South Carolina Code — 16
Browse 605 sections in division 16 of the South Carolina code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 16-1-10. Categorization of felonies and misdemeanors; exemptions.
- § 16-1-20. Penalties for classes of felonies.
- § 16-1-30. Classification of new statutory offenses.
- § 16-1-40. Accessory.
- § 16-1-50. Indictment and conviction of accessories.
- § 16-1-55. Classification of accessory crimes.
- § 16-1-57. Classification of third or subsequent conviction of certain property crimes.
- § 16-1-60. Violent crimes defined.
- § 16-1-70. Nonviolent crimes.
- § 16-1-80. Offense of attempt punished as principal offense.
- § 16-1-90. Crimes classified as felonies.
- § 16-1-100. Crimes classified as misdemeanors.
- § 16-1-110. Classification of felonies or misdemeanors not listed in Sections 16-1-90 or 16-1-100.
- § 16-1-120. Increased sentences for repeat offenders.
- § 16-1-130. Persons not eligible for diversion program.
- § 16-3-5. Person causing injury which results in death at least three years later not to be prosecuted for homicide.
- § 16-3-10. "Murder" defined.
- § 16-3-20. Punishment for murder; separate sentencing proceeding when death penalty sought.
- § 16-3-21. Jury instruction as to discussion of verdict.
- § 16-3-25. Punishment for murder; review by Supreme Court of imposition of death penalty.
- § 16-3-26. Punishment for murder; notice to defense attorney of solicitor's intention to seek death penalty; appointment of attorneys for indigent; investigative, expert or other services.
- § 16-3-28. Punishment for murder; right of defendant to make last argument.
- § 16-3-29. Attempted murder.
- § 16-3-50. Manslaughter.
- § 16-3-60. Involuntary manslaughter; "criminal negligence" defined.
- § 16-3-70. Administering or attempting to administer poison.
- § 16-3-75. Tampering with human drug product or food item; penalty.
- § 16-3-80. Fentanyl-induced homicide.
- § 16-3-85. Homicide by child abuse; definitions; penalty; sentencing.
- § 16-3-95. Infliction or allowing infliction of great bodily injury upon a child; penalty; definition; corporal punishment and traffic accident exceptions.
- § 16-3-210. Assault and battery by mob; investigation and apprehension; civil liability.
- § 16-3-410. Sending or accepting challenge to fight.
- § 16-3-420. Carrying or delivering challenge; serving as second.
- § 16-3-440. Principal or second compelled to give testimony.
- § 16-3-450. Persons concerned in duel as witnesses.
- § 16-3-460. Pleading in bar by State's witness to subsequent indictment.
- § 16-3-510. Hazing unlawful; definitions.
- § 16-3-520. Unlawful to assist in or fail to report hazing.
- § 16-3-530. Penalties.
- § 16-3-540. Consent not a defense.
- § 16-3-600. Assault and battery; definitions; degrees of offenses.
- § 16-3-610. Certain offenses committed with a carried or concealed deadly weapon.
- § 16-3-615. Spousal sexual battery.
- § 16-3-625. Resisting arrest with deadly weapon; sentencing; "deadly weapon" defined; application of section.
- § 16-3-651. Criminal sexual conduct; definitions.
- § 16-3-652. Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree.
- § 16-3-653. Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree.
- § 16-3-654. Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree.
- § 16-3-655. Criminal sexual conduct with a minor; aggravating and mitigating circumstances; penalties; repeat offenders.
- § 16-3-656. Criminal sexual conduct; assaults with intent to commit.
- § 16-3-657. Criminal sexual conduct; testimony of victim need not be corroborated.
- § 16-3-658. Criminal sexual conduct; when victim is spouse.
- § 16-3-659. Criminal sexual conduct; males under fourteen not presumed incapable of committing crime of rape.
- § 16-3-660. Deposition testimony of rape victim or victim of assault with intent to ravish.
- § 16-3-670. Procedure for taking deposition.
- § 16-3-680. Sheriff shall secure attendance of accused; absence of counsel.
- § 16-3-690. Custody of deposition.
- § 16-3-700. Reading deposition to jury.
- § 16-3-710. Depositions in rebuttal.
- § 16-3-720. Destruction of deposition.
- § 16-3-730. Publishing name of victim of criminal sexual conduct unlawful.
- § 16-3-740. Testing of certain convicted offenders for Hepatitis B and HIV.
- § 16-3-750. Request that victim submit to polygraph examination.
- § 16-3-755. Sexual battery with a student.
- § 16-3-800. Definitions.
- § 16-3-810. Engaging child for sexual performance; penalty.
