{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-17-430","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-430","heading":"Unlawful communication.","body":"(A) It is unlawful for a person to:\n(1) use in a telephonic communication or any other electronic means, any words or language of a profane, vulgar, lewd, lascivious, or an indecent nature, or to communicate or convey by telephonic or other electronic means an obscene, vulgar, indecent, profane, suggestive, or immoral message to another person;\n(2) threaten in a telephonic communication or any other electronic means an unlawful act with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass another person;\n(3) telephone or electronically contact another repeatedly, whether or not conversation ensues, for the purpose of annoying or harassing another person or his family;\n(4) make a telephone call and intentionally fail to hang up or disengage the connection for the purpose of interfering with the telephone service of another;\n(5) telephone or contact by electronic means another and make false statements concerning either the death or injury of a member of the family of the person who is telephoned or electronically contacted, with the intent to annoy, frighten, or terrify that person; or\n(6) knowingly permit a telephone under his control to be used for any purpose prohibited by this section.\n(B) A person who violates any provision of subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 17 Offenses Against Public Policy","ARTICLE 7 Miscellaneous Offenses"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c017.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:44:54Z","sha256":"6d8e8309dbda2a852de9171b5f8b26e104dec724442b5c02728f853038868050","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-17-425","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-17-440"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}