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South Carolina · Through 2025 Session of the General Assembly

S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-60: Adultery or fornication.

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  1. Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
  2. CHAPTER 15 Offenses Against Morality and Decency
  3. ARTICLE 1 Miscellaneous Offenses

Any man or woman who shall be guilty of the crime of adultery or fornication shall be liable to indictment and, on conviction, shall be severally punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year or by both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.

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