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Section 16-3-5. Person causing injury which results in death at least three years later not to be prosecuted for homicide. - A person who causes bodily injury which results in the...
Section 16-3-10. "Murder" defined. - "Murder" is the killing of any person with malice aforethought,...
Section 16-3-20. Punishment for murder; separate sentencing proceeding when death penalty sought. - (A) A person who is convicted of or pleads guilty...
Section 16-3-21. Jury instruction as to discussion of verdict. - (A) In all cases in which an individual is sentenced...
Section 16-3-25. Punishment for murder; review by Supreme Court of imposition of death penalty. - (A) Whenever the death penalty is imposed, and upon the...
Section 16-3-26. Punishment for murder; notice to defense attorney of solicitor's intention to seek death penalty; appointment of attorneys for indigent; investigative, expert or other services. - (A) Whenever the solicitor seeks the death penalty he shall...
Section 16-3-28. Punishment for murder; right of defendant to make last argument. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any criminal trial...
Section 16-3-29. Attempted murder. - A person who, with intent to kill, attempts to kill...
Section 16-3-50. Manslaughter. - A person convicted of manslaughter, or the unlawful killing of...
Section 16-3-60. Involuntary manslaughter; "criminal negligence" defined. - With regard to the crime of involuntary manslaughter, criminal negligence...
Section 16-3-70. Administering or attempting to administer poison. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) maliciously...
Section 16-3-75. Tampering with human drug product or food item; penalty. - It is unlawful for a person to maliciously tamper with...
Section 16-3-85. Homicide by child abuse; definitions; penalty; sentencing. - (A) A person is guilty of homicide by child abuse...
Section 16-3-95. Infliction or allowing infliction of great bodily injury upon a child; penalty; definition; corporal punishment and traffic accident exceptions. - (A) It is unlawful to inflict great bodily injury upon...
Section 16-3-210. Assault and battery by mob; investigation and apprehension; civil liability. - (A) For purposes of this section, a "mob" is defined...
Section 16-3-410. Sending or accepting challenge to fight. - It is unlawful for a person to challenge another to...
Section 16-3-420. Carrying or delivering challenge; serving as second. - Whoever shall (a) willingly or knowingly carry or deliver any...
Section 16-3-440. Principal or second compelled to give testimony. - Upon the trial of all indictments for dueling any person...
Section 16-3-450. Persons concerned in duel as witnesses. - When two or more persons shall be charged in any...
Section 16-3-460. Pleading in bar by State's witness to subsequent indictment. - In case any such person so used as a witness...
Section 16-3-510. Hazing unlawful; definitions. - It is unlawful for a person to intentionally or recklessly...
Section 16-3-520. Unlawful to assist in or fail to report hazing. - It is unlawful for any person to knowingly permit or...
Section 16-3-530. Penalties. - Any person who violates the provisions of Sections 16-3-510 or...
Section 16-3-540. Consent not a defense. - The implied or express consent of a person to acts...
Section 16-3-600. Assault and battery; definitions; degrees of offenses. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Great bodily injury"...
Section 16-3-610. Certain offenses committed with a carried or concealed deadly weapon. - If a person is convicted of an offense pursuant to...
Section 16-3-615. Spousal sexual battery. - (A) Sexual battery, as defined in Section 16-3-651(h), when accomplished...
Section 16-3-625. Resisting arrest with deadly weapon; sentencing; "deadly weapon" defined; application of section. - A person who resists the lawful efforts of a law...
Section 16-3-651. Criminal sexual conduct; definitions. - For the purposes of Sections 16-3-651 to 16-3-659.1: (a) "Actor"...
Section 16-3-652. Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree. - (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in...
Section 16-3-653. Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree. - (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in...
Section 16-3-654. Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree. - (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in...
Section 16-3-655. Criminal sexual conduct with a minor; aggravating and mitigating circumstances; penalties; repeat offenders. - (A) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct with...