- § 16-3-820. Producing, directing or promoting sexual performance by child; penalty.
- § 16-3-830. Reasonable belief as to majority of child as affirmative defense.
- § 16-3-840. Methods of judicial determination of age of child.
- § 16-3-850. Film processor or computer technician to report film or computer images containing sexually explicit pictures of minors.
- § 16-3-910. Kidnapping.
- § 16-3-920. Conspiracy to kidnap.
- § 16-3-1010. Failing to remove doors from abandoned airtight containers.
- § 16-3-1020. Maintaining open and unprotected abandoned wells.
- § 16-3-1040. Threatening life, person or family of public official or public employee; punishment.
- § 16-3-1045. Use or employment of person under eighteen to commit certain crimes.
- § 16-3-1050. Failure to report, perpetrating or interfering with an investigation of abuse, neglect or exploitation of a vulnerable adult; penalties.
- § 16-3-1060. Receipt of compensation for relinquishing custody of child for adoption; penalty.
- § 16-3-1072. Reporting medical treatment for gunshot wound; immunity; physician-patient privilege abrogated; penalties.
- § 16-3-1075. Felony of carjacking; penalties.
- § 16-3-1080. Committing or attempting to commit a violent crime while wearing body armor a felony.
- § 16-3-1083. Death or injury of child in utero due to commission of violent crime.
- § 16-3-1085. Violent offender prohibited from purchasing, owning, or using body armor; exceptions.
- § 16-3-1090. Assisted suicide; penalties; injunctive relief.
- § 16-3-1095. Creation of Department of Crime Victim Assistance Grants; solicitation and administration of grants and awards.
- § 16-3-1110. Definitions.
- § 16-3-1120. Director of Crime Victim Services Division; powers and duties.
- § 16-3-1130. Claims; assignment to field representative; investigation and reports.
- § 16-3-1140. Application for review of decision; appeals; subpoenas; report on review.
- § 16-3-1150. Emergency awards.
- § 16-3-1160. South Carolina Crime Victim Advisory Board; appointments; terms of office; vacancies in office; meetings; subsistence, mileage, and per diem.
- § 16-3-1170. Basis for award.
- § 16-3-1180. Amount of award; apportionment among multiple claimants; rejection of application for award.
- § 16-3-1190. Reduction of award.
- § 16-3-1200. Conduct of victim or intervenor contributing to infliction of injury; reduction of award; rejection of claim.
- § 16-3-1210. Persons eligible for award.
- § 16-3-1220. Persons ineligible for award.
- § 16-3-1230. Claim filed on behalf of minor or incompetent; time limitations.
- § 16-3-1240. Disclosure of records as to claims; confidentiality; applicability of Freedom of Information Act.
- § 16-3-1250. Subrogation of State to right of action accruing to claimant, victim, or intervenor.
- § 16-3-1260. Reimbursement of State by convicted person for payment by Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division.
- § 16-3-1270. Restitution by offender; lien against offender; filing of lien.
- § 16-3-1280. False claim; penalties.
- § 16-3-1290. Victim Compensation Fund; payment of claims, expenses and administrative costs.
- § 16-3-1300. Payment of award; exemption from garnishment, execution, or attachment.
- § 16-3-1310. Payment of award to victim or intervenor confined in correctional facility.
- § 16-3-1320. Payment of award as not constituting ordinary income for tax purposes.
- § 16-3-1330. Insufficient funds for payment of claims.
- § 16-3-1340. Attorney for claimant; fees; attorney for Department of Crime Victim Compensation; soliciting employment to pursue claim or award; penalties.
- § 16-3-1350. Medicolegal examinations for victims of criminal sexual conduct or child sexual abuse.
- § 16-3-1360. Debt collection activities prohibited until award is made or denied; suspension of statute of limitations; definition.
- § 16-3-1400. Omitted.
- § 16-3-1410. Department of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, and Statistical Analysis; public crime victim assistance programs.
- § 16-3-1420. Definitions.
- § 16-3-1430. Victim assistance services; membership of Victim Services Coordinating Council.
- § 16-3-1505. Legislative intent.
- § 16-3-1510. Definitions.
- § 16-3-1515. Victim or witness to supply certain information; requirements for restitution; victims wishing to be present in court to notify prosecuting agency or summary court judge; victim impact statement.
- § 16-3-1520. Victim entitled to copy of initial incident report; assistance in applying for victim's compensation benefits; information on progress of case.
- § 16-3-1525. Arrest or detention of person accused of committing offense; notification to victims; protection of witnesses; notification of bond proceedings; juvenile detention hearings.
