South Carolina § 16-15-335 - Permitting minor to engage in any act constituting violation of this article prohibited; penalties.
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§ 16-15-335. Permitting minor to engage in any act constituting violation of this article prohibited; penalties.
An individual eighteen years of age or older who, in any manner, knowingly hires, employs, uses, or permits a person under the age of eighteen years to do or assist in doing an act or thing constituting an offense pursuant to this article and involving any material, act, or thing he knows or reasonably should know to be obscene within the meaning of Section 16-15-305 is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not more than ten years.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 168 SECTION 3; 2004 Act No. 208, SECTION 3, eff April 26, 2004.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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