{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-13-150","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-150","heading":"Purse snatching.","body":"It is unlawful for a person to snatch suddenly and carry away from another a purse or other thing of value with intent to deprive the owner or person lawfully in possession of the article in circumstances not constituting grand larceny or robbery.\nA person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than three years.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 13 Forgery, Larceny, Embezzlement, False Pretenses and Cheats","ARTICLE 1 Miscellaneous Offenses"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c013.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:44:34Z","sha256":"03f866fb18304c409e9ffa8dee244511ed7a69a45f6cb1371d0ed61b103b3f0e","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-13-140","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-13-160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}