South Carolina § 17-15-90 Wilful failure to appear; penalties.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 17-15-90 — Wilful failure to appear; penalties.

South Carolina § 17-15-90

Title 17CRIMINAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 15BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 17-15-90 (2026).

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A person released pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 15, Title 17 who wilfully fails to appear before the court as required must:

(1)if he was released in connection with a charge for a felony or while awaiting sentencing after conviction, be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both; or (2) if he was released in connection with a charge for a misdemeanor for which the maximum possible sentence was at least one year, be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

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A person released pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 15, Title 17 who wilfully fails to appear before the court as required must: (1) if he was released in connection with a charge for a felony or while awaiting sentencing after conviction, be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both; or (2) if he was released in connection with a charge for a misdemeanor for which the maximum possible sentence was at least one year, be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.