- § 16-3-1530. Notification of victim of release, escape or transfer of accused.
- § 16-3-1535. Summary court's duty to notify victim of victim's rights; form for victim impact statement.
- § 16-3-1540. Department of Juvenile Justice to confer with victims before taking certain actions.
- § 16-3-1545. Juvenile cases; notification to victims of right to submit victim impact statement for disposition proceeding; form of statement; other required information for victims.
- § 16-3-1550. Restriction on employers of victims and witnesses; protection of rights of victims and witnesses.
- § 16-3-1555. Expert witness fees; distribution, maintenance and use of victim's impact statements.
- § 16-3-1560. Notification to victim of post-conviction proceedings affecting probation, parole, or release, and of victim's right to attend.
- § 16-3-1565. No cause of action against public employees or agencies.
- § 16-3-1610. Definitions.
- § 16-3-1620. Department of Crime Victim Ombudsman.
- § 16-3-1630. Ombudsman; responsibilities; authority; annual report.
- § 16-3-1640. Confidentiality of information and files.
- § 16-3-1650. Cooperation with the criminal and juvenile justice systems and victim assistance programs.
- § 16-3-1660. Grounds for dismissal.
- § 16-3-1670. Purpose.
- § 16-3-1680. Recommendation of regulations.
- § 16-3-1690. Submission of complaints; appeals.
- § 16-3-1700. Definitions.
- § 16-3-1705. Electronic mail service provider; immunity; definition.
- § 16-3-1710. Penalties for conviction of harassment in the second degree.
- § 16-3-1720. Penalties for conviction of harassment in the first degree.
- § 16-3-1730. Penalties for conviction of stalking.
- § 16-3-1735. Law enforcement officer empowered to sign warrant in place of victim.
- § 16-3-1740. Mental health evaluations of persons convicted of stalking or harassment; notice to victim in person of unsupervised release.
- § 16-3-1750. Action seeking a restraining order against a person engaged in harassment or stalking; jurisdiction and venue; forms; enforceability.
- § 16-3-1760. When temporary restraining orders may be granted without notice; notice and hearing on motion seeking restraining order.
- § 16-3-1770. Form and content of temporary restraining order.
- § 16-3-1780. Expiration of temporary restraining orders and restraining orders; extensions and modifications.
- § 16-3-1790. Service of certified copies of restraining orders.
- § 16-3-1800. Arrest upon violation of restraining order.
- § 16-3-1810. Law enforcement officer's responsibilities when responding to a harassment or stalking incident.
- § 16-3-1820. Immunity from liability for filing a report or complaint or participating in a judicial proceeding concerning alleged harassment or stalking; rebuttable presumption of good faith.
- § 16-3-1830. Availability of other civil and criminal remedies.
- § 16-3-1840. Mental health evaluation prior to setting bail; purpose; report.
- § 16-3-1900. Definitions.
- § 16-3-1910. Permanent restraining orders; procedure.
- § 16-3-1920. Emergency restraining orders; procedure.
- § 16-3-2010. Definitions.
- § 16-3-2020. Trafficking in persons; penalties; minor victims; defenses.
- § 16-3-2030. Criminal liability of principal owners of business; loss of profits and government contracts; penalties.
- § 16-3-2040. Restitution for victims of trafficking.
- § 16-3-2050. Interagency task force established to develop and implement State Plan for Prevention of Trafficking in Persons; members; responsibilities; grants.
- § 16-3-2060. Civil action for victim of trafficking; statute of limitations.
- § 16-3-2070. Compensation for victims of trafficking; identity of victim and victim's family confidential.
- § 16-3-2080. Unlawful disclosure; trespassing notice; unlawful entrance or presence on grounds of domestic violence or trafficking shelter; exceptions; penalties.
- § 16-3-2090. Forfeiture.
- § 16-3-2100. Posting of information regarding National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline in certain establishments; fines.
- § 16-3-2210. Definitions.
- § 16-3-2220. Female mutilation; penalty.
- § 16-3-2230. Defenses not applicable to violations of this article; procedures excepted from this article; revocation of professional license or certification.
- § 16-3-2240. Charges, conviction, or punishment for other violations of law arising out of same occurrence.
- § 16-5-10. Conspiracy against civil rights.
- § 16-5-20. Punishment for commission of additional crimes.
- § 16-5-30. Duty and liability of officers.
- § 16-5-40. Duty of officers to execute warrants.
- § 16-5-50. Penalty for hindering officers or rescuing prisoners.
- § 16-5-60. Suits against county for damages to person or property resulting from violation of person's civil rights.
- § 16-5-70. Indemnity for property destroyed by mob or riot.
