South Carolina § 34-3-80 Criminal liability of bank official furnishing false certificate to Comptroller General.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 34-3-80 — Criminal liability of bank official furnishing false certificate to Comptroller General.

South Carolina § 34-3-80

Title 34BANKING, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MONEY

Ch. 3BANKS AND BANKING GENERALLY

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S.C. Code Ann. § 34-3-80 (2026).

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Whenever an officer of any bank engaged in business in this State shall be called upon by the Comptroller General or any of his clerks or agents for a certificate of the amount of cash on deposit to the credit of any public officer for use in settlements with such public officer and shall wilfully and knowingly give a false certificate or statement he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months nor less than three months, in the discretion of the court.

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Whenever an officer of any bank engaged in business in this State shall be called upon by the Comptroller General or any of his clerks or agents for a certificate of the amount of cash on deposit to the credit of any public officer for use in settlements with such public officer and shall wilfully and knowingly give a false certificate or statement he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months nor less than three months, in the discretion of the court.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 8-109; 1952 Code SECTION 8-109; 1942 Code SECTION 7852; 1932 Code SECTION 1252; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 147; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 297; 1910 (26) 566.