Section 16-3-656. Criminal sexual conduct; assaults with intent to commit. - Assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct described in...
Section 16-3-657. Criminal sexual conduct; testimony of victim need not be corroborated. - The testimony of the victim need not be corroborated in...
Section 16-3-658. Criminal sexual conduct; when victim is spouse. - A person cannot be guilty of criminal sexual conduct under...
Section 16-3-659. Criminal sexual conduct; males under fourteen not presumed incapable of committing crime of rape. - The common law rule that a boy under fourteen years...
Section 16-3-659.1. Criminal sexual conduct; admissibility of evidence concerning victim's sexual conduct. - (1) Evidence of specific instances of the victim's sexual conduct,...
Section 16-3-660. Deposition testimony of rape victim or victim of assault with intent to ravish. - Before or during the trial of a person charged with...
Section 16-3-670. Procedure for taking deposition. - Such deposition shall be taken by the clerk of the...
Section 16-3-680. Sheriff shall secure attendance of accused; absence of counsel. - The sheriff of the county shall secure the personal attendance...
Section 16-3-690. Custody of deposition. - Such depositions, when taken, shall be signed by the witness...
Section 16-3-700. Reading deposition to jury. - Such deposition shall be read to the jury upon the...
Section 16-3-710. Depositions in rebuttal. - The judge may, in like manner, direct other depositions of...
Section 16-3-720. Destruction of deposition. - The clerk of the court in which such case is...
Section 16-3-730. Publishing name of victim of criminal sexual conduct unlawful. - Whoever publishes or causes to be published the name of...
Section 16-3-740. Testing of certain convicted offenders for Hepatitis B and HIV. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Body fluid" means...
Section 16-3-750. Request that victim submit to polygraph examination. - A law enforcement officer, prosecuting officer, or other governmental official...
Section 16-3-755. Sexual battery with a student. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Aggravated coercion" means...
Section 16-3-800. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Sexual performance" means any...
Section 16-3-810. Engaging child for sexual performance; penalty. - (a) It is unlawful for any person to employ, authorize,...
Section 16-3-820. Producing, directing or promoting sexual performance by child; penalty. - (a) It is unlawful for any person to produce, direct,...
Section 16-3-830. Reasonable belief as to majority of child as affirmative defense. - It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this...
Section 16-3-840. Methods of judicial determination of age of child. - When it becomes necessary for the purposes of this article...
Section 16-3-850. Film processor or computer technician to report film or computer images containing sexually explicit pictures of minors. - Any retail or wholesale film processor or photo finisher who...
Section 16-3-910. Kidnapping. - Whoever shall unlawfully seize, confine, inveigle, decoy, kidnap, abduct or...
Section 16-3-920. Conspiracy to kidnap. - If two or more persons enter into an agreement, confederation,...
Section 16-3-1010. Failing to remove doors from abandoned airtight containers. - Any person who abandons or discards any icebox, refrigerator, ice...
Section 16-3-1020. Maintaining open and unprotected abandoned wells. - It shall be unlawful for any owner or tenant to...
Section 16-3-1040. Threatening life, person or family of public official or public employee; punishment. - (A) It is unlawful for a person knowingly and wilfully...
Section 16-3-1045. Use or employment of person under eighteen to commit certain crimes. - (A) It is unlawful for any person at least eighteen...
Section 16-3-1050. Failure to report, perpetrating or interfering with an investigation of abuse, neglect or exploitation of a vulnerable adult; penalties. - (A) A person required to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation...
Section 16-3-1060. Receipt of compensation for relinquishing custody of child for adoption; penalty. - No person may sell or buy a minor child, or...
Section 16-3-1072. Reporting medical treatment for gunshot wound; immunity; physician-patient privilege abrogated; penalties. - (A) Any physician, nurse, or any other medical or emergency...
Section 16-3-1075. Felony of carjacking; penalties. - (A) For purposes of this section, "great bodily injury" means...
