South Carolina § 23-3-510 - Persons committing criminal offenses using sex offender registry information; punishment.
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§ 23-3-510. Persons committing criminal offenses using sex offender registry information; punishment.
A person who commits a criminal offense using information from the sex offender registry disclosed to him pursuant to Section 23-3-490, upon conviction, must be punished as follows:
(1) For a misdemeanor offense, the maximum fine prescribed by law for the offense may be increased by not more than one thousand dollars, and the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed by law for the offense may be increased by not more than six months.
(2) For a felony offense, the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed by law for the offense may be increased by not more than five years.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 384, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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