South Carolina § 16-7-120 Placing burning or flaming cross in public place.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-7-120 — Placing burning or flaming cross in public place.

South Carolina § 16-7-120

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Ch. 7OFFENSES AGAINST THE PEACE

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S.C. Code Ann. § 16-7-120 (2026).

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It shall be unlawful for any person to place or to cause to be placed in a public place in the State a burning or flaming cross or any manner of exhibit in which a burning or flaming cross, real or simulated, is the whole or a part or to place or cause to be placed on the property of another in the State a burning or flaming cross or any manner of exhibit in which a burning or flaming cross, real or simulated, is the whole or a part, without first obtaining written permission of the owner or occupier of the premises so to do.

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It shall be unlawful for any person to place or to cause to be placed in a public place in the State a burning or flaming cross or any manner of exhibit in which a burning or flaming cross, real or simulated, is the whole or a part or to place or cause to be placed on the property of another in the State a burning or flaming cross or any manner of exhibit in which a burning or flaming cross, real or simulated, is the whole or a part, without first obtaining written permission of the owner or occupier of the premises so to do.