- § 16-5-80. Damages not recoverable from county when property damage results from plaintiff's illegal or negligent conduct.
- § 16-5-90. Preservation of property owner's right of action against participants in mob or riot resulting in damage to property.
- § 16-5-100. Jurisdiction of circuit courts.
- § 16-5-110. County's right of action against participants in mob or riot resulting in county's liability for damages to property.
- § 16-5-120. Penalty for engaging in riot when weapon not used.
- § 16-5-130. Penalties for instigating, aiding or participating in riot.
- § 16-5-140. Enforcement of chapter.
- § 16-7-10. Illegal acts during state of emergency.
- § 16-7-20. Powers of law enforcement officers.
- § 16-7-30. Powers of national guardsmen.
- § 16-7-40. Article is cumulative.
- § 16-7-110. Wearing masks and the like.
- § 16-7-120. Placing burning or flaming cross in public place.
- § 16-7-130. Exceptions to Sections 16-7-110 and 16-7-120.
- § 16-7-140. Violations of Sections 16-7-110 and 16-7-120.
- § 16-7-150. Slander and libel.
- § 16-7-160. Illegal use of stink bombs or other devices containing foul or offensive odors.
- § 16-7-170. Entering public building for purpose of destroying records or other property.
- § 16-8-10. Definitions.
- § 16-8-20. Teaching or demonstrating use of or making of destructive device; penalties.
- § 16-8-30. Exceptions.
- § 16-8-210. Citation of article.
- § 16-8-230. Definitions.
- § 16-8-240. Use of or threat of physical violence by criminal gang member; penalties.
- § 16-8-250. Preventing witness or victim from testifying; penalty; coerced person's right to bring civil action.
- § 16-8-260. Seizure of firearms, ammunition, electronic records, or money; forfeiture actions.
- § 16-8-270. Civil cause of action in favor of State of South Carolina or political entity; actions for injunction; venue; service of process.
- § 16-8-280. Identity of informant exempt from disclosure.
- § 16-8-290. Notification of police or sheriff of release of criminal gang member from prison.
- § 16-8-310. Local ordinances.
- § 16-8-320. Access to and maintenance of records of criminal gang activity.
- § 16-8-330. Development and management of statewide criminal gang database.
- § 16-8-340. Community anti-gang matching grants program.
- § 16-9-10. Perjury and subornation of perjury.
- § 16-9-20. Subornation of perjury in civil actions.
- § 16-9-30. False swearing before persons authorized to administer oaths.
- § 16-9-50. Disposition of fines.
- § 16-9-210. Giving or offering bribes to officers.
- § 16-9-220. Acceptance of bribes by officers.
- § 16-9-230. Acceptance of rebates or extra compensation.
- § 16-9-240. Taking of consideration or the like by sheriff or other officer for not performing duties.
- § 16-9-250. Unlawful acceptance of remuneration by peace officers for performing official duties.
- § 16-9-260. Corrupting jurors, arbitrators, umpires or referees.
- § 16-9-270. Acceptance of bribes by jurors, arbitrators, umpires or referees.
- § 16-9-280. Offering bribe for purpose of inducing another to procure public office.
- § 16-9-290. Accepting bribes for purpose of procuring public office.
- § 16-9-300. Trial of offenses against Sections 16-9-280 and 16-9-290.
- § 16-9-310. "Law enforcement officer" defined.
- § 16-9-320. Opposing or resisting law enforcement officer serving process; assaulting officer engaged in serving process.
- § 16-9-330. Refusal or wilful failure to obey subpoena; refusal to take oath or answer questions as required by court.
- § 16-9-340. Intimidation of court officials, jurors or witnesses.
- § 16-9-350. Attempting to influence juror by written or oral communication; communications authorized by court not prohibited.
- § 16-9-360. Unauthorized recording of grand or petit jury proceedings.
- § 16-9-370. Taking money or reward to compound or conceal offense.
- § 16-9-380. Relationship between Article 4, common law, civil relief and other statutes.
- § 16-9-410. Aiding escapes from prison; rescuing prisoners.
- § 16-9-420. Aiding escape from custody of officers.
- § 16-9-430. Jailer or other officer wilfully suffering escapes.
- § 16-9-440. Officer permitting prisoner to be taken by a mob or other unlawful assemblage of persons.
- § 16-9-450. Prosecution of officers violating Section 16-9-440; fees and costs.
- § 16-9-460. Unlawful entry into the United States; furthering illegal entry by or avoidance of detection of undocumented alien; penalties; exceptions.
- § 16-11-10. "Dwelling house" defined in case of burglary, arson and other criminal offenses.
