South Carolina § 8-11-30 Payment or receipt of salary which is not due.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 8-11-30 — Payment or receipt of salary which is not due.

South Carolina § 8-11-30

Title 8PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Ch. 11STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-30 (2026).

Text

(A)It is unlawful for a person:

(1)to receive a salary from the State or any of its departments which is not due; or (2) employed by the State to issue vouchers, checks, or otherwise pay salaries or monies that are not due to state employees, except that monies due to employees of the State or any department of the State earned during the month of December may be paid either just before or just after Christmas.

(B)A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

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(A) It is unlawful for a person: (1) to receive a salary from the State or any of its departments which is not due; or (2) employed by the State to issue vouchers, checks, or otherwise pay salaries or monies that are not due to state employees, except that monies due to employees of the State or any department of the State earned during the month of December may be paid either just before or just after Christmas. (B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.