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SC Code § 16-17-425 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-425. Student threats.

 (A) It is unlawful for a student of a school or college in this State to make threats to take the life of or to inflict bodily harm upon another by using any form of communication whatsoever.  (B) Nothing contained in this section may be construed to repeal, replace, or preclude application of any other criminal statute.  HISTORY: 2018 Act No. 182 (S.131), Section 2, eff May 17, 2018.
SC Code § 16-17-430 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-430. Unlawful communication.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-552.1; 1961 (52) 451; 1967 (55) 626; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 36; 2001 Act No. 81, Section 13.
SC Code § 16-17-440 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-440. Venue for prosecution under Section 16-17-430.

 Venue for prosecution pursuant to the provisions of Section 16-17-430 shall be either in the county wherein the telephonic communications originated or the county where it was received.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-552.2; 1961 (52) 451.
SC Code § 16-17-445 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-445. Deleted.

 HISTORY: Former Section, titled Regulation of unsolicited consumer telephone calls, had the following history: 1988 Act No. 656, Section 1; 2000 Act No. 408, Section 1; 2005 Act No. 128, Section 1, eff July 1, 2005. Deleted by 2018 Act No. 218, Section 2, eff May 18, 2018.
SC Code § 16-17-446 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-446. Regulation of automatically dialed announcing device (ADAD).

 (A) "Adad" means an automatically dialed announcing device which delivers a recorded message without assistance by a live operator for the purpose of making an unsolicited consumer telephone call as defined in Section 16-17-445(A)(3). Adad calls include automatically announced calls of a political nature including, but not limited to, calls relating to political campaigns.  (B) Adad calls are prohibited except:  (1) in response to an express request of the person called;  (2) when primarily connected with an existing debt or contract, payment or performance of which has not been completed at the time of the call;  (3) in response to a person with whom the telephone solicitor has an existing business relationship or has had a previous business relationship.  (C) Adad calls which are not prohibited under subsection (B):  (1) are subject to Section 16-17-445(B)(1), (2), and (3);  (2) shall disconnect immediately when the called party hangs up;  (3) are prohibited after seven p.m. or before eight a.m.;  (4) may not ring at hospitals, police stations, fire departments, nursing homes, hotels, or vacation rental units.  (D) A person who violates this section, upon conviction, must be punished as provided in Section 16-17-445(F).  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 656, Section 2; 1991 Act No. 89, Section 1.  Validity  For validity of this section, see Cahaly v. LaRosa, 25 F.Supp.3d 817 (D.S.C., 2014), 796 F.3d 399 (C.A.4 (S.C.)).  Editor's Note  Section 16-17-445 was deleted by 2018 Act No. 218, Section 2. See now, Chapter 21, Title 37.
SC Code § 16-17-450 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-450. Refusal to relinquish party telephone line for emergency call.

 (1) Any person who shall wilfully refuse to relinquish immediately a party telephone line when informed that such line is needed for an emergency call to a fire department or police department or for medical aid or ambulance service shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  (2) It shall constitute a defense to a prosecution under subsection (1) that the accused did not know of the emergency in question, or that the accused was using the party telephone line for an emergency call.  (3) Any person who requests another to relinquish a telephone party line on the pretext that he must place an emergency call, knowing such pretext to be false, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  (4) As used in this section  The term "party line" shall mean a subscriber's line telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number.  The term "emergency" shall mean a situation in which property or human life are in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-552.3; 1967 (55) 624.
SC Code § 16-17-480 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-480. Section 16-17-470 not applicable to law officers.

 Nothing in Section 16-17-470 shall prevent duly constituted officers of the law from performing their official duties in ferreting out offenders or suspected offenders against violating the laws of this State or any municipality therein for the purpose of apprehending such suspected violator. But the provisions of this section shall not be construed as giving such officers any additional rights or powers upon private property but shall be construed as preserving only such powers as they had before.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-555; 1952 Code Section 16-555; 1942 Code Section 1192-1; 1937 (40) 478.
SC Code § 16-17-490 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-490. Contributing to delinquency of a minor.

 It shall be unlawful for any person over eighteen years of age to knowingly and wilfully encourage, aid or cause or to do any act which shall cause or influence a minor:  (1) To violate any law or any municipal ordinance;  (2) To become and be incorrigible or ungovernable or habitually disobedient and beyond the control of his or her parent, guardian, custodian or other lawful authority;  (3) To become and be habitually truant;  (4) To without just cause and without the consent of his or her parent, guardian or other custodian, repeatedly desert his or her home or place of abode;  (5) To engage in any occupation which is in violation of law;  (6) To associate with immoral or vicious persons;  (7) To frequent any place the existence of which is in violation of law;  (8) To habitually use obscene or profane language;  (9) To beg or solicit alms in any public places under any pretense;  (10) To so deport himself or herself as to wilfully injure or endanger his or her morals or health or the morals or health of others.  Any person violating the provisions of this section shall upon conviction be fined not more than three thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than three years, or both, in the discretion of the court.  This section is intended to be cumulative and shall not be construed so as to defeat prosecutions under any other law which is applicable to unlawful acts embraced herein.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to any school board of trustees promulgating rules and regulations as authorized by Section 59-19-90(3) which prescribe standards of conduct and behavior in the public schools of the district. Provided, however, that any such rule or regulation which contravenes any portion of the provisions of this section shall first require the consent of the parent or legal guardian of the minor or minors concerned.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-555.1; 1957 (50) 572, 1971 (57) 848; 1976 Act No. 629.
SC Code § 16-17-495 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-495. Custodial interference.

