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2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 1 - FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS; ACCESSORIES
Section 16-1-55 - Classification of accessory crimes.
SC Code § 16-1-55 (2012) What's This?
A person who commits the offense of accessory after the fact must be punished based upon the classification below the punishment provided for the principal offense, except for Class A, Class B, and Class C felonies or murder. If the principal offense is a Class A, Class B, or Class C felony or murder, the penalty must be as prescribed for a Class D felony.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 184, Section 6.
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