South Carolina § 16-15-345 - Disseminating obscene material to person under age eighteen prohibited; penalties.
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§ 16-15-345. Disseminating obscene material to person under age eighteen prohibited; penalties.
An individual eighteen years of age or older who knowingly disseminates to a person under the age of eighteen years material which 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 5, eff April 26, 2004.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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