South Carolina § 16-17-750 Failure to carry certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt care; penalty.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-17-750 — Failure to carry certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt care; penalty.

South Carolina § 16-17-750

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Ch. 17OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-750 (2026).

Text

(A)It is unlawful for a person eighteen years of age or older to fail to carry in the person's personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to the person pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1304 while the person is in this State.

(B)A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.

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(A) It is unlawful for a person eighteen years of age or older to fail to carry in the person's personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to the person pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1304 while the person is in this State. (B) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2011 Act No. 69, SECTION 5, eff January 1, 2012. Validity For validity of this section, see U.S. v. South Carolina, 840 F.Supp.2d 898 (D.S.C. December 22, 2011).