A person who knowingly and wilfully hinders or obstructs an explosive ordnance technician, bomb technician, law enforcement officer, fire official, emergency management official, public safety officer, animal trained to detect destructive devices, or any robot or mechanical device designed for or utilized by a law enforcement officer, fire official, emergency management official, public safety officer, or bomb technician of this State or of the United States while in the detection, disarming, or destruction of a destructive device is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than five years.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 237, Section 6; 2002 Act No. 339, Section 13, eff July 2, 2002.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 23 - Offenses Involving Weapons
Section 16-23-10. Definitions.
Section 16-23-20. Unlawful carrying of handgun; exceptions.
Section 16-23-50. Penalties; disposition of fines; forfeiture and disposition of handguns.
Section 16-23-55. Procedure for returning found handgun.
Section 16-23-60. Construction.
Section 16-23-210. Definitions.
Section 16-23-250. Exceptions to application of article.
Section 16-23-270. Article not applicable to antique firearms.
Section 16-23-280. Manufacture and sale of machine guns by licensed manufacturer.
Section 16-23-410. Pointing firearm at another person.
Section 16-23-415. Taking firearm or other weapon from law enforcement officer.
Section 16-23-420. Possession of firearm on school property; concealed weapons.
Section 16-23-430. Carrying weapon on school property; concealed weapons.
Section 16-23-450. Placing loaded trap gun, spring gun or like device.
Section 16-23-460. Carrying concealed weapons; forfeiture of weapons.
Section 16-23-470. Illegal possession of tear-gas gun or ammunition.
Section 16-23-530. Firearms; possession by or sale to unlawful alien; penalties.