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SC Code § 54-9-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 9 - Offenses Relating To Seamen|Section 54-9-10. Harboring deserting seamen or enticing them to desert.

 Any person who shall be convicted of harboring deserting seamen or of inveigling or procuring them to desert any service for which they have engaged or disregard any article into which they have entered shall be held guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon trial and conviction, shall be punished by fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the judge, not to exceed three hundred dollars' fine and three months' imprisonment. Upon a second conviction the person so offending, if the keeper of a public or lodging house for seamen, in addition to the penalty before provided, shall forfeit his license.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-352; 1952 Code Section 54-352; 1942 Code Section 1926; 1932 Code Section 1926; Cr. C. '22 Section 909; Cr. C. '12 Section 899; Cr. C. '02 Section 613; G. S. 1651; R. S. 495; 1695 (2) 119; 1836 (6) 557.
SC Code § 54-9-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 9 - Offenses Relating To Seamen|Section 54-9-20. Magistrate may order search for harbored, secreted or detained seamen.

 In case any such seamen or any boy apprenticed on board any ship or vessel shall be harbored, secreted or detained, any magistrate, upon complaint on oath made by the master of such ship, or on his behalf, may inquire into the matter and, if he shall see fit, by warrant under his hand and seal, cause search to be made into any place wherein such seaman or apprentice may be harbored or secreted and cause such seaman or apprentice to be restored to the master of such ship.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-353; 1952 Code Section 54-353; 1942 Code Section 1927; 1932 Code Section 1927; Cr. C. '22 Section 910; Cr. C. '12 Section 900; Cr. C. '02 Section 614; G. S. 1652; R. S. 495; 1695 (2) 119; 1836 (6) 557.
SC Code § 54-9-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 9 - Offenses Relating To Seamen|Section 54-9-30. Provisions regarding harboring deserting seamen extend to all shipping agreements.

 The provisions of Sections 54-9-10 and 54-9-20 shall extend to every agreement to proceed or continue on a voyage made in this State or elsewhere by a seaman, and whether in contemplation of a voyage to be commenced in the State or elsewhere, if such agreement, at the time when any such seaman may be harbored or secreted contrary to the provisions of said sections, shall not have been fully executed and determined, but shall be of force and binding on such seaman, according to the laws of this State or of the country where it was entered into or to which the ship or vessel in which such voyage was to be made may belong.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-354; 1952 Code Section 54-354; 1942 Code Section 1928; 1932 Code Section 1928; Cr. C. '22 Section 911; Cr. C. '12 Section 901; Cr. C. '02 Section 615; G. S. 1653; R. S. 497; 1837 (6) 376.
SC Code § 54-9-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 9 - Offenses Relating To Seamen|Section 54-9-40. Admissibility of articles of ship in evidence.

 On the prosecution or trial of any indictment under the provisions of this chapter a copy of the articles of the ship or vessel, authenticated by the affidavit of the captain, sworn to before any notary public or magistrate of this State, shall be admissible in evidence and shall be sufficient to establish the fact that any seaman whose name appears subscribed thereto has signed the agreement contained in such articles until the contrary be made to appear by proof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-355; 1952 Code Section 54-355; 1942 Code Section 1929; 1932 Code Section 1929; Cr. C. '22 Section 912; Cr. C. '12 Section 902; Cr. C. '02 Section 616; G. S. 1056; R. S. 498; 1837 (6) 577; 1850 (13) 171.
SC Code § 54-9-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 9 - Offenses Relating To Seamen|Section 54-9-50. Evidence of masters of vessels or other transient persons may be taken de bene esse.

 When any prosecution shall be commenced against any person under the provisions of this chapter providing for the punishment of harboring seamen who have deserted and it shall appear to the magistrate before whom the prosecution was commenced that the testimony of any master of a vessel or other transient person will be important on such trial, such magistrate may, after five days' notice to the party accused, summon such witness before some judge of the court of general sessions or the recorder of the city court of Charleston to appear and give evidence in the matter. Thereafter such witness shall be examined, with the right to the party accused to examine or cross-examine such witness as in trials in open court, and the judge or recorder shall certify and seal up such evidence, to be used on the trial of the cause in the same manner as if it had been given orally on such trial. But such testimony shall in no case be used unless it shall appear, by the affidavit of the magistrate before whom prosecution shall have been commenced, that such witness is not at the time of such trial within the jurisdiction of the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-356; 1952 Code Section 54-356; 1942 Code Section 1931; 1932 Code Section 1931; Cr. C. '22 Section 914; Cr. C. '12 Section 904; Cr. C. '02 Section 618; G. S. 1658; R. S. 500; 1852 (12) 172; 1855 (12) 402.
SC Code § 54-9-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 9 - Offenses Relating To Seamen|Section 54-9-60. Procurers of seamen shall not board vessels without permission of master.

