2015 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 2 - General Assembly
CHAPTER 2 - LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Section 2-2-100. Contempt; penalty.
Any person who appears before a committee or subcommittee of either house, pursuant to this chapter, and wilfully gives false, materially misleading, or materially incomplete testimony under oath is guilty of contempt of the General Assembly. A person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to contempt of the General Assembly is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined within the discretion of the court or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt IV, Section 6.D, eff January 1, 2015.
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