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2020 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 15 - Offenses Against Morality And Decency
ARTICLE 1 Miscellaneous Offenses
- Section 16-15-10. Bigamy.
- Section 16-15-20. Incest.
- Section 16-15-50. Seduction under promise of marriage.
- Section 16-15-60. Adultery or fornication.
- Section 16-15-70. "Adultery" defined.
- Section 16-15-80. "Fornication" defined.
- Section 16-15-90. Prostitution; lewdness, assignation and prostitution generally.
- Section 16-15-100. Prostitution; further unlawful acts.
- Section 16-15-110. Prostitution; violations.
- Section 16-15-120. Buggery.
- Section 16-15-130. Indecent exposure; breastfeeding.
- Section 16-15-250. Communicating obscene messages to other persons without consent.
- Section 16-15-305. Disseminating, procuring or promoting obscenity unlawful; definitions; penalties; obscene material designated contraband.
- Section 16-15-315. Condition on certain sales for resale or on franchising rights that obscene material be received for resale prohibited; penalties.
- Section 16-15-325. Participation in preparation of obscene material prohibited; penalties.
- Section 16-15-335. Permitting minor to engage in any act constituting violation of this article prohibited; penalties.
- Section 16-15-342. Criminal solicitation of a minor; defenses; penalties.
- Section 16-15-345. Disseminating obscene material to person under age eighteen prohibited; penalties.
- Section 16-15-355. Disseminating obscene material to minor twelve years of age or younger prohibited; penalties.
- Section 16-15-365. Exposure of private parts in lewd and lascivious manner, aiding or procuring person to perform an act, or permitting use of premises for an act prohibited; penalties.
- Section 16-15-375. Definitions applicable to Sections 16-15-385 through 16-15-425.
- Section 16-15-385. Disseminating harmful material to minors and exhibiting harmful performance to minor defined; defenses; penalties.
- Section 16-15-387. Employment of person under eighteen to appear in public in state of sexually explicit nudity; mistake of age; penalties.
- Section 16-15-395. First degree sexual exploitation of a minor defined; presumptions; defenses; penalties.
- Section 16-15-405. Second degree sexual exploitation of a minor defined; presumptions; defenses; penalties.
- Section 16-15-410. Third degree sexual exploitation of a minor defined; penalties; exception.
- Section 16-15-415. Promoting prostitution of a minor defined; defenses; penalties.
- Section 16-15-425. Participating in prostitution of a minor defined; defenses; penalties.
- Section 16-15-435. Circuit solicitor to request search and arrest warrants for violations of Sections 16-15-305 through 16-15-325; hearing on obscenity issue.
- Section 16-15-445. Seizure and forfeiture of equipment used in committing violation; hearing; disposition of forfeited property; allocation of sale proceeds.
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