South Carolina § 16-11-310 Definitions.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-11-310 — Definitions.

South Carolina § 16-11-310

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Ch. 11OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-310 (2026).

Text

For purposes of Sections 16-11-311 through 16-11-313:

(1)"Building" means any structure, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft:

(a)Where any person lodges or lives; or (b) Where people assemble for purposes of business, government, education, religion, entertainment, public transportation, or public use or where goods are stored. Where a building consists of two or more units separately occupied or secured, each unit is deemed both a separate building in itself and a part of the main building.

(2)"Dwelling" means its definition found in Section 16-11-10 and also means the living quarters of a building which is used or normally used for sleeping, living, or lodging by a person.

(3)"Enters a building without consent" means:

(a)To enter a building without the consent of the person in lawful p

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For purposes of Sections 16-11-311 through 16-11-313: (1) "Building" means any structure, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft: (a) Where any person lodges or lives; or (b) Where people assemble for purposes of business, government, education, religion, entertainment, public transportation, or public use or where goods are stored. Where a building consists of two or more units separately occupied or secured, each unit is deemed both a separate building in itself and a part of the main building. (2) "Dwelling" means its definition found in Section 16-11-10 and also means the living quarters of a building which is used or normally used for sleeping, living, or lodging by a person. (3) "Enters a building without consent" means: (a) To enter a building without the consent of the person in lawful possession; or (b) To enter a building by using deception, artifice, trick, or misrepresentation to gain consent to enter from the person in lawful possession.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-331; 1952 Code SECTION 16-331; 1942 Code SECTION 1138; 1932 Code SECTION 1138; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 32; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 177; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 144; G. S. 2481; R. S. 141; 1883 (18) 290; 1985 Act No. 159, SECTION 1.