South Carolina § 16-13-260 Obtaining property under false tokens or letters.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-13-260 — Obtaining property under false tokens or letters.

South Carolina § 16-13-260

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Ch. 13FORGERY, LARCENY, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES AND CHEATS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-260 (2026).

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A person who falsely and deceitfully obtains or gets into his hands or possession any money, goods, chattels, jewels, or other things of another person by color and means of any false token or counterfeit letter made in another person's name is guilty of a:

(1)felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, if the value of the property is ten thousand dollars or more;

(2)felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if the value of the property is more than two thousand dollars but less than ten thousand dollars;

(3)misdemeanor triable in magistrates court or municipal court, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545,

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A person who falsely and deceitfully obtains or gets into his hands or possession any money, goods, chattels, jewels, or other things of another person by color and means of any false token or counterfeit letter made in another person's name is guilty of a: (1) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, if the value of the property is ten thousand dollars or more; (2) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if the value of the property is more than two thousand dollars but less than ten thousand dollars; (3) misdemeanor triable in magistrates court or municipal court, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, 22-3-550, and 14-25-65, if the value of the property is two thousand dollars or less. Upon conviction, the person must be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-368; 1952 Code SECTION 16-368; 1942 Code SECTION 1170; 1932 Code SECTION 1170; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 63; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 219; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 167; 1712 (2) 476; 1894 (21) 824; 1964 (53) 1723; 1993 Act No. 171, SECTION 12; 1993 Act No. 184, SECTION 116; 2010 Act No. 273, SECTION 16.P, eff June 2, 2010.