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2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 15 - OFFENSES AGAINST MORALITY AND DECENCY
Section 16-15-80 - "Fornication" defined.
SC Code § 16-15-80 (2012) What's This?
"Fornication" is the living together and carnal intercourse with each other or habitual carnal intercourse with each other without living together of a man and woman, both being unmarried.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-408; 1952 Code Section 16-408; 1942 Code Section 1437; 1932 Code Section 1437; Cr. C. '22 Section 277; Cr. C. '12 Section 384; Cr. C. '02 Section 292; G. S. 2590; R. S. 253; 1880 (17) 328.
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