South Carolina § 16-17-570 - Interference with fire and police alarm boxes; giving false alarms.
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§ 16-17-570. Interference with fire and police alarm boxes; giving false alarms.
Any person who shall wilfully, maliciously or mischievously interfere with, cut or injure any pole, wire, insulator or alarm box, give a false alarm from such box or by use of a telephone or break the glass in such box of any fire or police alarm system in this State or any of the appliances or apparatus connected therewith shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to hard labor in the State Penitentiary or on the chain gang in a county having a chain gang for a term of not less than sixty days or the payment of a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-560; 1952 Code SECTION 16-560; 1942 Code SECTION 1164; 1932 Code SECTION 1164; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 57; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 194; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 156; R. S. 152; 1888 (20) 8; 1904 (24) 382; 1931 (37) 37; 1980 Act No. 468.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-17-570 ("Interference with fire and police alarm boxes; giving false alarms.") 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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