South Carolina Statutes
§ 16-15-80 — "Fornication" defined.
South Carolina § 16-15-80
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-80 (2026).
Text
"Fornication" is the living together and carnal intercourse with each other or habitual carnal intercourse with each other without living together of a man and woman, both being unmarried.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-408; 1952 Code SECTION 16-408; 1942 Code SECTION 1437; 1932 Code SECTION 1437; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 277; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 384; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 292; G. S. 2590; R. S. 253; 1880 (17) 328.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 16-15-80, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/16-15-80.