South Carolina Statutes
§ 16-13-220 — Embezzlement of public funds; presumption on proof of failure to account for receipts.
South Carolina·Title 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES·Ch. 13 FORGERY, LARCENY, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES AND CHEATS
In trials under Section 16-13-210, upon production of evidence tending to prove that any such officer or other person has received public funds and failed to account for the funds as required by law, it is permissible to infer that the funds received and unaccounted for have been fraudulently appropriated by the officer or person.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-364; 1952 Code SECTION 16-364; 1942 Code SECTION 1510; 1932 Code SECTION 1510; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 459; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 534; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 378; 1898 (22) 810; 1934 (38) 1197; 1987 Act No. 95 SECTION 5.
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§ 16-13-10
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Stealing crude turpentine.§ 16-13-110
Shoplifting.§ 16-13-111
Reports of shoplifting convictions.§ 16-13-130
Sections 16-13-110 and 16-13-120 cumulative.§ 16-13-135
Organized retail crime; penalties.§ 16-13-150
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