South Carolina § 23-47-80 Penalties.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 23-47-80 — Penalties.

South Carolina § 23-47-80

Title 23LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Ch. 47PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

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S.C. Code Ann. § 23-47-80 (2026).

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It is unlawful for a person anonymously or otherwise to:

(1)use any words or language of a profane, vulgar, lewd, lascivious, or indecent nature on an emergency 911 number with the intent to intimidate or harass a dispatcher;

(2)contact the emergency 911 number, whether or not conversation ensues for the purpose of annoying or harassing the dispatcher or interfering with or disrupting emergency 911 service;

(3)make contact with a 911 dispatcher and intentionally fail to hang up or disengage the connection for the purpose of interfering with or disrupting emergency service;

(4)contact the emergency 911 number and intentionally make a false report. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than six mo

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It is unlawful for a person anonymously or otherwise to: (1) use any words or language of a profane, vulgar, lewd, lascivious, or indecent nature on an emergency 911 number with the intent to intimidate or harass a dispatcher; (2) contact the emergency 911 number, whether or not conversation ensues for the purpose of annoying or harassing the dispatcher or interfering with or disrupting emergency 911 service; (3) make contact with a 911 dispatcher and intentionally fail to hang up or disengage the connection for the purpose of interfering with or disrupting emergency service; (4) contact the emergency 911 number and intentionally make a false report. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than two hundred dollars, or both.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 245, SECTION 1; 2019 Act No. 60 (H.3586), SECTION 8, eff May 16, 2019. Effect of Amendment 2019 Act No. 60, SECTION 8, in (2), substituted "contact" for "telephone"; in (3), substituted "contact with a" for "a telephone call to a"; and in (4), substituted "contact" for "telephone".