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SC Code § 16-17-550 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-550. Bribery of athletes and athletic officials.

 (1) Unlawful to bribe athletes or athletic officials or to accept such bribes. -It shall be unlawful to bribe or offer to bribe any player, manager, coach, referee, umpire or any other participant or official of any athletic contest with intent to influence the play, action, conduct, or decision of any such person or for any such person to accept or agree to accept such bribe or offer for the purpose of losing, trying to lose or trying to limit the margin of victory or defeat in any athletic contest or to aid or abet or assist in any manner whatsoever in any such bribe.  (2) Section to be cumulative to other laws. -This section shall not be construed as repealing or modifying any other provisions of law but shall be cumulative to such other provisions of law.  (3) Penalties. -Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not more than ten years or both in the discretion of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-570.1; 1962 (52) 1732.
SC Code § 16-17-560 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-560. Assault or intimidation on account of political opinions or exercise of civil rights.

 It is unlawful for a person to assault or intimidate a citizen, discharge a citizen from employment or occupation, or eject a citizen from a rented house, land, or other property because of political opinions or the exercise of political rights and privileges guaranteed to every citizen by the Constitution and laws of the United States or by the Constitution and laws of this State.  A 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 not more than two years, or both.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-559; 1952 Code Section 16-559; 1950 (46) 2059; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 186.
SC Code § 16-17-570 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-570. Interference with fire and police alarm boxes; giving false alarms.

 Any person who shall wilfully, maliciously or mischievously interfere with, cut or injure any pole, wire, insulator or alarm box, give a false alarm from such box or by use of a telephone or break the glass in such box of any fire or police alarm system in this State or any of the appliances or apparatus connected therewith shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to hard labor in the State Penitentiary or on the chain gang in a county having a chain gang for a term of not less than sixty days or the payment of a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-560; 1952 Code Section 16-560; 1942 Code Section 1164; 1932 Code Section 1164; Cr. C. '22 Section 57; Cr. C. '12 Section 194; Cr. C. '02 Section 156; R. S. 152; 1888 (20) 8; 1904 (24) 382; 1931 (37) 37; 1980 Act No. 468.
SC Code § 16-17-580 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-580. Removing State line marks.

 Any person who shall deface, disturb or remove any granite post or marking, whether wood, stone or metal, duly placed by competent authority on the State line of this State shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not less than six months.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-561; 1952 Code Section 16-561; 1942 Code Section 1251; 1932 Code Section 1251; Cr. C. '22 Section 145; Cr. C. '12 Section 291; 1906 (25) 63.
SC Code § 16-17-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-610. Soliciting emigrants without licenses.

 No person other than the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce shall carry on the business of emigrant agent in this State without having first obtained a license therefor from the State Treasurer and the county treasurer of each county in which he solicits emigrants. The term "emigrant agent," as used in this section, shall be construed to mean any person engaged in hiring laborers or soliciting emigrants in this State to be employed beyond the limits of the State. Any person shall be entitled to State and county licenses, which shall be good for one year, upon payment into the State Treasury for the use of the State of five hundred dollars for each county in which he operates or solicits emigrants for each year so engaged and upon payment into the county treasury of each county in which he operates or solicits emigrants, for the use of each such county, of two thousand dollars for each year so engaged. Any person other than the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce doing business as an emigrant agent without having first obtained each such license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars in case of failure to obtain a State license and one thousand dollars in case of failure to obtain a county license and not more than five thousand dollars in either such case or may be imprisoned in the county jail or, in case of failure to obtain a county license, upon the public works not less than four months or confined in the State Prison, at hard labor, not exceeding two years for each and every offense, within the discretion of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-564; 1952 Code Section 16-564; 1942 Code Sections 1377, 1378; 1932 Code Sections 1377, 1378; Cr. C. '22 Sections 308, 309; Cr. C. '12 Sections 895, 896; Cr. C. '02 Section 608; R. S. 488; 1891 (20) 1084; 1893 (21) 429; 1898 (22) 812; 1907 (25) 543; 1949 (46) 415, 417; 1954 (48) 1415.
SC Code § 16-17-620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-620. Exemption of solicitors of farm laborers to work in adjacent states.

 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-564.1; 1954 (48) 1415.
SC Code § 16-17-630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-630. Exemption of solicitors of household or domestic employees.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16-17-610 it shall be lawful for any person to solicit without a license household or domestic employees for out-of-State employment.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-564.2; 1958 (50) 1928.
SC Code § 16-17-640 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-640. Blackmail.

 Any person who verbally or by printing or writing or by electronic communications:  (1) accuses another of a crime or offense;  (2) exposes or publishes any of another's personal or business acts, infirmities, or failings; or  (3) compels any person to do any act, or to refrain from doing any lawful act, against his will;  with intent to extort money or any other thing of value from any person, or attempts or threatens to do any of such acts, with the intent to extort money or any other thing of value, shall be guilty of blackmail and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both, in the discretion of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-566.1; 1957 (50) 191; 2001 Act No. 81, Section 15.
SC Code § 16-17-650 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-650. Cockfighting.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-567; 1952 Code Section 16-567; 1942 Code Section 1445; 1932 Code Section 1445; Cr. C. '22 Section 386; Cr. C. '12 Section 393; Cr. C. '02 Section 298; R. S. 257; 1887 (19) 801; 1917 (30) 47; 2006 Act No. 345, Section 1, eff June 12, 2006.
SC Code § 16-17-660 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-660. Using dry wells for sewerage in towns of 500 or over.

