South Carolina § 16-11-160 Carrying fire on lands of another without permit.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-11-160 — Carrying fire on lands of another without permit.

South Carolina § 16-11-160

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Ch. 11OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-160 (2026).

Text

It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a lighted torch, chunk or coals of fire in or under any mill or wooden building or over and across any of the enclosed or unenclosed lands of another person at any time without the special permit of the owner of such lands, mill or wooden building, whether any damage result therefrom or not. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed thirty days or to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars.

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It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a lighted torch, chunk or coals of fire in or under any mill or wooden building or over and across any of the enclosed or unenclosed lands of another person at any time without the special permit of the owner of such lands, mill or wooden building, whether any damage result therefrom or not. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed thirty days or to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-316; 1952 Code SECTION 16-316; 1942 Code SECTION 1181; 1932 Code SECTION 1181; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 71; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 216; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 161; R. S. 158; 1891 (20) 1045.