- § 16-11-20. Making, mending or possessing tools or other implements capable of being used in crime.
- § 16-11-30. Possession of master keys and nonowner key sets.
- § 16-11-110. Arson.
- § 16-11-125. Making false claim or statement in support of claim to obtain insurance benefits for fire or explosion loss.
- § 16-11-130. Burning personal property to defraud insurer.
- § 16-11-140. Burning of crops, fuel or lumber.
- § 16-11-150. Burning lands of another without consent.
- § 16-11-160. Carrying fire on lands of another without permit.
- § 16-11-170. Wilfully burning lands of another.
- § 16-11-180. Negligently allowing fire to spread to lands or property of another.
- § 16-11-190. Attempts to burn.
- § 16-11-200. Placing or distributing combustible materials and the like in buildings and property as constituting attempt.
- § 16-11-310. Definitions.
- § 16-11-311. Burglary; first degree.
- § 16-11-312. Burglary; second degree.
- § 16-11-313. Burglary; third degree.
- § 16-11-325. Common law robbery classified as felony; penalty.
- § 16-11-330. Robbery and attempted robbery while armed with deadly weapon.
- § 16-11-340. Required placards in retail establishments as to consequences of conviction of armed robbery.
- § 16-11-345. Cardboard placards.
- § 16-11-350. Train robbery by stopping train.
- § 16-11-360. Robbery after entry upon train.
- § 16-11-370. Robbery of operators of motor vehicles for hire.
- § 16-11-380. Entering bank, depository or building and loan association with intent to steal; theft or solicitation of person using automated teller machine.
- § 16-11-390. Safecracking.
- § 16-11-410. Citation of article.
- § 16-11-420. Intent and findings of General Assembly.
- § 16-11-430. Definitions.
- § 16-11-440. Presumption of reasonable fear of imminent peril when using deadly force against another unlawfully entering residence, occupied vehicle or place of business.
- § 16-11-450. Immunity from criminal prosecution and civil actions; law enforcement officer exception; costs.
- § 16-11-510. Malicious injury to animals and other personal property.
- § 16-11-520. Malicious injury to tree, house, outside fence, or fixture; trespass upon real property.
- § 16-11-523. Obtaining nonferrous metals unlawfully; disruption of communication or electrical service.
- § 16-11-525. Commissioners deemed owners of Housing Authority property for certain purposes; exemption from liability.
- § 16-11-530. Malicious injury to real property; school trustees deemed owners of school property.
- § 16-11-535. Malicious injury to place of worship.
- § 16-11-560. Burning or cutting untenanted or unfinished buildings.
- § 16-11-570. Injury or destruction of buildings or crops by tenant.
- § 16-11-580. Cutting, removing, or transporting forest products without consent of landowner; fraudulently acquiring forest products; penalties.
- § 16-11-590. Destruction of sea oat or Venus's flytrap plants.
- § 16-11-600. Notice of trespassing; purple paint.
- § 16-11-610. Entry on another's lands for various purposes without permission.
- § 16-11-615. Payment of treble damages; discharge from further penalty.
- § 16-11-617. Entry on another's land for purpose of cultivating marijuana.
- § 16-11-620. Entering premises after warning or refusing to leave on request; jurisdiction and enforcement.
- § 16-11-625. Public library trespass; warning; appeal; penalties.
- § 16-11-630. Refusing to leave certain public premises during hours when they are regularly closed.
- § 16-11-640. Unlawful entry into enclosed places.
- § 16-11-650. Removing, destroying or leaving down fences; penalties; magistrate court jurisdiction; easement holder's rights.
- § 16-11-660. Traveling outside of road on cultivated lands.
- § 16-11-670. Pleading satisfaction in prosecutions under Sections 16-11-650 and 16-11-660.
- § 16-11-680. Destruction or removal of geodetic control or property corner monuments.
- § 16-11-690. Failure to return boat, flat or tool used for mining phosphate.
- § 16-11-700. Dumping litter on private or public property prohibited; exceptions; responsibility for removal; penalties.
- § 16-11-710. Acceptance of cash bond in lieu of immediate court appearance in litter control prosecutions.
- § 16-11-720. Dumping trash in or along shoreline of Lake Greenwood; penalties.
- § 16-11-725. Rummaging through or stealing household garbage for purposes of committing identity theft; penalty; exception for officers of the law.
- § 16-11-730. Malicious injury to or interference with microwave radio or television facilities; unauthorized use of facilities.
- § 16-11-740. Wilful and malicious injury to telegraph, telephone, or electric utility system.
- § 16-11-750. Unlawful injury or interference with electric lines.