South Carolina § 16-11-340 - Required placards in retail establishments as to consequences of conviction of armed robbery.
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§ 16-11-340. Required placards in retail establishments as to consequences of conviction of armed robbery.
The South Carolina Department of Revenue, with funds already appropriated to the department, shall print and distribute to each business establishment in this State, to which has been issued a retail sales tax license, a cardboard placard not less than eight inches by eleven inches which shall bear the following inscription in letters not less than three-fourths inch high:
"BY ACT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF ARMED ROBBERY SHALL SERVE A SENTENCE OF NO LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS AT HARD LABOR WITHOUT PAROLE."
Such placard shall be prominently displayed in all retail establishments to which they are issued.
HISTORY: 1975 (59) 743; 1993 Act No.181, SECTION 273.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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