South Carolina Statutes
§ 59-65-20 — Penalty for failure to enroll or cause child to attend school.
South Carolina § 59-65-20
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-65-20 (2026).
Text
Any parent or guardian who neglects to enroll his child or ward or refuses to make such child or ward attend school shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than fifty dollars or be imprisoned not more than thirty days; each day's absence shall constitute a separate offense; provided, the court may in its discretion suspend the sentence of anyone convicted of the provisions of this article.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-757.1; 1967 (55) 181.
Nearby Sections
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§ 59-65-220
Election of attendance supervisors.§ 59-65-240
Census of children not enrolled in public schools; list submitted to attendance supervisor.§ 59-65-250
Cooperation between attendance supervisors and county and district agencies and the like.§ 59-65-30
Exceptions.§ 59-65-40
Home schooling programs.§ 59-65-45
Alternative home schooling requirements.§ 59-65-46
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 59-65-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/59-65-20.