 (A)(1) When a court of competent jurisdiction in this State or another state has awarded custody of a child under the age of sixteen years or when custody of a child under the age of sixteen years is established pursuant to Section 63-17-20(B), it is unlawful for a person with the intent to violate the court order or Section 63-17-20(B) to take or transport, or cause to be taken or transported, the child from the legal custodian for the purpose of concealing the child, or circumventing or avoiding the custody order or statute.  (2) When a pleading has been filed and served seeking a determination of custody of a child under the age of sixteen, it is unlawful for a person with the intent to circumvent or avoid the custody proceeding to take or transport, or cause to be taken or transported, the child for the purpose of concealing the child, or circumventing or avoiding the custody proceeding. It is permissible to infer that a person keeping a child outside the limits of this State for more than seventy-two hours without notice to a legal custodian intended to violate this subsection.  (B) A person who violates subsection (A)(1) or (2) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.  (C) If a person who violates subsection (A)(1) or (2) returns the child to the legal custodian or to the jurisdiction of the court in which the custody petition was filed within three days of the violation, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.  (D) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the taking or transporting of a child in violation of subsections (A)(1) or (2), is by physical force or the threat of physical force, the person is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.  (E) A person who violates the provisions of this section may be required by the court to pay necessary travel and other reasonable expenses including, but not limited to, attorney's fees incurred by the party entitled to the custody or by a witness or law enforcement.  HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 592; 1990 Act No. 470, Section 1; 1995 Act No. 28, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 95, Section 4.
SC Code § 16-17-502 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-502. Distribution of tobacco product or alternative nicotine product samples.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to distribute a tobacco product or an alternative nicotine product sample to a person under the age of eighteen years.  (B) A person engaged in sampling shall demand proof of age from a prospective recipient if an ordinary person would conclude on the basis of appearance that the prospective recipient may be under the age of eighteen years.  (C) A person violating this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five dollars for a first violation, not more than fifty dollars for a second violation, and not less than one hundred dollars for a third or subsequent violation. Proof that the defendant demanded, was shown, and reasonably relied upon proof of age is a defense to an action brought pursuant to this section.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 445, Section 2; 2013 Act No. 35, Section 3, eff June 7, 2013.
SC Code § 16-17-503 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-503. Enforcement; reporting requirements.

 (A) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Director of the Department of Revenue shall provide for the enforcement of Sections 16-17-500 and 16-17-502 in a manner that reasonably may be expected to reduce the extent to which tobacco products or alternative nicotine products are sold or distributed to persons under the age of eighteen years and annually shall conduct random, unannounced inspections at locations where tobacco products or alternative nicotine products are sold or distributed to ensure compliance with the section. The department shall designate an enforcement officer to conduct the annual inspections. Penalties collected pursuant to Section 16-17-502 must be used to offset the costs of enforcement.  (B) The director shall provide for the preparation of and submission annually to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services the report required by Section 1926 of the federal Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-26) and otherwise is responsible for ensuring the state's compliance with that provision of federal law and implementing regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 445; 2013 Act No. 35, Section 4, eff June 7, 2013.
SC Code § 16-17-504 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-504. Implementation; local laws.

 (A) Sections 16-17-500, 16-17-502, and 16-17-503 must be implemented in an equitable and uniform manner throughout the State and enforced to ensure the eligibility for and receipt of federal funds or grants the State receives or may receive relating to the sections. Any laws, ordinances, or rules enacted pertaining to tobacco products or alternative nicotine products may not supersede state law or regulation. Nothing in this section affects the right of any person having ownership or otherwise controlling private property to allow or prohibit the use of tobacco products or alternative nicotine products on the property.  (B) Smoking ordinances in effect before the effective date of this act are exempt from the requirements of subsection (A).  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 445, Section 2; 2013 Act No. 35, Section 5, eff June 7, 2013.
SC Code § 16-17-505 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-505. Cigarette packages violating certain federal laws; illegal sale or distribution; penalties; seizure.

