South Carolina § 25-1-2910 - Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation.
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§ 25-1-2910. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation.
A person may be punished as a court-martial may direct who:
(1) procures his own enlistment or appointment in the military forces by knowingly false representation or deliberate concealment as to his qualifications for that enlistment or appointment and receives pay or allowances for the enlistment or appointment; or
(2) procures his own separation from the military forces by knowingly false representation, wilful misconduct, or deliberate concealment as to a fact or status for that separation.
HISTORY: Former SECTION 25-1-2910 [1950 (46) 1881; 1952 Code SECTION 44-189; 1962 Code SECTION 44-191; 1964 (53) 2241] recodified as SECTION 25-1-3120 by 1984 Act No. 378; New SECTION 25-1-2910 [derived from former SECTIONS 25-1-2530 (1950 (46) 1881; 1952 Code SECTION 44-164; 1962 Code SECTION 44-164; 1964 (53) 2241) 25-1-2540 (1950 (46) 1881; 1952 Code SECTION 44-165; 1962 Code SECTION 44-165; 1964 (53) 2241)] En by 1984 Act No. 378, SECTION 49; 1985 Act No. 84, SECTION 9; 2011 Act No. 46, SECTION 22, eff June 7, 2011.
Effect of Amendment
The 2011 amendment, in the introductory paragraph, substituted "A" for "Any"; and in subsection (2), inserted ", wilful misconduct," and substituted "a fact or status" for "his eligibility".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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