South Carolina § 24-13-440 - Carrying or concealing weapon; penalty.
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§ 24-13-440. Carrying or concealing weapon; penalty.
It is unlawful for an inmate of a state correctional facility or of a local detention facility to carry on his person or to have in his possession a dirk, slingshot, metal knuckles, razor, firearm, or an object, homemade or otherwise, that may be used for the infliction of personal injury upon another person, or to wilfully conceal any weapon within any Department of Corrections facility or other place of confinement.
A person violating this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ten years. A sentence imposed under this section must be served consecutively to any other sentence the inmate is serving.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 55-7.3; 1968 (55) 2586; 1969 (56) 91; 1997 Act No. 136, SECTION 8; 2010 Act No. 237, SECTION 79, eff June 11, 2010.
Effect of Amendment
The 2010 amendment, in the first sentence, substituted "or of a local detention facility" for ", city or county jail, or public works of a county", "an object" for "any other deadly weapon", and "that may be" for "which usually is".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24-13-440 ("Carrying or concealing weapon; penalty.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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