South Carolina § 16-19-120 - Officers shall destroy gambling devices after confiscation.
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§ 16-19-120. Officers shall destroy gambling devices after confiscation.
All officers of the law in whose care, possession or keeping may be placed any gambling or gaming machine or device of any kind whatsoever or any gambling or gaming punchboard of any kind or description whatsoever which has been confiscated for violation of any criminal law or laws of this State shall immediately after conviction of the violator of the law destroy the same.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-514; 1952 Code SECTION 16-514; 1942 Code SECTION 1747; 1932 Code SECTION 1747; 1923 (33) 123.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-19-120 ("Officers shall destroy gambling devices after confiscation.") 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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