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Section 16-11-10. "Dwelling house" defined in case of burglary, arson and other criminal offenses. - With respect to the crimes of burglary and arson and...
Section 16-11-20. Making, mending or possessing tools or other implements capable of being used in crime. - It is unlawful for a person to make or mend,...
Section 16-11-30. Possession of master keys and nonowner key sets. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Master key" means...
Section 16-11-110. Arson. - (A) A person who wilfully and maliciously causes an explosion,...
Section 16-11-125. Making false claim or statement in support of claim to obtain insurance benefits for fire or explosion loss. - Any person who wilfully and knowingly presents or causes to...
Section 16-11-130. Burning personal property to defraud insurer. - Any person who (a) wilfully and with intent to injure...
Section 16-11-140. Burning of crops, fuel or lumber. - It is unlawful for a person to (a) wilfully and...
Section 16-11-150. Burning lands of another without consent. - It shall be unlawful for any person without prior written...
Section 16-11-160. Carrying fire on lands of another without permit. - It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a...
Section 16-11-170. Wilfully burning lands of another. - It is unlawful for a person to wilfully and maliciously...
Section 16-11-180. Negligently allowing fire to spread to lands or property of another. - Any person who carelessly or negligently sets fire to or...
Section 16-11-190. Attempts to burn. - It is unlawful for a person to wilfully and maliciously...
Section 16-11-200. Placing or distributing combustible materials and the like in buildings and property as constituting attempt. - The placing or distributing of any inflammable, explosive or combustible...
Section 16-11-310. Definitions. - For purposes of Sections 16-11-311 through 16-11-313: (1) "Building" means...
Section 16-11-311. Burglary; first degree. - (A) A person is guilty of burglary in the first...
Section 16-11-312. Burglary; second degree. - (A) A person is guilty of burglary in the second...
Section 16-11-313. Burglary; third degree. - (A) A person is guilty of burglary in the third...
Section 16-11-325. Common law robbery classified as felony; penalty. - The common law offense of robbery is a felony. Upon...
Section 16-11-330. Robbery and attempted robbery while armed with deadly weapon. - (A) A person who commits robbery while armed with a...
Section 16-11-340. Required placards in retail establishments as to consequences of conviction of armed robbery. - The South Carolina Department of Revenue, with funds already appropriated...
Section 16-11-345. Cardboard placards. - The cardboard placard described in Section 16-11-340 also shall be...
Section 16-11-350. Train robbery by stopping train. - Any person or persons who (a) may stop, cause to...
Section 16-11-360. Robbery after entry upon train. - Any and all persons who may hereafter enter upon any...
Section 16-11-370. Robbery of operators of motor vehicles for hire. - A person who, while armed with a pistol, dirk, slingshot,...
Section 16-11-380. Entering bank, depository or building and loan association with intent to steal; theft or solicitation of person using automated teller machine. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to enter a...
Section 16-11-390. Safecracking. - It is unlawful for a person to use explosives, tools,...
Section 16-11-410. Citation of article. - This article may be cited as the "Protection of Persons...
Section 16-11-420. Intent and findings of General Assembly. - (A) It is the intent of the General Assembly to...
Section 16-11-430. Definitions. - As used in this article, the term: (1) "Dwelling" means...
Section 16-11-440. Presumption of reasonable fear of imminent peril when using deadly force against another unlawfully entering residence, occupied vehicle or place of business. - (A) A person is presumed to have a reasonable fear...
Section 16-11-450. Immunity from criminal prosecution and civil actions; law enforcement officer exception; costs. - (A) A person who uses deadly force as permitted by...
Section 16-11-510. Malicious injury to animals and other personal property. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to wilfully and...
Section 16-11-520. Malicious injury to tree, house, outside fence, or fixture; trespass upon real property. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to wilfully and...
Section 16-11-523. Obtaining nonferrous metals unlawfully; disruption of communication or electrical service. - (A) For purposes of this section, "nonferrous metals" means metals...
Section 16-11-525. Commissioners deemed owners of Housing Authority property for certain purposes; exemption from liability. - For the sole purpose of determining whether or not any...
Section 16-11-530. Malicious injury to real property; school trustees deemed owners of school property. - For the purpose of determining whether or not any school...
Section 16-11-535. Malicious injury to place of worship. - Whoever shall wilfully, unlawfully, and maliciously vandalize, deface, damage, or...
Section 16-11-560. Burning or cutting untenanted or unfinished buildings. - It is unlawful for a person to maliciously, unlawfully, and...
Section 16-11-570. Injury or destruction of buildings or crops by tenant. - It is unlawful for a tenant to wilfully and maliciously...
Section 16-11-580. Cutting, removing, or transporting forest products without consent of landowner; fraudulently acquiring forest products; penalties. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly and...
Section 16-11-590. Destruction of sea oat or Venus's flytrap plants. - It shall be unlawful for any person to cut, collect,...
Section 16-11-600. Notice of trespassing; purple paint. - (A) Every entry upon the lands of another, after notice...
