South Carolina Statutes
§ 22-3-590 — Obtaining property under false pretenses.
South Carolina § 22-3-590
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 22MAGISTRATES AND CONSTABLES
Ch. 3JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE IN MAGISTRATES' COURTS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 22-3-590 (2026).
Text
Magistrates shall have jurisdiction of the offenses of obtaining property by any false pretense, by any privy or false token or by any game, device, sleight of hand, pretensions to fortunetelling, trick or other means by the use of cards or other implements or instruments, when they would have jurisdiction of a larceny of the same property and may punish such offenses the same as larceny.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 43-67; 1952 Code SECTION 43-67; 1942 Code SECTION 928; 1932 Code SECTION 928; Cr. P. '22 SECTION 24; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 26; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 18; G. S. 828; R. S. 17; 1870 (14) 403. ARTICLE 7 Criminal Procedure Generally
Nearby Sections
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§ 22-3-10
Concurrent civil jurisdiction.§ 22-3-1000
Motion for new trial; appeal; exception.§ 22-3-1010
Itemized costs.§ 22-3-1110
Questionable title; defendant's answer.§ 22-3-1140
Procedure if undertaking not delivered.§ 22-3-1150
Plaintiff, issue with title.§ 22-3-1160
Title, questionable, causes of action.§ 22-3-1180
Circuit court, costs.§ 22-3-1310
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 22-3-590, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/3/22-3-590.