{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-15-387","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-387","heading":"Employment of person under eighteen to appear in public in state of sexually explicit nudity; mistake of age; penalties.","body":"(A) It is unlawful for a person to employ a person under the age of eighteen years to appear in a state of sexually explicit nudity, as defined in Section 16-15-375(6), in a public place.\n(B) Mistake of age is not a defense to a prosecution pursuant to this section. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ten years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 15 Offenses Against Morality and Decency","ARTICLE 3 Obscenity, Material Harmful to Minors, Child Exploitation, and Child Prostitution"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c015.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:44:44Z","sha256":"e160c8e833bb0dff56519ae0a22281c4b05b1e759d4466d916766dc2afcd8f55","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-15-385","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-15-390"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}