South Carolina § 16-11-330 Robbery and attempted robbery while armed with deadly weapon.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-11-330 — Robbery and attempted robbery while armed with deadly weapon.

South Carolina § 16-11-330

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Ch. 11OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-330 (2026).

Text

(A)A person who commits robbery while armed with a pistol, dirk, slingshot, metal knuckles, razor, or other deadly weapon, or while alleging, either by action or words, he was armed while using a representation of a deadly weapon or any object which a person present during the commission of the robbery reasonably believed to be a deadly weapon, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for a mandatory minimum term of not less than ten years or more than thirty years, no part of which may be suspended or probation granted. A person convicted under this subsection is not eligible for parole until the person has served at least seven years of the sentence.

(B)A person who commits attempted robbery while armed with a pistol, dirk, slingshot, metal knuckles, razor, or oth

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(A) A person who commits robbery while armed with a pistol, dirk, slingshot, metal knuckles, razor, or other deadly weapon, or while alleging, either by action or words, he was armed while using a representation of a deadly weapon or any object which a person present during the commission of the robbery reasonably believed to be a deadly weapon, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for a mandatory minimum term of not less than ten years or more than thirty years, no part of which may be suspended or probation granted. A person convicted under this subsection is not eligible for parole until the person has served at least seven years of the sentence. (B) A person who commits attempted robbery while armed with a pistol, dirk, slingshot, metal knuckles, razor, or other deadly weapon, or while alleging, either by action or words, he was armed while using a representation of a deadly weapon or any object which a person present during the commission of the robbery reasonably believed to be a deadly weapon, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than twenty years.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-333; 1952 Code SECTION 16-333; 1942 Code SECTION 1140-1; 1941 (42) 86; 1966 (54) 2102; 1975 (59) 743; 1993 Act No. 184, SECTION 170,; 1995 Act No. 7, Part I SECTION 4; 1996 Act No. 362, SECTION 1; 1996 Act No. 441, SECTION 1.