety officer, or bomb technician of this State or of the United States while in the detection, disarming, or destruction of a destructive device is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than five years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1090 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 11 / Section 16-3-1090
SECTION 16-3-1090. Assisted suicide; penalties; injunctive relief.
Status: in_force

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Licensed health care professional" means a duly licensed physician, surgeon, podiatrist, osteopath, osteopathic physician, osteopathic surgeon, physician assistant, nurse, dentist, or pharmacist. (2) "Suicide" means the act or instance of taking one's life voluntarily and intentionally. (B) It is unlawful for a person to assist another person in committing suicide. A person assists another person in committing suicide if the person: (1) by force or duress intentionally causes the other person to commit or attempt to commit suicide; or (2) has knowledge that the other person intends to commit or attempt to commit suicide and intentionally: (a) provides the physical means by which the other person commits or attempts to commit suicide; or (b) participates in a physical act by which the other person commits or attempts to commit suicide. (C) None of the following may be construed to violate subsection (B): (1) the withholding or withdrawing of a life sustaining procedure or compliance with any other state or federal law authorizing withdrawal or refusal of medical treatments or procedures; (2) the administering, prescribing, or dispensing of medications or procedures, by or at the direction of a licensed health care professional, for the purpose of alleviating another person's pain or discomfort, even if the medication or procedure may increase the risk of death, as long as the medication or procedure is not also intentionally administered, prescribed, or dispensed for the purpose of causing death, or the purpose of assisting in causing death, for any reason; or (3) the administering, prescribing, or dispensing of medications or procedures to a patient diagnosed with a medical condition that includes an element of suicidal ideation, even if the medication or procedure may increase the risk of death, as long as the medication or procedure is not also intentionally administered, prescribed, or dispensed for the purpose of causing death, or the purpose of assisting in causing death, for any reason. (D) Subsection (C) must not be construed to affect the duty of care or legal requirements other than those in this section concerning acts or omissions under subsection (C). (E) A person who violates subsection (B) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than fifteen years or fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars, or both. (F) Injunctive relief may be sought against a person who it is reasonably believed is about to violate or who is in the course of violating subsection (B) by a person who is: (1) the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the person who would commit suicide; (2) entitled to inherit from the person who would commit suicide; (3) a current or former health care provider of the person who would commit suicide; (4) a legally appointed guardian or conservator of the person; or (5) a public official with the appropriate jurisdiction to prosecute or enforce the laws of this State. An injunction shall legally prevent the person from assisting any suicide in this State regardless of who is being assisted. (G) The licensing agency which issued a license or certification to a licensed health care professional who assists in a suicide in violation of subsection (B) shall revoke or suspend the license or certification of that person upon receipt of a copy of the record of: (1) a criminal conviction, plea of guilty, or plea of nolo contendere for the violation of subsection (B); or (2) a judgment of contempt of court for violating an injunction issued under subsection (F).
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-25-370 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 16-25-370
SECTION 16-25-370. Confidentiality of information; penalty.
Status: in_force

(A) All information and records acquired by the committee in the exercise of their purposes and duties pursuant to this article are confidential, exempt from disclosure under Chapter 4, Title 30, the Freedom of Information Act, and only may be disclosed as necessary to carry out the committee's and department's duties and purposes. (B) Statistical compilations of data which do not contain information that would permit the identification of a person to be ascertained are public records. (C) Reports of the committee which do not contain information that would permit the identification of a person to be ascertained are public information. (D) Except as necessary to carry out the committee's purposes and duties, members of the committee and persons attending their meeting may not disclose what transpired at a meeting which is not public under Section 16-25-360 and may not disclose information, the disclosure of which is prohibited by this section. (E) Members of the committee, persons attending a committee meeting, and persons who present information to the committee may not be required to disclose in any civil or criminal proceeding information presented in or opinions formed as a result of a meeting, except that information available from other sources is not immune from introduction into evidence through those sources solely because it was presented during proceedings of the committee or department or because it is maintained by the committee or department. Nothing in this subsection prevents a person from testifying to information obtained independently of the committee or which is public information. (F) Information, documents, and records of the committee are not subject to subpoena, discovery, or the Freedom of Information Act, except that information, documents, and records otherwise available from other sources are not immune from subpoena, discovery, or the Freedom of Information Act through those sources solely because they were presented during proceedings of the committee or department or because they are maintained by the committee or department. (G) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, a person must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-25-120 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Article 1 / Section 16-25-120
SECTION 16-25-120. Release on bond; factors; issuance of restraining order; notice of right to counsel.
Status: in_force

