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S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-387: Employment of person under eighteen to appear in public in state of sexually explicit nudity; mistake of age; penalties.

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  1. Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
  2. CHAPTER 15 Offenses Against Morality and Decency
  3. ARTICLE 3 Obscenity, Material Harmful to Minors, Child Exploitation, and Child Prostitution

(A) It is unlawful for a person to employ a person under the age of eighteen years to appear in a state of sexually explicit nudity, as defined in Section 16-15-375(6), in a public place.

(B) Mistake of age is not a defense to a prosecution pursuant to this section. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ten years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

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