South Carolina Statutes
§ 8-1-20 — Illegal collecting and retaining rebates, commissions, or discounts.
South Carolina § 8-1-20
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-1-20 (2026).
Text
A state or county officer who receives or collects a rebate, commission, or discount from a person upon the purchase of books or other property or supplies or from printing or advertising, whether for use of the State or a county, and fails or refuses to pay it to the proper state or county authority at the time of receiving it is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten years. A person convicted under this section must forfeit his office.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 50-2; 1952 Code SECTION 50-2; 1942 Code SECTION 1254; 1932 Code SECTION 1254; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 149; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 303; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 223; 1897 (22) 519; 1993 Act No. 184, SECTION 14, eff January 1, 1994.
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