(A) In addition to the provisions of Section 17-15-30, the court must consider the factors provided in subsection (B) when considering release of a person on bond who is charged with a violent offense, as defined in Section 16-1-60, when the victim of the offense is a household member, as defined in Section 16-25-10, and the person: (1) is subject to the terms of a valid order of protection or restraining order at the time of the offense in this State or another state; or (2) has a previous conviction involving the violation of a valid order of protection or restraining order in this State or another state. (B) The court must consider the following factors before release of a person on bond who is subject to the provisions of subsection (A): (1) whether the person has a history of domestic violence, as defined in this article, or a history of other violent offenses, as defined in Section 16-1-60; (2) the mental health of the person; (3) whether the person has a history of violating the orders of a court or other governmental agency; and (4) whether the person poses a potential threat to another person. (C) When considering release of a person on bond under this section, the court must consider whether to issue a restraining order or order of protection provided for in Chapter 4 of Title 20 against the person. The court must consider the factors enumerated in subsection (B) of this section, and if it determines in its discretion that a restraining order or order of protection is required, it should issue the order or forward the matter to the appropriate court. (D)(1) At the bond hearing pursuant to the provisions of this section or another provision of law, the court shall inform in writing the person charged with a violation of Article 1, Chapter 25, Title 16 of his right to obtain counsel and, if indigent, his right to court-appointed counsel along with instructions on how to obtain court-appointed counsel. (2) If the court decides to release the person pending his trial, the court shall provide the person with a written notice that must conspicuously bear the following language: "Pursuant to Section 16-25-125 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, it is unlawful for a person who has been charged with or convicted of criminal domestic violence or criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, who is subject to an order of protection, or who is subject to a restraining order, to enter or remain upon the grounds or structure of a domestic violence shelter in which the person's household member resides or the domestic violence shelter's administrative offices. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than three thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than three years, or both. If the person is in possession of a dangerous weapon at the time of the violation, the person 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.". (3) The court shall provide the person with an opportunity to sign the notice evidencing the person's acknowledgment of having received and read the notice. Effect of Amendment 2015 Act No. 58, SECTION 13, in (A) and (B), substituted "must consider" for "may consider"; and in (B)(1), deleted "criminal" before "domestic violence".
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-730 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Article 7 / Section 16-17-730
SECTION 16-17-730. Charges for political advertisements in newspapers.
Status: in_force

No newspaper in this State shall charge more for a political advertisement than the local prevailing rate for a commercial advertisement and payment for such advertisement shall be under the same terms and conditions as payment for a commercial advertisement. Any newspaper violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each violation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-14-90 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 14 / Section 16-14-90
SECTION 16-14-90. Presumption of knowledge that transportation ticket obtained at discount was fraudulently acquired.
Status: in_force

It is permissible to infer that a person who obtains at a discount price a ticket issued by an airline, railroad, steamship, or other transportation company from other than an authorized agent of the company which was acquired in violation of Section 16-14-60(a) without reasonable inquiry to ascertain that the person from whom it was obtained had a legal right to possess knew that the ticket was acquired under circumstances constituting a violation of Section 16-14-60(a).
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-590 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 16-11-590
SECTION 16-11-590. Destruction of sea oat or Venus's flytrap plants.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to cut, collect, break or otherwise destroy sea oat plants, Venus's-flytrap plants or any part on public property or on private property without the owner's consent. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days nor less than five days. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-560 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 16-11-560
SECTION 16-11-560. Burning or cutting untenanted or unfinished buildings.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to maliciously, unlawfully, and wilfully burn or cause to be burned, cut or cause to be cut, or destroyed any untenanted or unfinished house or building or any frame of timber of another person made and prepared for or towards the making of a house, so that the house is not suitable for the purposes for which it was prepared. 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. § 16-11-312 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 16-11-312
SECTION 16-11-312. Burglary; second degree.
Status: in_force

(A) A person is guilty of burglary in the second degree if the person enters a dwelling without consent and with intent to commit a crime therein. (B) A person is guilty of burglary in the second degree if the person enters a building without consent and with intent to commit a crime therein, and either: (1) When, in effecting entry or while in the building or in immediate flight therefrom, he or another participant in the crime: (a) Is armed with a deadly weapon or explosive; or (b) Causes physical injury to any 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. (C)(1) Burglary in the second degree pursuant to subsection (A) is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years. (2) Burglary in the second degree pursuant to subsection (B) is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than fifteen years, provided, that no person convicted of burglary in the second degree pursuant to subsection (B) shall be eligible for parole except upon service of not less than one-third of the term of the sentence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-210 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 16-9-210
SECTION 16-9-210. Giving or offering bribes to officers.
Status: in_force

Whoever corruptly gives, offers or promises to any executive, legislative or judicial officer, after his election or appointment, either before or after he is qualified or has taken his seat, any gift or gratuity whatever, with intent to influence his act, vote, opinion, decision or judgment on any matter, question, cause or proceeding which may be pending or may by law come or be brought before him in his official capacity, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary at hard labor not exceeding five years or by a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-85 — SC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 16-3-85
SECTION 16-3-85. Homicide by child abuse; definitions; penalty; sentencing.
Status: in_force

(A) A person is guilty of homicide by child abuse if the person: (1) causes the death of a child under the age of eleven while committing child abuse or neglect, and the death occurs under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to human life; or (2) knowingly aids and abets another person to commit child abuse or neglect, and the child abuse or neglect results in the death of a child under the age of eleven. (B) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) "child abuse or neglect" means an act or omission by any person which causes harm to the child's physical health or welfare; (2) "harm" to a child's health or welfare occurs when a person: (a) inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon the child physical injury, including injuries sustained as a result of excessive corporal punishment; (b) fails to supply the child with adequate food, clothing, shelter, or health care, and the failure to do so causes a physical injury or condition resulting in death; or (c) abandons the child resulting in the child's death. (C) Homicide by child abuse is a felony and a person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to homicide by child abuse: (1) under subsection (A)(1) may be imprisoned for life but not less than a term of twenty years; or (2) under subsection (A)(2) must be imprisoned for a term not exceeding twenty years nor less than ten years. (D) In sentencing a person under this section, the judge must consider any aggravating circumstances including, but not limited to, a defendant's past pattern of child abuse or neglect of a child under the age of eleven, and any mitigating circumstances; however, a child's crying does not constitute provocation so as to be considered a mitigating circumstance.