Section 16-3-1080. Committing or attempting to commit a violent crime while wearing body armor a felony. - (A) Except as provided in subsection (B), a person who...
Section 16-3-1083. Death or injury of child in utero due to commission of violent crime. - (A)(1) A person who commits a violent crime, as defined...
Section 16-3-1085. Violent offender prohibited from purchasing, owning, or using body armor; exceptions. - (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is...
Section 16-3-1090. Assisted suicide; penalties; injunctive relief. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Licensed health care...
Section 16-3-1095. Creation of Department of Crime Victim Assistance Grants; solicitation and administration of grants and awards. - (A) The Department of Crime Victim Assistance Grants is created...
Section 16-3-1110. Definitions. - (A) For the purpose of this article and Articles 14...
Section 16-3-1120. Director of Crime Victim Services Division; powers and duties. - (A) A director of the South Carolina Crime Victim Services...
Section 16-3-1130. Claims; assignment to field representative; investigation and reports. - (1) A claim, once accepted for filing and completed, must...
Section 16-3-1140. Application for review of decision; appeals; subpoenas; report on review. - (A) The claimant may, within thirty days after receipt of...
Section 16-3-1150. Emergency awards. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16-3-1130, if it appears to...
Section 16-3-1160. South Carolina Crime Victim Advisory Board; appointments; terms of office; vacancies in office; meetings; subsistence, mileage, and per diem. - (A) There is created a board to be known as...
Section 16-3-1170. Basis for award. - (A) No award may be made unless: (1) a crime...
Section 16-3-1180. Amount of award; apportionment among multiple claimants; rejection of application for award. - (A) An award may be made for: (1) reasonable and...
Section 16-3-1190. Reduction of award. - Any award made pursuant to this article may be reduced...
Section 16-3-1200. Conduct of victim or intervenor contributing to infliction of injury; reduction of award; rejection of claim. - In determining the amount of an award, the Deputy Director,...
Section 16-3-1210. Persons eligible for award. - Except as provided in Section 16-3-1220, a victim, surviving spouse,...
Section 16-3-1220. Persons ineligible for award. - A person listed in Section 16-3-1210 is not eligible to...
Section 16-3-1230. Claim filed on behalf of minor or incompetent; time limitations. - (A) A claim may be filed by a person eligible...
Section 16-3-1240. Disclosure of records as to claims; confidentiality; applicability of Freedom of Information Act. - It is unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the...
Section 16-3-1250. Subrogation of State to right of action accruing to claimant, victim, or intervenor. - Payment of an award pursuant to this article subrogates the...
Section 16-3-1260. Reimbursement of State by convicted person for payment by Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division. - (A) A payment of benefits to, or on behalf of,...
Section 16-3-1270. Restitution by offender; lien against offender; filing of lien. - If a person is unable at the time of sentencing...
Section 16-3-1280. False claim; penalties. - Any person who knowingly makes a false claim or a...
Section 16-3-1290. Victim Compensation Fund; payment of claims, expenses and administrative costs. - (A) There is hereby created a special fund to be...
Section 16-3-1300. Payment of award; exemption from garnishment, execution, or attachment. - Any award made under this article must be paid in...
Section 16-3-1310. Payment of award to victim or intervenor confined in correctional facility. - No award of any kind must be made under this...
Section 16-3-1320. Payment of award as not constituting ordinary income for tax purposes. - An award made pursuant to this article shall not constitute...
Section 16-3-1330. Insufficient funds for payment of claims. - (A) When the director determines that projected revenue in any...
Section 16-3-1340. Attorney for claimant; fees; attorney for Department of Crime Victim Compensation; soliciting employment to pursue claim or award; penalties. - (A) A claimant may be represented by an attorney in...
Section 16-3-1350. Medicolegal examinations for victims of criminal sexual conduct or child sexual abuse. - (A) The State must ensure that a victim of criminal...
Section 16-3-1360. Debt collection activities prohibited until award is made or denied; suspension of statute of limitations; definition. - (A) When a person files a claim pursuant to this...
