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S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-20: Subornation of perjury in civil actions.

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  1. Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
  2. CHAPTER 9 Offenses Against Public Justice
  3. 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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