South Carolina § 16-9-380 - Relationship between Article 4, common law, civil relief and other statutes.
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§ 16-9-380. Relationship between Article 4, common law, civil relief and other statutes.
This article codifies various common law crimes and supersedes them but no person shall be prosecuted or convicted for the commission of the crimes defined herein if a contempt proceeding is instituted against him in any court of this State on account of conduct defined as a crime herein nor shall injunctive or other civil relief against such conduct be denied upon the ground that the conduct constitutes a crime. If any other statute of this State more specifically describes and prohibits the conduct also prohibited in this article and provides penalties, that statute shall govern and no prosecution may be instituted under this article.
HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 511, SECTION 3.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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