{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-11-570","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-570","heading":"Injury or destruction of buildings or crops by tenant.","body":"It is unlawful for a tenant to wilfully and maliciously cut, deface, mutilate, burn, destroy, or otherwise injure a dwelling house, outhouse, erection, building, or crops in his possession.\nA person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 11 Offenses Against Property","ARTICLE 7 Trespasses and Unlawful Use of Property of Others"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c011.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:44:29Z","sha256":"b40391ae003b785aab4ce7e76250495c7a022bace649e7e655a7c8c9ab957862","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-11-560","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-11-580"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}