South Carolina § 16-9-280 - Offering bribe for purpose of inducing another to procure public office.
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§ 16-9-280. Offering bribe for purpose of inducing another to procure public office.
If any person shall, directly or indirectly, offer to give or engage to pay any sum of money or other valuable consideration to another in order to induce such other person to procure for him by his interest, influence or any other means whatsoever any office or place of trust within this State, whether such office is to be obtained through any general, special or primary election or from any elective tribunal, or shall offer, give, promise or bestow any reward by meat, drink or otherwise, for the aforesaid purpose, and be thereof convicted, he shall forfeit the sum of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars and suffer imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-558.1; 1952 Code SECTION 16-558.1; 1950 (46) 2059.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-9-280 ("Offering bribe for purpose of inducing another to procure public office.") 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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