 (1) For purposes of this section, "package" means a pack, carton, or container of any kind in which cigarettes are offered for sale, sold, or otherwise distributed, or intended for distribution to consumers.  (2) It is unlawful to sell, hold for sale, or distribute a package of cigarettes if:  (a) the package differs in any respect with the requirements of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. 1331, for the placement of labels, warnings, or any other information upon a package of cigarettes that is to be sold within the United States;  (b) the package is labeled "For Export Only", "U.S. Tax Exempt", "For Use Outside U.S.", or similar wording indicating that the manufacturer did not intend that the product be sold in the United States;  (c) the package, or a package containing individually stamped packages, has been altered by adding or deleting the wording, labels, or warnings described in (a) or (b) of this subsection;  (d) the package has been imported into the United States after January 1, 2000, in violation of 26 U.S.C. 5754; or  (e) the package in any way violates federal trademark or copyright laws.  (3) A person who knowingly sells, holds for sale, or distributes cigarette packages in violation of subsection (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for not more than three years or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both.  (4) In addition to the other penalties provided by law, law enforcement may seize and destroy or sell to the manufacturer, for export only, any packages described in subsection (2).  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 92, Section 1.
SC Code § 16-17-506 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-506. Sale of e-liquid containers; restrictions.

 (1) For purposes of this section, "container" means a bottle or other container of any kind that contains e-liquid and is offered for sale, sold, or otherwise distributed, or intended for distribution to consumers, but that does not include a cartridge that is prefilled and sealed by the manufacturer and not intended to be opened by the customer.  (2) It is unlawful to sell, hold for sale, or distribute a container of e-liquid unless:  (a) the container satisfies the requirements of 21 C.F.R. 1143.3, if applicable, for the placement of labels, warnings, or any other information upon a package of e-liquid that is to be sold within the United States;  (b) the container complies with child-resistant effectiveness standards under 16 C.F.R. 1700.15(b)(1) when tested in accordance with the requirements of 16 C.F.R. 1700.20; and  (c) the container complies with federal trademark or copyright laws.  (3) A person who knowingly sells, holds for sale, or distributes e-liquid containers in violation of subsection (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for not more than three years or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both.  (4) In addition to the other penalties provided by law, law enforcement may seize and destroy or sell to the manufacturer, for export only, any containers in violation of this section.  HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 25 (H.3420), Section 5, eff April 26, 2019.
SC Code § 16-17-510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-510. Enticing enrolled child from attendance in school.

 It is unlawful for a person to encourage, entice, or conspire to encourage or entice a child enrolled in any public or private elementary or secondary school of this State from attendance in the school or school program or transport or provide transportation in aid to encourage or entice a child from attendance in any public or private elementary or secondary school or school program.  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. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, and 22-3-550, a first or second offense must be tried exclusively in magistrate's court. Third and subsequent offenses must be tried in the court of general sessions.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-556.1; 1969 (56) 320; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 185; 1998 Act No. 352, Section 1.
SC Code § 16-17-520 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-520. Disturbance of religious worship.

 Any person who shall (a) wilfully and maliciously disturb or interrupt any meeting, society, assembly or congregation convened for the purpose of religious worship, (b) enter such meeting while in a state of intoxication or (c) use or sell spirituous liquors, or use blasphemous, profane or obscene language at or near the place of meeting shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, on conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year or less than thirty days, either or both, at the discretion of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-557; 1952 Code Section 16-557; 1942 Code Section 1736; 1932 Code Section 1736; Cr. C. '22 Section 718; Cr. C. '12 Section 703; Cr. C. '02 Section 505; G. S. 1635; R. S. 390; 1873 (15) 352; 1894 (21) 824; 1897 (22) 409.
SC Code § 16-17-525 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-525. Wilfully, knowingly or maliciously disturbing funeral service; penalties.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to wilfully, knowingly, or maliciously disturb or interrupt a funeral service. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days. This subsection applies to a wilful, knowing, or malicious disturbance or interruption within:  (1) one thousand feet of the funeral service; and  (2) a time period of one-half hour before the funeral service until one- half hour after the funeral service.  (B) It is unlawful for a person to undertake an activity at a public or privately owned cemetery, other than the decorous participation in a funeral service or visitation of a burial space, without the prior written approval of the public or private owner. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.  (C) For purposes of this section, "funeral service" means any ceremony, procession, or memorial held in connection with the memorialization, burial, cremation, or other disposition of a deceased person's body.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 391, Section 1, eff June 14, 2006.
SC Code § 16-17-540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy|Section 16-17-540. Bribery with respect to agents, servants or employees.

 Any:  (1) Person who corruptly gives, offers or promises to an agent, employee or servant any gift or gratuity whatever, with intent to influence his action in relation to his principal's, employer's or master's business;  (2) Agent, employee or servant who corruptly requests or accepts a gift or gratuity or a promise to make a gift or to do an act beneficial to himself under an agreement or with an understanding that he shall act in any particular manner in relation to his principal's, employer's or master's business;  (3) Agent, employee or servant who, being authorized to procure materials, supplies or other articles, either by purchase or contract for his principal, employer or master, receives, directly or indirectly, for himself or for another, a commission, discount or bonus from the person who makes such sale or contract or furnishes such materials, supplies or other articles or from a person who renders such service or labor; and  (4) Person who gives or offers such an agent, employee or servant such commission, discount or bonus;  Shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by such fine and by imprisonment for not more than one year.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-570; 1952 Code Section 16-570; 1942 Code Section 1236; 1932 Code Section 1236; Cr. C. '22 Section 132; Cr. C. '12 Section 277; 1905 (24) 942.