South Carolina § 54-9-10 - Harboring deserting seamen or enticing them to desert.
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§ 54-9-10. Harboring deserting seamen or enticing them to desert.
Any person who shall be convicted of harboring deserting seamen or of inveigling or procuring them to desert any service for which they have engaged or disregard any article into which they have entered shall be held guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon trial and conviction, shall be punished by fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the judge, not to exceed three hundred dollars' fine and three months' imprisonment. Upon a second conviction the person so offending, if the keeper of a public or lodging house for seamen, in addition to the penalty before provided, shall forfeit his license.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 54-352; 1952 Code SECTION 54-352; 1942 Code SECTION 1926; 1932 Code SECTION 1926; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 909; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 899; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 613; G. S. 1651; R. S. 495; 1695 (2) 119; 1836 (6) 557.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-9-10 ("Harboring deserting seamen or enticing them to desert.") 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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