Charges and penalties
How offenses are graded, jail ranges, fines, and repeat offense steps.
23 sections
- Bail After An ArrestS.C. Code 17-15-10 — release on recognizance unless the court finds a reason not to
- When They Take Your PropertyS.C. Code 44-53-520 and S.C. Code 44-53-530 — drug forfeiture, a petition to the court, and the car rule
- AssaultS.C. Code 16-3-600 — assault and battery by degree, from thirty days to twenty years
- The Theft LadderS.C. Code 16-13-30 — $2,000 or less is petit larceny; above that, grand larceny
- Competent To Stand TrialS.C. Code 44-23-410 and S.C. Code 44-23-430 — two examiners, a hearing, and up to one hundred eighty days of restoration
- HazingS.C. Code 16-3-510 and S.C. Code 16-3-530 — the act, helping with it, and not reporting it, each up to twelve months
- Harassment And StalkingS.C. Code 16-3-1700 and S.C. Code 16-3-1730 — harassment in the first and second degree, stalking a felony, and a restraining order from the magistrate
- When Someone Uses Your NameS.C. Code 16-13-510 — financial identity fraud and identity fraud, a felony carrying up to ten years
- Minor In PossessionS.C. Code 63-19-2440 — beer or wine under twenty-one, a fine of one hundred to two hundred dollars, and an eight-hour program
- Ending Without A ConvictionS.C. Code 17-22-100 and S.C. Code 17-22-150 — pretrial intervention, applied for within seventy-five days, and a charge dismissed on completion
- The Tree On The LineS.C. Code 16-11-520 — wilfully cutting another's tree or fence, a misdemeanor up to two thousand dollars of damage and a felony above
- Carrying A HandgunS.C. Code 16-23-20 — eleven kinds of place where a handgun may not go, permit or notalso here
- Who Cannot Have A GunS.C. Code 16-23-500 and S.C. Code 16-23-30 — a crime punishable by more than one year, and the handgun listalso here
- Resisting And FleeingS.C. Code 16-9-320 and S.C. Code 56-5-750 — resisting an arrest, and failing to stop for blue lightsalso here
- Being ArrestedS.C. Code 17-13-50 — the right to know the true ground of the arrestalso here
- Marijuana And DrugsS.C. Code 44-53-370 — one ounce or less is a misdemeanor; more than one ounce is prima facie intent to distributealso here
- Driving While SuspendedS.C. Code 56-1-460 — $300 or thirty days for a first offensealso here
- Reckless DrivingS.C. Code 56-5-2920 — wilful or wanton disregard, $25 to $200 or thirty daysalso here
- Voting After A ConvictionS.C. Code 7-5-120 — no vote while serving a sentence, and the right returns once the sentence, probation and parole are servedalso here
- When You Are The VictimS.C. Code 16-3-1520 and S.C. Code 16-3-1550 — the incident report free, notice before release, and a voice at sentencingalso here
- An Interpreter In CourtS.C. Code 17-1-50 and S.C. Code 15-27-15 — appointed in a criminal case, and for a deaf party or witness, with the state payingalso here
- Who Has To Report ItS.C. Code 63-7-310 and S.C. Code 63-7-410 — the professionals who must report child abuse or neglect, and up to six months for knowingly notalso here
- Fireworks In The YardS.C. Code 23-35-175 — a property posted as a fireworks prohibited zone, and up to one hundred dollars or thirty daysalso here
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