South Carolina Statutes
§ 16-23-480 — Manufacture or possession of article designed to cause damage by fire or other means.
South Carolina § 16-23-480
This text of South Carolina § 16-23-480 (Manufacture or possession of article designed to cause damage by fire or other means.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-480 (2026).
Text
It is unlawful for a person to manufacture, cause to be manufactured, or possess any object or article which is designed to cause damage by fire or any other means to person or property either by ignition, detonation, or other means. It is unlawful for a person to possess any object or article solely for the purpose of causing damage by fire or other means to person or property either by ignition, detonation, or other means. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-148; 1969 (56) 320; 1993 Act No. 184, SECTION 50.
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Sale or delivery of handgun to and possession by certain persons unlawful; stolen handguns.§ 16-23-410
Pointing firearm at another person.§ 16-23-420
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 16-23-480, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/23/16-23-480.