S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-20: Subornation of perjury in civil actions.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
- CHAPTER 9 Offenses Against Public Justice
- ARTICLE 1 Perjury
(A) It is unlawful for a person to:
(1) wilfully induce, procure, or persuade another person by any means to commit perjury in initiating a civil action or proceeding; or
(2) wilfully induce, procure, or persuade another person to give false, misleading, or incomplete testimony while under oath in a civil action or proceeding.
(B) A person who violates the provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than six months and fined not less than two hundred dollars.
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