South Carolina § 25-1-2905 - Soliciting or advising person to desert or commit act of sedition.
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§ 25-1-2905. Soliciting or advising person to desert or commit act of sedition.
(1) Any person subject to this code who solicits or advises another or others to desert in violation of SECTION 25-1-2920 or mutiny in violation of SECTION 25-1-2960 must, if the offense solicited or advised is attempted or committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offense, but if the offense solicited or advised is not committed or attempted, he must be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(2) Any person subject to this code who solicits or advises another or others to commit an act of sedition in violation of Section 25-1-2960 of the code must, if the offense solicited or advised is committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offense, but, if the offense solicited or advised is not committed, he may be punished as a court-martial may direct.
HISTORY: [Derived from former SECTIONS 25-1-2480 (1950 (46) 1881; 1952 Code SECTION 44-158; 1962 Code SECTION 44-159; 1964 (53) 2241), 25-1-2590 (1950 (46) 1881; 1952 Code SECTION 44-171; 1962 Code SECTION 44-171; 1964 (53) 2241)] En by 1984 Act No. 378, SECTION 48; 1985 Act No. 84, SECTION 8.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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