 It shall not be lawful for any broker, shipping master or other person engaged in the business of procuring seamen for vessels, furnishing them with such seamen or making contracts for the services of such seaman to enter or attempt to go on board of any vessel lying at any port in any waters within the jurisdiction of this State, without having previously obtained the permission of the master or other person having the care, custody and control of such vessel. Any such person so entering any such vessel, without such permission, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the judge who tries the case, not to exceed three hundred dollars and three months' imprisonment.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-358; 1952 Code Section 54-358; 1942 Code Section 1933; 1932 Code Section 1933; Cr. C. '22 Section 916; Cr. C. '12 Section 906; Cr. C. '02 Section 620; G. S. 1660; R. S. 502; 1852 (12) 171.
SC Code § 54-9-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 9 - Offenses Relating To Seamen|Section 54-9-70. Master may arrest procurers boarding without permission.

 The master or other person having the command of any such vessel or the care, custody and control thereof may seize and arrest all persons while so offending and take them before any magistrate, to be committed or bound over to appear as in other cases of misdemeanor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-359; 1952 Code Section 54-359; 1942 Code Section 1934; 1932 Code Section 1934; Cr. C. '22 Section 917; Cr. C. '12 Section 907; Cr. C. '02 Section 621; G. S. 1661; R. S. 503; 1852 (12) 171.
SC Code § 54-11-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 11 - Interference With Navigation|Section 54-11-10. Interfering with aids to navigation.

 Any person who (a) shall moor any vessel of any kind whatsoever or any raft or part of a raft to any buoy, beacon or daymark placed in the waters of this State by the authority of the United States lighthouse board, (b) shall in any manner hang on with any vessel or raft or part of a raft to any such buoy, beacon or daymark, (c) shall wilfully remove, damage or destroy any such buoy, beacon or daymark, (d) shall cut down, remove, damage or destroy any beacon erected on land in this State by the authority of the United States lighthouse board or (e) through unavoidable accident run down, drag from its position or in any way injure any such buoy, beacon or daymark and shall fail to give notice of having done so as soon as practicable to the lighthouse inspector or lighthouse engineer of the district in which such buoy, beacon or daymark may be located shall, for every such offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars or imprisonment not to exceed three months, or both, at the discretion of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-401; 1952 Code Section 54-401; 1942 Code Section 1261; 1932 Code Section 1261; Cr. C. '22 Section 156; Cr. C. '12 Section 307; 1905 (24) 914.
SC Code § 54-11-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 11 - Interference With Navigation|Section 54-11-20. Anchoring vessel to range lights.

 It shall be unlawful for any vessel to anchor on the range-line of any range of lights established by the United States lighthouse board, unless such anchorage is unavoidable, and the master of any vessel so anchoring shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-402; 1952 Code Section 54-402; 1942 Code Section 1262; 1932 Code Section 1262; Cr. C. '22 Section 157; Cr. C. '12 Section 308; 1905 (24) 914.
SC Code § 54-11-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 11 - Interference With Navigation|Section 54-11-30. Changing position of navigational aids.

 Any person having charge of any raft passing any buoy, beacon or daymark, who shall not exercise due diligence in keeping clear of it or, if unavoidably fouling it, shall not exercise due diligence in clearing such raft without dragging from its position such buoy, beacon or daymark shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-403; 1952 Code Section 54-403; 1942 Code Section 1263; 1932 Code Section 1263; Cr. C. '22 Section 158; Cr. C. '12 Section 309; 1905 (24) 914.
SC Code § 54-11-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 11 - Interference With Navigation|Section 54-11-40. Lien on cost of repairs or replacements of navigational aids.

 The cost of repairing or replacing any such buoy, beacon or daymark which may have been misplaced, damaged or destroyed by any vessel or raft whatsoever having been made fast to any such buoy, beacon or daymark shall, when it shall be legally ascertained, be a lien upon such vessel or raft and may be recovered against such vessel or raft and the owner thereof in an action of debt in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-404; 1952 Code Section 54-404; 1942 Code Section 1264; 1932 Code Section 1264; Cr. C. '22 Section 159; Cr. C. '12 Section 310; Cr. C. '02 Section 229; R. S. 520; 1893 (21) 396.
SC Code § 54-11-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 11 - Interference With Navigation|Section 54-11-50. Destroying, damaging, or obstructing monuments or buildings of United States coast surveys.

