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- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-460 · Pleading in bar by State's witness to subsequent indictment.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-510 · Hazing unlawful; definitions.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-520 · Unlawful to assist in or fail to report hazing.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-530 · Penalties.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-540 · Consent not a defense.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-600 · Assault and battery; definitions; degrees of offenses.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-610 · Certain offenses committed with a carried or concealed deadly weapon.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-615 · Spousal sexual battery.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-625 · Resisting arrest with deadly weapon; sentencing; "deadly weapon" defined; application of section.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-651 · Criminal sexual conduct; definitions.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-652 · Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-653 · Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-654 · Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-655 · Criminal sexual conduct with a minor; aggravating and mitigating circumstances; penalties; repeat offenders.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-656 · Criminal sexual conduct; assaults with intent to commit.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-657 · Criminal sexual conduct; testimony of victim need not be corroborated.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-658 · Criminal sexual conduct; when victim is spouse.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-659 · Criminal sexual conduct; males under fourteen not presumed incapable of committing crime of rape.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-659.1 · Criminal sexual conduct; admissibility of evidence concerning victim's sexual conduct.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-660 · Deposition testimony of rape victim or victim of assault with intent to ravish.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-670 · Procedure for taking deposition.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-680 · Sheriff shall secure attendance of accused; absence of counsel.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-690 · Custody of deposition.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-700 · Reading deposition to jury.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-710 · Depositions in rebuttal.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-720 · Destruction of deposition.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-730 · Publishing name of victim of criminal sexual conduct unlawful.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-740 · Testing of certain convicted offenders for Hepatitis B and HIV.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-750 · Request that victim submit to polygraph examination.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-755 · Sexual battery with a student.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-800 · Definitions.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-810 · Engaging child for sexual performance; penalty.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-820 · Producing, directing or promoting sexual performance by child; penalty.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-830 · Reasonable belief as to majority of child as affirmative defense.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-840 · Methods of judicial determination of age of child.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-850 · Film processor or computer technician to report film or computer images containing sexually explicit pictures of minors.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-910 · Kidnapping.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-920 · Conspiracy to kidnap.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1010 · Failing to remove doors from abandoned airtight containers.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1020 · Maintaining open and unprotected abandoned wells.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1040 · Threatening life, person or family of public official or public employee; punishment.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1045 · Use or employment of person under eighteen to commit certain crimes.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1050 · Failure to report, perpetrating or interfering with an investigation of abuse, neglect or exploitation of a vulnerable adult; penalties.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1060 · Receipt of compensation for relinquishing custody of child for adoption; penalty.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1072 · Reporting medical treatment for gunshot wound; immunity; physician-patient privilege abrogated; penalties.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1075 · Felony of carjacking; penalties.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1080 · Committing or attempting to commit a violent crime while wearing body armor a felony.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1083 · Death or injury of child in utero due to commission of violent crime.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1085 · Violent offender prohibited from purchasing, owning, or using body armor; exceptions.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1090 · Assisted suicide; penalties; injunctive relief.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1095 · Creation of Department of Crime Victim Assistance Grants; solicitation and administration of grants and awards.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1110 · Definitions.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1120 · Director of Crime Victim Services Division; powers and duties.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1130 · Claims; assignment to field representative; investigation and reports.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1140 · Application for review of decision; appeals; subpoenas; report on review.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1150 · Emergency awards.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1160 · South Carolina Crime Victim Advisory Board; appointments; terms of office; vacancies in office; meetings; subsistence, mileage, and per diem.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1170 · Basis for award.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1180 · Amount of award; apportionment among multiple claimants; rejection of application for award.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1190 · Reduction of award.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1200 · Conduct of victim or intervenor contributing to infliction of injury; reduction of award; rejection of claim.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1210 · Persons eligible for award.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1220 · Persons ineligible for award.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1230 · Claim filed on behalf of minor or incompetent; time limitations.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1240 · Disclosure of records as to claims; confidentiality; applicability of Freedom of Information Act.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1250 · Subrogation of State to right of action accruing to claimant, victim, or intervenor.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1260 · Reimbursement of State by convicted person for payment by Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1270 · Restitution by offender; lien against offender; filing of lien.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1280 · False claim; penalties.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1290 · Victim Compensation Fund; payment of claims, expenses and administrative costs.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1300 · Payment of award; exemption from garnishment, execution, or attachment.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1310 · Payment of award to victim or intervenor confined in correctional facility.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1320 · Payment of award as not constituting ordinary income for tax purposes.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1330 · Insufficient funds for payment of claims.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1340 · Attorney for claimant; fees; attorney for Department of Crime Victim Compensation; soliciting employment to pursue claim or award; penalties.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1350 · Medicolegal examinations for victims of criminal sexual conduct or child sexual abuse.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1360 · Debt collection activities prohibited until award is made or denied; suspension of statute of limitations; definition.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1400 · Omitted.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1410 · Department of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, and Statistical Analysis; public crime victim assistance programs.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1420 · Definitions.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1430 · Victim assistance services; membership of Victim Services Coordinating Council.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1505 · Legislative intent.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1510 · Definitions.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1515 · Victim or witness to supply certain information; requirements for restitution; victims wishing to be present in court to notify prosecuting agency or summary court judge; victim impact statement.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1520 · Victim entitled to copy of initial incident report; assistance in applying for victim's compensation benefits; information on progress of case.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1525 · Arrest or detention of person accused of committing offense; notification to victims; protection of witnesses; notification of bond proceedings; juvenile detention hearings.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1530 · Notification of victim of release, escape or transfer of accused.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1535 · Summary court's duty to notify victim of victim's rights; form for victim impact statement.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1540 · Department of Juvenile Justice to confer with victims before taking certain actions.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1545 · Juvenile cases; notification to victims of right to submit victim impact statement for disposition proceeding; form of statement; other required information for victims.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1550 · Restriction on employers of victims and witnesses; protection of rights of victims and witnesses.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1555 · Expert witness fees; distribution, maintenance and use of victim's impact statements.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1560 · Notification to victim of post-conviction proceedings affecting probation, parole, or release, and of victim's right to attend.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1565 · No cause of action against public employees or agencies.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1610 · Definitions.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1620 · Department of Crime Victim Ombudsman.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1630 · Ombudsman; responsibilities; authority; annual report.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1640 · Confidentiality of information and files.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1650 · Cooperation with the criminal and juvenile justice systems and victim assistance programs.
- S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1660 · Grounds for dismissal.