S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-30: False swearing before persons authorized to administer oaths.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
- CHAPTER 9 Offenses Against Public Justice
- ARTICLE 1 Perjury
It is unlawful for a person to wilfully and knowingly swear falsely in taking any oath required by law that is administered by a person directed or permitted by law to administer such oath.
A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
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