South Carolina Statutes
§ 5-25-190 — Procedure and penalty in cases of criminal carelessness.
South Carolina § 5-25-190
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 5-25-190 (2026).
Text
If the officer shall consider that the fire be due to criminal carelessness, the person responsible for it shall be indicted before a magistrate for a misdemeanor and, upon conviction of the same, may be fined in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisoned for not more than ten days.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-1179; 1952 Code SECTION 47-1179; 1942 Code SECTION 7262; 1932 Code SECTION 7262; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4417; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 119; 1917 (30) 361.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 5-25-190, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/25/5-25-190.