Section 16-3-1400. Omitted. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Definitions, had the following history: 1984...
Section 16-3-1410. Department of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, and Statistical Analysis; public crime victim assistance programs. - (A) The Department of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification,...
Section 16-3-1420. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (1) "Victim service provider" means...
Section 16-3-1430. Victim assistance services; membership of Victim Services Coordinating Council. - (A) The Department of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification,...
Section 16-3-1505. Legislative intent. - In recognition of the civic and moral duty of victims...
Section 16-3-1510. Definitions. - For the purpose of this article: (1) "Victim" means any...
Section 16-3-1515. Victim or witness to supply certain information; requirements for restitution; victims wishing to be present in court to notify prosecuting agency or summary court judge; victim impact statement. - (A) A victim or prosecution witness who wishes to exercise...
Section 16-3-1520. Victim entitled to copy of initial incident report; assistance in applying for victim's compensation benefits; information on progress of case. - (A) A law enforcement agency must provide a victim, free...
Section 16-3-1525. Arrest or detention of person accused of committing offense; notification to victims; protection of witnesses; notification of bond proceedings; juvenile detention hearings. - (A) A law enforcement agency, upon effecting the arrest or...
Section 16-3-1530. Notification of victim of release, escape or transfer of accused. - (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, except the provisions contained...
Section 16-3-1535. Summary court's duty to notify victim of victim's rights; form for victim impact statement. - (A) The summary court, upon retaining jurisdiction of an offense...
Section 16-3-1540. Department of Juvenile Justice to confer with victims before taking certain actions. - (A) The Department of Juvenile Justice, upon referral of a...
Section 16-3-1545. Juvenile cases; notification to victims of right to submit victim impact statement for disposition proceeding; form of statement; other required information for victims. - (A) The prosecuting agency, when a juvenile case is referred...
Section 16-3-1550. Restriction on employers of victims and witnesses; protection of rights of victims and witnesses. - (A) Employers of victims and witnesses must not retaliate against...
Section 16-3-1555. Expert witness fees; distribution, maintenance and use of victim's impact statements. - (A) The circuit or family court must order, in a...
Section 16-3-1560. Notification to victim of post-conviction proceedings affecting probation, parole, or release, and of victim's right to attend. - (A) The Department of Corrections, the Department of Probation, Parole,...
Section 16-3-1565. No cause of action against public employees or agencies. - (A) Nothing in this article creates a cause of action...
Section 16-3-1610. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Criminal and juvenile justice...
Section 16-3-1620. Department of Crime Victim Ombudsman. - (A) The Department of Crime Victim Ombudsman is created in...
Section 16-3-1630. Ombudsman; responsibilities; authority; annual report. - Upon receipt of a written complaint that contains specific allegations...
Section 16-3-1640. Confidentiality of information and files. - Information and files requested and received by the ombudsman are...
Section 16-3-1650. Cooperation with the criminal and juvenile justice systems and victim assistance programs. - All elements of the criminal and juvenile justice systems and...
Section 16-3-1660. Grounds for dismissal. - A victim's exercise of rights granted by this article is...
Section 16-3-1670. Purpose. - This article does not create a cause of action on...
Section 16-3-1680. Recommendation of regulations. - The Department of Crime Victim Ombudsman through the Crime Victim...
Section 16-3-1690. Submission of complaints; appeals. - Complaints regarding any allegations against the Office of the Attorney...
Section 16-3-1700. Definitions. - As used in this article: (A) "Harassment in the first...
Section 16-3-1705. Electronic mail service provider; immunity; definition. - (A) An electronic mail service provider must not be charged...
Section 16-3-1710. Penalties for conviction of harassment in the second degree. - (A) Except as provided in subsection (B), a person who...
Section 16-3-1720. Penalties for conviction of harassment in the first degree. - (A) Except as provided in subsections (B) and (C), a...
Section 16-3-1730. Penalties for conviction of stalking. - (A) A person who engages in stalking is guilty of...
