It is unlawful for a person to encourage, entice, or conspire to encourage or entice a child enrolled in any public or private elementary or secondary school of this State from attendance in the school or school program or transport or provide transportation in aid to encourage or entice a child from attendance in any public or private elementary or secondary school or school program.
A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, and 22-3-550, a first or second offense must be tried exclusively in magistrate's court. Third and subsequent offenses must be tried in the court of general sessions.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-556.1; 1969 (56) 320; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 185; 1998 Act No. 352, Section 1.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy
Section 16-17-10. Barratry prohibited.
Section 16-17-20. Persons convicted of barratry barred from practice of law.
Section 16-17-30. Liability of corporations and unincorporated associations.
Section 16-17-50. Article is cumulative.
Section 16-17-210. Definitions.
Section 16-17-220. Desecration or mutilation of United States, Confederate or State flags.
Section 16-17-230. Presumption from possession.
Section 16-17-310. Imitation of organizations' names, emblems and the like.
Section 16-17-320. Injunction to restrain improper use of name and emblems.
Section 16-17-410. Conspiracy.
Section 16-17-420. School disturbances by nonstudents; penalties.
Section 16-17-425. Student threats.
Section 16-17-430. Unlawful communication.
Section 16-17-440. Venue for prosecution under Section 16-17-430.
Section 16-17-446. Regulation of automatically dialed announcing device (ADAD).
Section 16-17-450. Refusal to relinquish party telephone line for emergency call.
Section 16-17-470. Eavesdropping, peeping, voyeurism.
Section 16-17-480. Section 16-17-470 not applicable to law officers.
Section 16-17-490. Contributing to delinquency of a minor.
Section 16-17-495. Custodial interference.
Section 16-17-501. Definitions.
Section 16-17-502. Distribution of tobacco product or alternative nicotine product samples.
Section 16-17-503. Enforcement; reporting requirements.
Section 16-17-504. Implementation; local laws.
Section 16-17-506. Sale of e-liquid containers; restrictions.
Section 16-17-510. Enticing enrolled child from attendance in school.
Section 16-17-520. Disturbance of religious worship.
Section 16-17-525. Wilfully, knowingly or maliciously disturbing funeral service; penalties.
Section 16-17-530. Public disorderly conduct; conditional discharge for first-time offenders.
Section 16-17-540. Bribery with respect to agents, servants or employees.
Section 16-17-550. Bribery of athletes and athletic officials.
Section 16-17-570. Interference with fire and police alarm boxes; giving false alarms.
Section 16-17-580. Removing State line marks.
Section 16-17-610. Soliciting emigrants without licenses.
Section 16-17-620. Exemption of solicitors of farm laborers to work in adjacent states.
Section 16-17-630. Exemption of solicitors of household or domestic employees.
Section 16-17-650. Cockfighting.
Section 16-17-660. Using dry wells for sewerage in towns of 500 or over.
Section 16-17-670. Record kept by dealers in crossties.
Section 16-17-690. Fortunetelling for purpose of promoting another business.
Section 16-17-710. Resale of ticket to event; price restriction; exceptions; penalties.
Section 16-17-720. Impersonating law enforcement officer.
Section 16-17-722. Filing of false police reports; knowledge; offense; penalties.
Section 16-17-730. Charges for political advertisements in newspapers.
Section 16-17-740. Sale or possession of "cigarette load"; penalty.