South Carolina § 16-19-100 - Imprisonment in case of conviction.
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§ 16-19-100. Imprisonment in case of conviction.
Upon conviction of any person under any of the provisions of Sections 16-19-40, 16-19-50 or 16-19-90, the court before whom such conviction shall take place shall commit such offender to the common jail of the county in which such conviction shall happen for a period not exceeding the time for which such offender has been sentenced, unless such offender shall sooner pay the fine or fines herein imposed, together with the cost of prosecution.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-512; 1952 Code SECTION 16-512; 1942 Code SECTION 1744; 1932 Code SECTION 1744; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 726; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 711; 1909 (26) 67.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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