Section 16-11-610. Entry on another's lands for various purposes without permission. - Any person entering upon the lands of another for the...
Section 16-11-615. Payment of treble damages; discharge from further penalty. - In all criminal prosecutions for violation of the provisions of...
Section 16-11-617. Entry on another's land for purpose of cultivating marijuana. - It is unlawful for a person to enter on the...
Section 16-11-620. Entering premises after warning or refusing to leave on request; jurisdiction and enforcement. - Any person who, without legal cause or good excuse, enters...
Section 16-11-625. Public library trespass; warning; appeal; penalties. - (A)(1) A person who enters a public library, without legal...
Section 16-11-630. Refusing to leave certain public premises during hours when they are regularly closed. - Any person who, during those hours of the day or...
Section 16-11-640. Unlawful entry into enclosed places. - It shall be unlawful for any person not an occupant,...
Section 16-11-650. Removing, destroying or leaving down fences; penalties; magistrate court jurisdiction; easement holder's rights. - (A) A person, other than the owner or a person...
Section 16-11-660. Traveling outside of road on cultivated lands. - It shall be a misdemeanor for any person wilfully to...
Section 16-11-670. Pleading satisfaction in prosecutions under Sections 16-11-650 and 16-11-660. - In all criminal prosecutions for violation of the provisions of...
Section 16-11-680. Altering and removing landmarks. - If any person shall knowingly, wilfully, maliciously or fraudulently cut,...
Section 16-11-690. Failure to return boat, flat or tool used for mining phosphate. - Any person being entrusted with any boat, flat or tools...
Section 16-11-700. Dumping litter on private or public property prohibited; exceptions; responsibility for removal; penalties. - (A) A person, from a vehicle or otherwise, may not...
Section 16-11-710. Acceptance of cash bond in lieu of immediate court appearance in litter control prosecutions. - When any person is charged with a violation of 16-11-700...
Section 16-11-720. Dumping trash in or along shoreline of Lake Greenwood; penalties. - (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to dump,...
Section 16-11-725. Rummaging through or stealing household garbage for purposes of committing identity theft; penalty; exception for officers of the law. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to rummage through...
Section 16-11-730. Malicious injury to or interference with microwave radio or television facilities; unauthorized use of facilities. - Any person who shall (1) wilfully or maliciously break, injure...
Section 16-11-740. Malicious injury to telegraph, telephone or electric utility system. - It is unlawful for a person, without the consent of...
Section 16-11-750. Unlawful injury or interference with electric lines. - It shall be unlawful for any person within this State,...
Section 16-11-755. Operation of certain motor vehicles on utility rights of way unlawful; penalties. - (1) It shall be unlawful for any person other than...
Section 16-11-760. Parking on private property without permission; removal of vehicles; lien for towing and storage; sale of vehicles; penalty for violation. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to park a...
Section 16-11-770. Illegal graffiti vandalism; penalty; removal or restitution. - (A) As used in this section, "illegal graffiti vandalism" means...
Section 16-11-780. Prohibition on entering certain lands to discover, uncover, move, remove, or attempt to remove archaeological resource; definitions; penalty; exception. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Archaeological resource" means...
Section 16-11-810. Short title. - This article may be cited as the Theft of Cable...
Section 16-11-815. Definitions. - As used in this article, "cable television service" includes (1)...
Section 16-11-820. Use of service without authorization or payment; presumption arising from connection of device to cable or closed circuit system. - It is unlawful for any person knowingly to obtain or...
Section 16-11-825. Unauthorized connection or use of device to cable television system. - It is unlawful for any person to make or use...
Section 16-11-830. Aiding or abetting another person in obtaining cable service without payment. - It is unlawful for any person to assist, instruct, aid...
Section 16-11-835. Sale, lease, or advertising of equipment for avoidance of cable service charge. - It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to...
Section 16-11-840. Unauthorized device designed to decode or descramble cable television signal. - It is unlawful for any person, without the express authorization...
Section 16-11-845. Use, sale, or installation of converter for unauthorized reception of intelligible signals. - It is unlawful for any person (a) to use a...
Section 16-11-850. Receipt of signals from air by use of satellite dish or antenna. - Nothing in this article makes it unlawful to receive or...
Section 16-11-855. Penalties. - Any person who violates any section of this article is...
Section 16-11-910. Prohibitions relative to sound recordings; application of section. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) knowingly...
Section 16-11-911. Definitions; unlawful recording of motion pictures. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Article" means the...
Section 16-11-915. Prohibitions relative to live performances; persons considered proper witnesses; application of section. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) advertise...
Section 16-11-920. Penalties. - (A) A person who violates the provisions of Section 16-11-911...
Section 16-11-930. Illegal distribution of recordings without name and address of manufacturer and designation of featured artist. - It is unlawful for a person to manufacture or knowingly...
Section 16-11-940. Penalties for violations of Section 16-11-930. - (A) A person who violates the provisions of Section 16-11-930...
Section 16-11-950. Exceptions. - The provisions of this article do not apply to sounds...