South Carolina § 16-13-310 Taking official records without authority.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-13-310 — Taking official records without authority.

South Carolina § 16-13-310

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

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

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-310 (2026).

Text

Any person who shall take any record from the office of the clerk of the court, judge of probate or master in equity without the consent of the officer having control of such record shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars for the first offense and for the second and any subsequent offense by a fine of one hundred dollars.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-371; 1952 Code SECTION 16-371; 1942 Code SECTION 1526; 1932 Code SECTION 1526; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 473; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 547; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 390; G. S. 2557; R. S. 307; 1882 (17) 871; 1885 (19) 415.