South Carolina § 22-3-590 - Obtaining property under false pretenses.
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§ 22-3-590. Obtaining property under false pretenses.
Magistrates shall have jurisdiction of the offenses of obtaining property by any false pretense, by any privy or false token or by any game, device, sleight of hand, pretensions to fortunetelling, trick or other means by the use of cards or other implements or instruments, when they would have jurisdiction of a larceny of the same property and may punish such offenses the same as larceny.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 43-67; 1952 Code SECTION 43-67; 1942 Code SECTION 928; 1932 Code SECTION 928; Cr. P. '22 SECTION 24; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 26; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 18; G. S. 828; R. S. 17; 1870 (14) 403.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-3-590 ("Obtaining property under false pretenses.") 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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