South Carolina § 22-3-560 - Breach of peace.
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§ 22-3-560. Breach of peace.
Magistrates may punish breaches of the peace by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days, or both.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 43-64; 1952 Code SECTION 43-64; 1942 Code SECTION 924; 1932 Code SECTION 924; Cr. P. '22 SECTION 20; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 21; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 13; G. S. 824; R. S. 12; 1870 (14) 402; Const. Art. 5, SECTION 21; 1981 Act No. 76, SECTION 8; 1997 Act No. 80, SECTION 4; 2008 Act No. 346, SECTION 1, eff June 25, 2008; 2010 Act No. 273, SECTION 8, eff June 2, 2010; 2016 Act No. 154 (H.3545), SECTION 3, eff April 21, 2016.
Editor's Note
2010 Act No. 273, SECTION 7.C, provides:
"Wherever in the 1976 Code of Laws reference is made to the common law offense of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, it means assault and battery with intent to kill, as contained in repealed Section 16-3-620, and, except for references in Section 16-1-60 and Section 17-25-45, wherever in the 1976 Code reference is made to assault and battery with intent to kill, it means attempted murder as defined in Section 16-3-29."
Effect of Amendment
The 2008 amendment designated subsection (A) and added subsection (B) relating to assaults and batteries against sports officials and coaches.
The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
2016 Act No. 154, SECTION 3, substituted "punish breaches of the peace by a fine" for "punish by fine" and "or both" for "or both, all breaches of the peace".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-3-560 ("Breach of peace.") 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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