 If any person shall wilfully and maliciously destroy or in any manner hurt, damage or obstruct or shall wilfully and maliciously cause or aid, assist, counsel or advise any other person or persons to destroy or in any manner to hurt, damage, injure or obstruct any signal, monument or building or any appendage thereto, used or constructed under and by virtue of the act of Congress of the United States passed February 10, 1807, entitled "An Act to Provide for Surveying the Coast of the United States," and the supplements thereto, he shall be liable to be indicted therefor and, on conviction, shall be imprisoned not less than one month or pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court before which such conviction shall take place and shall be further liable to pay all expenses of repairing the same. And it shall not be competent for any person so offending to defend himself by pleading or giving in evidence that he was the owner or the agent or servant of the owner of the land where such damage was done or caused at the time it was caused or done.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-405; 1952 Code Section 54-405; 1942 Code Section 1267; 1932 Code Section 1267; Cr. C. '22 Section 162; Cr. C. '12 Section 311; Cr. C. '02 Section 471; G. S. 2513; R. S. 368; 1847 (11) 444.
SC Code § 54-13-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 13 - Trespass On Private Docks|Section 54-13-10. "Privately owned dock" defined.

 For the purpose of this chapter, a privately owned dock is defined as any dock which is constructed on or appurtenant to property on which the person constructing the dock owns a leasehold interest in or title to or has obtained permission, express or implied, from the title owner to construct the dock.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-432; 1968 (55) 3079.
SC Code § 54-13-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 13 - Trespass On Private Docks|Section 54-13-20. Exceptions.

 The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to docking facilities open to the general public or to persons utilizing privately owned docking facilities in an emergency situation, or to persons having permission, express or implied, to use such facilities from the owner thereof, or to any person, association or corporation, and the agents and servants thereof, in the performance of duties arising out of the usual conduct of business or arising out of the terms of a State or Federal charter, license or franchise, and regulations thereunder.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-433; 1968 (55) 3079.
SC Code § 54-13-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 13 - Trespass On Private Docks|Section 54-13-30. Trespassing on privately owned docks unlawful; posting of notice.

 It shall be unlawful, except as provided herein, for any person to trespass upon or attach a boat or other device to any privately owned dock erected along the shores of any public or private waters within this State. Provided, however, that no person shall be convicted under this chapter unless the owner of such dock has posted a notice in a conspicuous place thereon stating that "Trespassing on this Dock is Prohibited by Law." Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-431; 1968 (55) 3079.
SC Code § 54-13-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 13 - Trespass On Private Docks|Section 54-13-40. Certain rights not affected.

 This chapter shall not be construed to prevent or to interfere with the right of any person, governmental body, commission or agency, and the licensees and franchisees thereof, from regulating or controlling any activities on the waters and appurtenant lands under the jurisdiction of such person, governmental body, commission or agency, and the licensees and franchisees thereof. No vested property right shall accrue under this chapter to any person in derogation of the ownership or rights of any person, the public, any governmental body, commission or agency, and the licensees and franchisees thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-434; 1968 (55) 3079.
SC Code § 54-15-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 15 - Pilots And Pilotage|Section 54-15-10. South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Area; South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Lower Coastal Area; jurisdiction; regulations.

