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August 26, 2025Statutes are current through 2025 Act No. 94. You will find these statutes and more on the South Carolina Legislature website.
Selected Statutes: South Carolina
- Title 16. Crimes & Offenses
- Chapter 1. Felonies and Misdemeanors; Accessories
- Chapter 3. Offenses against the Person
- Article 1. Homicide
- Article 7. Assault and Criminal Sexual Conduct
- 16-3-600. Assault and battery; definitions; degrees of offenses
- 16-3-615. Spousal sexual battery
- 16-3-651. Criminal sexual conduct; definitions
- 16-3-652. Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree
- 16-3-653. Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree
- 16-3-654. Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree
- 16-3-655. Criminal sexual conduct with a minor; aggravating and mitigating circumstances; penalties; repeat offenders.
- 16-3-656. Criminal sexual conduct; assaults with intent to commit.
- 16-3-658. Criminal sexual conduct; when victim is spouse
- Article 8. Sexual Performance by Children
- Article 9. Kidnapping
- Article 11. Miscellaneous Offenses
- Article 17. Harassment and Stalking
- 16-3-1700. Definitions.
- 16-3-1705. Electronic mail service provider; immunity; definition.
- 16-3-1710. Penalties for conviction of harassment in the second degree.
- 16-3-1720. Penalties for conviction of harassment in the first degree.
- 16-3-1730. Penalties for conviction of stalking.
- 16-3-1735. Law enforcement officer empowered to sign warrant in place of victim.
- 16-3-1740. Mental health evaluations of persons convicted of stalking or harassment; notice to victim in person of unsupervised release.
- 16-3-1750. Action seeking a restraining order against a person engaged in harassment or stalking; jurisdiction and venue; forms; enforceability.
- 16-3-1760. When temporary restraining orders may be granted without notice; notice and hearing on motion seeking restraining order.
- 16-3-1770. Form and content of temporary restraining order.
- 16-3-1780. Expiration of temporary restraining orders and restraining orders; extensions and modifications.
- 16-3-1790. Service of certified copies of restraining orders.
- 16-3-1800. Arrest upon violation of restraining order.
- 16-3-1810. Law enforcement officer's responsibilities when responding to a harassment or stalking incident.
- 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.
- 16-3-1830. Availability of other civil and criminal remedies.
- 16-3-1840. Mental health evaluation as condition of bail.
- Article 18. Permanent Restraining Orders
- Article 19. Trafficking in Persons
- Chapter 13. Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses and Cheats
- Chapter 15. Offenses Against Morality and Decency
- Article 1. Miscellaneous Offenses
- Article 3. Obscenity, Material Harmful to Minors, Child Exploitation, and Child Prostitution
- 16-15-305. Disseminating, procuring or promoting obscenity unlawful; definitions; penalties; obscene material designated contraband
- 16-15-325. Participation in preparation of obscene material prohibited; penalties
- 16-15-330. Definitions applicable to section 16-15-332.
- 16-15-332. Disseminating intimate images without consent.
- 16-15-342. Criminal solicitation of a minor; defenses; penalties.
- 16-15-345. Disseminating obscene material to person under age eighteen prohibited; penalties
- 16-15-355. Disseminating obscene material to minor twelve years of age or younger prohibited; penalties
- 16-15-375. Definitions applicable to Sections 16-15-385 through 16-15-425.
- 16-15-395. First degree sexual exploitation of a minor defined; presumptions; defenses; penalties.
- 16-15-405. Second degree sexual exploitation of a minor defined; presumptions; defenses; penalties.
- 16-15-410. Third degree sexual exploitation of a minor defined; penalties; exception.
- 16-15-430. Sexual extortion; aggravated sexual extortion
- Chapter 17. Offenses Against Public Policy
- Chapter 23. Offenses Involving Weapons
- Chapter 25. Domestic Violence
- Title 20. Domestic Relations
- Chapter 3. Divorce
- Chapter 4. Protection from Domestic Abuse
- Article 1. Protection from Domestic Abuse
- 20-4-10. Short title.
- 20-4-20. Definitions.
- 20-4-30. Jurisdiction.
- 20-4-40. Petition for order of protection.
- 20-4-50. Hearing on petition.
- 20-4-60. Order of protection; contents.
- 20-4-65. Order of protection from domestic abuse; filing fee.
- 20-4-70. Duration of order of protection; modification of terms.
- 20-4-80. Mailing or service of order.
- 20-4-90. Sheriff's department to assist in execution of order.
- 20-4-100. Responsibilities of law enforcement officer.
- 20-4-110. Immunity from civil or criminal liability.
- 20-4-120. Actions not affecting right to relief.
- 20-4-130. Applicability of other remedies.
- 20-4-160. Domestic Violence Fund.
- Article 3. Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act
- 20-4-310. Citation of article.
- 20-4-320. Definitions.
- 20-4-330. Judicial enforcement of foreign protection order; determining validity of order.
- 20-4-340. Enforcement by law enforcement officer; service of order on respondent.
- 20-4-350. Registration; presentation to family court; affidavit of currency; entry in state or federal registry; fee.
- 20-4-360. Immunity.
- 20-4-370. Remedies available to protected individual.
- 20-4-375. Filing false protection order; criminal penalty; civil liability.
- 20-4-380. Construction of act.
- 20-4-390. Severability.
- 20-4-395. Applicability.
- Article 1. Protection from Domestic Abuse
- Title 22. Magistrates and Constables
- Title 23. Law Enforcement and Public Safety
- Title 44. Health
- Title 63. South Carolina Children's Code
