South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-3-830 — Reasonable belief as to majority of child as affirmative defense.

South Carolina·Title 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES·Ch. 3 OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON
It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this article that the defendant, in good faith, reasonably believed that the person who engaged in the sexual conduct was eighteen years of age or older.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 267.

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