 Subject to Section 8501 of Title 46 of the United States Code, the South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Area shall have jurisdiction over and shall regulate pilotage for the bars and harbors of South Carolina beginning at Little River, which is a boundary between South Carolina and North Carolina, to Cape Romain; the South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Lower Coastal Areas shall have jurisdiction over and shall regulate pilotage from Cape Romain to the South Carolina side of the Savannah River, which is a boundary between South Carolina and Georgia. Any bars, harbors, or ports that lie on or within these boundaries shall be subject to the aforementioned regulatory jurisdiction, but in consideration of the physical exigencies of each port, the commissioners having jurisdiction shall promulgate separate regulations for such respective ports.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-1401; 1952 Code Section 56-1401; 1942 Code Section 6682; 1932 Code Section 6682; Civ. C. '22 Section 3580; Civ. C. '12 Section 2470; Civ. C. '02 Section 1616; G. S. 1260; R. S. 1357; 1872 (15) 53, 62; 1878 (16) 413; 1888 (20) 61; 1956 (49) 1794; 1958 (50) 1624, 1924; 1988 Act No. 536, Section 1; 1995 Act No. 9, Section 1, eff March 7, 1995; 2006 Act No. 237, Section 1, eff March 17, 2006.  Code Commissioner's Note  By a resolution dated August 13, 1996, the Georgetown County Council has notified the Code Commissioner that it accepts the responsibility and authority for making the appointments provided in Act 515 of 1996 which were formerly made by the Georgetown County Legislative Delegation pursuant to the authority of this section.  Effect of Amendment  The 1995 amendment added the second undesignated paragraph to provide for terms of the Georgetown Pilotage Commission.  The 2006 amendment rewrote this section.
SC Code § 54-15-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 15 - Pilots And Pilotage|Section 54-15-20. South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Area; appointment of members; terms; vacancies.

 (A) The South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Area must be appointed by the Governor, upon the recommendation of a majority of the Legislative Delegation of Georgetown County and shall serve for three years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired term.  (B) The South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Area shall consist of eight persons appointed as provided by this chapter, one of whom is the Chairman of the South Carolina State Ports Authority or a board member designated by the chairman, ex officio, one of whom is the President of the International Longshoremen's Association Local or his designee, ex officio, and one of whom is a pilot licensed for the Port of Georgetown under Section 54-15-90, appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the licensed pilots. The remaining five members are appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Georgetown County Legislative Delegation. The terms of office of the commissioners are for three years and until their successors are appointed except for the members first appointed. The member representative of the pilots licensed under Section 54-15-90 shall serve a three-year term. In the event of a vacancy, however caused, a successor must be appointed in the manner of the original appointment to fill the unexpired term. The above appointments must be made as each term of the present commissioners expires.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-1402; 1952 Code Section 56-1402; 1942 Code Section 6683; 1932 Code Section 6683; Civ. C. '22 Section 3581; Civ. C. '12 Section 2471; Civ. C. '02 Section 1617; G. S. 1260, 1286; R. S. 1358; 1873 (15) 440; 1880 (17) 455; 1881 (17) 607; 1883 (18) 303; 1888 (20) 61; 1897 (22) 417; 1923 (33) 153; 1933 (38) 60; 1956 (49) 1794; 1958 (50) 1624; 1963 (53) 491; 1988 Act No. 536, Section 2; 2006 Act No. 237, Section 1, eff March 17, 2006; 2013 Act No. 38, Section 1, eff June 7, 2013.  Effect of Amendment  The 2006 amendment rewrote this section.  The 2013 amendment designated paragraphs (A) and (B); substituted "eight" for "six" and inserted "and" preceding "one of whom" in the first sentence of paragraph (B); substituted "five" for "three" and deleted "from lists of nominations for the offices submitted to the delegation from the Chamber of Commerce and the Propeller Club of the Port of Georgetown" following "Delegation" in the second sentence of paragraph (B); and substituted "for" for "of" following "except" and deleted ", one shall serve for one year, one shall serve for two years, and one shall serve for three years" following "appointed" in the third sentence of paragraph (B).
SC Code § 54-15-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 15 - Pilots And Pilotage|Section 54-15-30. South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Region; election of officers.

 The South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Area shall elect annually from among its body a chairman and a secretary. The officers shall serve until their successors have been duly elected. But no branch or licensed pilot for Georgetown shall be elected or serve as chairman.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-1403; 1952 Code Section 56-1403; 1942 Code Section 6683; 1932 Code Section 6683; Civ. C. '22 Section 3581; Civ. C. '12 Section 2471; Civ. C. '02 Section 1617; G. S. 1260, 1286; R. S. 1358; 1873 (15) 440; 1880 (17) 455; 1881 (17) 607; 1883 (18) 303; 1888 (20) 61; 1897 (22) 417; 1923 (33) 153; 1933 (38) 60; 1958 (50) 1624; 2006 Act No. 237, Section 1, eff March 17, 2006.  Effect of Amendment  The 2006 amendment in the first sentence substituted "South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Region" for "Commissioners of Pilotage for the port of Georgetown" and "elect annually" for ", from time to time, elect"; at the end of the second sentence deleted "by the board of commissioners of pilotage" and in the third sentence deleted "the port of" preceding "Georgetown" and "of such board" following "chairman".