 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-568; 1952 Code Section 16-568; 1942 Code Section 1488; 1932 Code Section 1488; Cr. C. '22 Section 432; Cr. C. '12 Section 442; 1908 (25) 1117; 1910 (26) 630.
SC Code § 16-17-670 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-670. Record kept by dealers in crossties.

 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-571; 1952 Code Section 16-571; 1942 Code Section 1350; 1932 Code Section 1350; Cr. C. '22 Section 238; 1918 (30) 701.
SC Code § 16-17-690 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-690. Fortunetelling for purpose of promoting another business.

 It shall be unlawful to engage in the business, trade or profession of fortunetelling, palmistry, phrenology, clairvoyance or the prediction of future events by cards or other means or to offer to tell fortunes or predict future events by palmistry, astrology, clairvoyance, cards or other means as an inducement to promote some other business, trade or profession. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-572; 1952 Code Section 16-572; 1945 (44) 60.
SC Code § 16-17-700 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-700. Tattooing.

 It is unlawful for a person to tattoo any part of the body of another person unless the tattoo artist meets the requirements of Chapter 34 of Title 44. However, it is not unlawful for a licensed physician or surgeon to tattoo part of the body of a person of any age if in the physician's or surgeon's medical opinion it is necessary or appropriate; and it is not unlawful for a physician to delegate tattooing procedures to an employee in accordance with Section 40-47-60, subject to the regulations of the State Board of Medical Examiners.  A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined up to two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-574; 1966 (54) 2331; 1986 Act No. 395; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 187; 2004 Act No. 250, Section 2, eff June 17, 2004.  Code Commissioner's Note  Section 40-47-60 was deleted by 2006 Act No. 365, Section 1. See now, Section 40-47-30.
SC Code § 16-17-710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-710. Resale of ticket to event; price restriction; exceptions; penalties.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-575; 1968 (55) 2692; 1977 Act No. 64; 2006 Act No. 367, Section 2, eff June 9, 2006.
SC Code § 16-17-720 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-720. Impersonating law enforcement officer.

 It shall be unlawful for any person other than a duly authorized law enforcement officer to represent to any person that he is a law enforcement officer and, acting upon such representation, to arrest or detain any person, search any building or automobile or in any way impersonate a law enforcement officer or act in accordance with the authority commonly given to such officers. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a private citizen from making a citizen's arrest in accordance with the laws of this State.  Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-576; 1969 (56) 157.
SC Code § 16-17-722 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-722. Filing of false police reports; knowledge; offense; penalties.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 349, Section 1.
SC Code § 16-17-725 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-725. Making false complaint to law enforcement officer; giving false information to rescue squad or fire department; misrepresenting identity to law enforcement officer during traffic stop or to avoid arrest or criminal charge.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly make a false complaint to a law enforcement officer concerning the alleged commission of a crime by another, or for a person to knowingly give false information to a rescue squad or fire department concerning the alleged occurrence of a health emergency or fire.  (B) It is unlawful for a person to misrepresent his identification to a law enforcement officer during a traffic stop or for the purpose of avoiding arrest or criminal charges.  (C) A person who violates the provisions of this section 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.  HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 87; 2008 Act No. 191, Section 1, eff April 2, 2008.
SC Code § 16-17-730 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-730. Charges for political advertisements in newspapers.

 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.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 146 Section 4.
SC Code § 16-17-740 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-740. Sale or possession of "cigarette load"; penalty.

 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.  HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 19.
SC Code § 16-17-750 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-750. Failure to carry certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt care; penalty.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person eighteen years of age or older to fail to carry in the person's personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to the person pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1304 while the person is in this State.  (B) A person who violates this section 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, or both.  HISTORY: 2011 Act No. 69, Section 5, eff January 1, 2012.  Validity  For validity of this section, see U.S. v. South Carolina, 840 F.Supp.2d 898 (D.S.C. December 22, 2011).
SC Code § 16-17-760 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-760. Knowing and false representation with intent of securing tangible benefit; penalty.

 (A) This act may be cited as the "South Carolina Military Service Integrity and Preservation Act".  (B) A person who, with the intent of securing a tangible benefit, knowingly and falsely represents himself through a written or oral communication, including a resume, to have:  (1) served in the Armed Forces of the United States, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both; or  (2) been awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor, a Distinguished-Service Cross, a Navy Cross, an Air Force Cross, a Silver Star, a Purple Heart, a Combat Infantryman's Badge, a Combat Action Badge, a Combat Medical Badge, a Combat Action Ribbon, or a Combat Action Medal as authorized by Congress or pursuant to federal law for the Armed Forces of the United States, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.  (C) For purposes of this section, "tangible benefit" includes:  (1) a benefit relating to military service provided by the federal government or a state or local government;  (2) employment or personal advancement;  (3) financial remuneration;  (4) an effect on the outcome of a criminal or civil court proceeding; or  (5) an effect on an election which is presumed if the representation is made by a candidate for public office.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 175 (H.4259), Section 1, eff May 16, 2014.