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SC Code § 16-13-15 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-15. Falsifying or altering transcript or diploma; fraudulent use of falsified or altered transcript or diploma; penalty.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 295; 2002 Act No. 219, Section 1, eff April 22, 2002.
SC Code § 16-13-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-30. Petit larceny; grand larceny.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-353; 1952 Code Section 16-353; 1942 Code Section 1160; 1932 Code Section 1160; Cr. C. '22 Section 53; Cr. C. '12 Section 203; Cr. C. '02 Section 164; G. S. 2498; R. S. 160; 1866 (13) 407; 1887 (19) 820; 1964 (53) 1725; 1981 Act No. 76, Section 4; 1993 Act No. 171, Section 5; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 107; 2010 Act No. 273, Section 16.E, eff June 2, 2010.
SC Code § 16-13-35 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-35. Presumed value of credit card subject to larceny.

 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.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 526.
SC Code § 16-13-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-40. Stealing of bonds and the like.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to steal or take by robbery a bond, warrant, bill, or promissory note for the payment or securing the payment of money belonging to another.  (B) A person who violates the provisions of 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 instrument stolen or taken has 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;  (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 instrument stolen or taken is more than two thousand dollars but less than ten thousand dollars;  (3) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten years if the instrument stolen or taken has a value of ten thousand dollars or more.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-354; 1952 Code Section 16-354; 1942 Code Section 1142; 1932 Code Section 1142; Cr. C. '22 Section 36; Cr. C. '12 Section 181; Cr. C. '02 Section 147; G. S. 2486; R. S. 144; 1737 (3) 470; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 108; 2010 Act No. 273, Section 16.F, eff June 2, 2010.
SC Code § 16-13-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-50. Stealing livestock; confiscation of motor vehicle or other chattel.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-355; 1952 Code Section 16-355; 1942 Code Section 1144; 1932 Code Section 1144; Cr. C. '22 Section 38; Cr. C. '12 Section 183; Cr. C. '02 Section 149; G. S. 2489; R. S. 146; 1878 (16) 632; 1929 (36) 101; 1954 (48) 1705; 1964 (53) 1722; 1971 (57) 478; 1993 Act No. 171, Section 6; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 109; 2010 Act No. 273, Section 16.G, eff June 2, 2010.
SC Code § 16-13-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-60. Stealing dogs.

 (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to steal a dog in which any other person has a right of property.  (2) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprisoned for a term not to exceed six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-355.1; 1972 (57) 2354.
SC Code § 16-13-65 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-65. Aquaculture operations; stealing or damaging products or facilities.

 (A) All wildlife including finfish, shellfish, crustacean, and plant species held and cultivated by bonafide aquaculture operations remain the private property of the culturist until sold, traded, or bartered.  (B) It is unlawful for a person to steal or attempt to steal or otherwise take without prior authorization any cultured wildlife including finfish, shellfish, crustacean, or plants from a bonafide aquaculture operation, posted as such, in this State.  (C) It is unlawful for a person to transfer, damage, vandalize, poison, or attempt to transfer, damage, vandalize, or poison the product or facilities of a bonafide aquaculture operation, posted as such, in this State. No person may cast or cause to be cast poison, impurities, or other substances which are injurious to aquaculture species into the waters or water supply of a bonafide aquaculture operation, posted as such, in this State. No person may attempt to impair or impede an aquaculturist or his employees while in pursuit of lawful activities associated with aquaculture.  Nothing in this section precludes the enforcement of or the applicability of a statute contained in Title 50.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 121, Section 1.
SC Code § 16-13-66 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-66. Penalties for violating Section 16-13-65.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 121, Section 2; 2010 Act No. 273, Section 16.H, eff June 2, 2010.
SC Code § 16-13-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-70. Stealing of vessels and equipment; payment of damages.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to steal, take away, or let loose any boat, piragua, or canoe; or steal or take away any grappling, painter, rope, sail, or oar from any landing or place where the owner or person in whose service or employ the thing stolen, taken away, or let loose was last attached or laid, except boats or canoes let loose from another boat, canoe, or vessel.  (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 or 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.  (C) In addition to the punishment specified in this section, the person must make good to the person injured all damages sustained and, if the matter be a trespass only, the person committing the offense shall make good to the person injured all damages that accrued.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-356; 1952 Code Section 16-356; 1942 Code Section 1143; 1932 Code Section 1143; Cr. C. '22 Section 37; Cr. C. '12 Section 182; Cr. C. '02 Section 148; G. S. 2488; R. S. 145; 1695 (2) 105; 1897 (22) 422; 1963 (53) 551; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 110; 2010 Act No. 273, Section 16.I, eff June 2, 2010.
SC Code § 16-13-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-80. Larceny of bicycles.

