South Carolina Statutes
§ 16-19-160 — Punchboards for gaming.
South Carolina § 16-19-160
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-19-160 (2026).
Text
It shall be unlawful for any person to use or offer for use any punchboards or other kinds of boards with numbers concealed thereon for the purpose of gaming or chance in this State. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars or imprisoned not less than five days nor more than thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court; provided, that for the second or third offense hereunder the fine shall not be less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment on the public works of the county for a period not exceeding three months.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-518; 1952 Code SECTION 16-518; 1942 Code SECTION 1749-1; 1932 Code SECTION 1749-A; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 731; 1918 (30) 728.
Nearby Sections
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§ 16-19-10
Setting up lotteries.§ 16-19-100
Imprisonment in case of conviction.§ 16-19-110
Exoneration for becoming State's evidence.§ 16-19-160
Punchboards for gaming.§ 16-19-20
Adventuring in lotteries.§ 16-19-30
Selling lottery tickets.§ 16-19-40
Unlawful games and betting.§ 16-19-50
Keeping unlawful gaming tables.§ 16-19-80
Forfeiture of wagers.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 16-19-160, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/19/16-19-160.