Section 16-3-1735. Law enforcement officer empowered to sign warrant in place of victim. - A law enforcement officer or another person with knowledge of...
Section 16-3-1740. Mental health evaluations of persons convicted of stalking or harassment; notice to victim in person of unsupervised release. - (A) Before sentencing a person convicted of stalking or harassment...
Section 16-3-1750. Action seeking a restraining order against a person engaged in harassment or stalking; jurisdiction and venue; forms; enforceability. - (A) Pursuant to this article, the magistrates court has jurisdiction...
Section 16-3-1760. When temporary restraining orders may be granted without notice; notice and hearing on motion seeking restraining order. - (A) Within twenty-four hours after the filing of a complaint...
Section 16-3-1770. Form and content of temporary restraining order. - (A) A temporary restraining order granted without notice must be...
Section 16-3-1780. Expiration of temporary restraining orders and restraining orders; extensions and modifications. - (A) A temporary restraining order remains in effect until the...
Section 16-3-1790. Service of certified copies of restraining orders. - A magistrates court shall serve the defendant with a certified...
Section 16-3-1800. Arrest upon violation of restraining order. - Law enforcement officers shall arrest a defendant who is acting...
Section 16-3-1810. Law enforcement officer's responsibilities when responding to a harassment or stalking incident. - (A) The primary responsibility of a law enforcement officer when...
Section 16-3-1820. Immunity from liability for filing a report or complaint or participating in a judicial proceeding concerning alleged harassment or stalking; rebuttable presumption of good faith. - A person who reports an alleged harassment in the first...
Section 16-3-1830. Availability of other civil and criminal remedies. - A proceeding commenced pursuant to this article is in addition...
Section 16-3-1840. Mental health evaluation prior to setting bail; purpose; report. - Prior to setting bail, a magistrate or a municipal judge...
Section 16-3-1900. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (1) "Complainant" means a victim...
Section 16-3-1910. Permanent restraining orders; procedure. - (A) The circuit court and family court have jurisdiction over...
Section 16-3-1920. Emergency restraining orders; procedure. - (A) The magistrates court has jurisdiction over an action seeking...
Section 16-3-2010. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Business" means a corporation,...
Section 16-3-2020. Trafficking in persons; penalties; minor victims; defenses. - (A) A person is guilty of trafficking in persons if...
Section 16-3-2030. Criminal liability of principal owners of business; loss of profits and government contracts; penalties. - (A) The principal owners of a business, a business entity,...
Section 16-3-2040. Restitution for victims of trafficking. - (A) An offender convicted of a violation of this article...
Section 16-3-2050. Interagency task force established to develop and implement State Plan for Prevention of Trafficking in Persons; members; responsibilities; grants. - (A) The Attorney General shall establish an interagency task force...
Section 16-3-2060. Civil action for victim of trafficking; statute of limitations. - (A) A person who is a victim of trafficking in...
Section 16-3-2070. Compensation for victims of trafficking; identity of victim and victim's family confidential. - (A) Victims of trafficking in persons pursuant to this article...
Section 16-3-2080. Unlawful disclosure; trespassing notice; unlawful entrance or presence on grounds of domestic violence or trafficking shelter; exceptions; penalties. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Domestic violence shelter"...
Section 16-3-2090. Forfeiture. - (A)(1) The following are subject to forfeiture: (a) all monies...
Section 16-3-2100. Posting of information regarding National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline in certain establishments; fines. - (A) The following establishments are required to post the information...
Section 16-3-2210. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (1) "Facilitate" means to raise,...
Section 16-3-2220. Female mutilation; penalty. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) knowingly...
Section 16-3-2230. Defenses not applicable to violations of this article; procedures excepted from this article; revocation of professional license or certification. - (A) It is not a defense to prosecution for a...
Section 16-3-2240. Charges, conviction, or punishment for other violations of law arising out of same occurrence. - The provisions of this article do not prohibit a person...