South Carolina § 58-15-860 - Injuring or destroying electric signals or other structures or mechanisms.
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§ 58-15-860. Injuring or destroying electric signals or other structures or mechanisms.
Whoever unlawfully and intentionally injures, molests or destroys any of the electric signals of a railroad or electric railway corporation or any of the lines, wires, posts, or any other structure or mechanism used in connection with such signals on any railroad or electric railway or destroys or in any way interferes with the proper working of such signals shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding two years, or both.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 58-737; 1952 Code SECTION 58-737; 1942 Code SECTION 1200; 1932 Code SECTION 1200; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 89; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 250; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 193; G. S. 1523; R. S. 182; 1882 (18) 834; 1906 (25) 47.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-15-860 ("Injuring or destroying electric signals or other structures or mechanisms.") 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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