 The larceny of a bicycle is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the person must be punishable at the discretion of the court. When the value of the bicycle is less than two thousand dollars, the case is 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, and, upon conviction, the person must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-357; 1952 Code Section 16-357; 1942 Code Section 1145; 1932 Code Section 1145; Cr. C. '22 Section 39; Cr. C. '12 Section 184; Cr. C. '02 Section 150; 1901 (23) 749; 1919 (31) 215; 1931 (37) 343; 1964 (53) 1720; 1981 Act No. 76, Section 5; 1993 Act No. 171, Section 7; 2010 Act No. 273, Section 16.J, eff June 2, 2010.
SC Code § 16-13-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-100. Stealing crude turpentine.

 Whoever shall steal any crude turpentine of the value of five dollars, whether dipped or scraped from the trees or not or whether barreled or not, from any place whatsoever shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-359; 1952 Code Section 16-359; 1942 Code Section 1207; 1932 Code Section 1207; Cr. C. '22 Section 95; Cr. C. '12 Section 257; Cr. C. '02 Section 197; R. S. 184; 1893 (21) 506.
SC Code § 16-13-105 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-105. Definitions; shoplifting and similar offenses.

 When used in Sections 16-13-110, 16-13-120 and 16-13-140 the terms listed below shall have the following meanings:  (1) "Conceal" means to hide merchandise on the person or among the belongings of a person so that, although there may be some notice of its presence, it is not visible through ordinary observation.  (2) "Full retail value" means the merchant's stated or advertised price of merchandise.  (3) "Merchandise" means any goods, chattels, foodstuffs or wares of any type and description, regardless of value.  (4) "Merchant" means an owner or operator of any retail mercantile establishment or any agent, employee, lessee, consignee, officer, director, franchisee or independent contractor of the owner or operator.  (5) "Store or other retail mercantile establishment" means a place where merchandise is displayed, held, stored or sold or offered to the public for sale.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 507 Section 1.
SC Code § 16-13-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-110. Shoplifting.

 (A) A person is guilty of shoplifting if he:  (1) takes possession of, carries away, transfers from one person to another or from one area of a store or other retail mercantile establishment to another area, or causes to be carried away or transferred any merchandise displayed, held, stored, or offered for sale by any store or other retail mercantile establishment with the intention of depriving the merchant of the possession, use, or benefit of the merchandise without paying the full retail value;  (2) alters, transfers, or removes any label, price tag marking, indicia of value, or any other markings which aid in determining value affixed to any merchandise displayed, held, stored, or offered for sale in a store or other retail mercantile establishment and attempts to purchase the merchandise personally or in consort with another at less than the full retail value with the intention of depriving the merchant of the full retail value of the merchandise;  (3) transfers any merchandise displayed, held, stored, or offered for sale by any store or other retail mercantile establishment from the container in which it is displayed to any other container with intent to deprive the merchant of the full retail value.  (B) A person who violates the provisions of 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, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days if the value of the shoplifted merchandise is two thousand dollars or less;  (2) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if the value of the shoplifted merchandise is more than two thousand dollars but less than ten thousand dollars;  (3) felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ten years if the value of the shoplifted merchandise is ten thousand dollars or more.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-359.1; 1956 (49) 1770; 1978 Act No. 507 Section 2; 1985 Act No. 67; 1993 Act No. 171, Section 8; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 111; 2010 Act No. 273, Section 16.K, eff June 2, 2010.
SC Code § 16-13-111 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-111. Reports of shoplifting convictions.

 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.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 507 Section 3.
SC Code § 16-13-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-120. Shoplifting; presumptions from concealment of unpurchased goods.

 It is permissible to infer that any person wilfully concealing unpurchased goods or merchandise of any store or other mercantile establishment either on the premises or outside the premises of the store has concealed the article with the intention of converting it to his own use without paying the purchase price thereof within the meaning of Section 16-13-110. It is also permissible to infer that the finding of the unpurchased goods or merchandise concealed upon the person or among the belongings of the person is evidence of wilful concealment. If the person conceals or causes to be concealed the unpurchased goods or merchandise upon the person or among the belongings of another, it is also permissible to infer that the person so concealing such goods wilfully concealed them with the intention of converting them to his own use without paying the purchase price thereof within the meaning of Section 16-13-110.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-359.2; 1956 (49) 1770; 1987 Act No. 95 Section 3.
SC Code § 16-13-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-130. Sections 16-13-110 and 16-13-120 cumulative.

 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-359.3; 1956 (49) 1770; 1987 Act No. 95 Section 4.
SC Code § 16-13-131 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses And Cheats|Section 16-13-131. Product code creation to fraudulently obtain goods or merchandise for less than the actual sales price; penalties.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to create or conspire with another person to create a product code for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining goods or merchandise from a merchant at less than its actual sale price.  (B) It is unlawful for a person to commit or conspire with another person to commit larceny against a merchant by affixing a product code created for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining goods or merchandise from a merchant at less than its actual sale price.  (C) A person who violates this section:  (1) for a first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than three years, or both; and  (2) for a second or subsequent offense, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both.  HISTORY: 2013 Act No. 82, Section 1, eff June 13, 2013.