South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-29-140 — Penalties pertaining to venereal disease.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of Sections 44-29-60 to 44-29-140, other than Section 44-29-120, or any regulation made by the Department of Health and Environmental Control pursuant to the authority granted by law, or fails or refuses to obey any lawful order issued by any state, county, or municipal health officer, pursuant to Sections 44-29-60 to 44-29-140, or any other law or the regulations prescribed by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-600; 1952 Code SECTION 32-600; 1942 Code SECTION 5044-5; 1932 Code SECTION 1498; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 443; 1919 (31) 30; 1941 (42) 97; 1988 Act No. 490, SECTION 11.
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Court orders for disclosure of records for law enforcement purposes; confidentiality safeguards.§ 44-29-140
Penalties pertaining to venereal disease.§ 44-29-150
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Form of certificate.