{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-17-520","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-520","heading":"Disturbance of religious worship.","body":"Any person who shall (a) wilfully and maliciously disturb or interrupt any meeting, society, assembly or congregation convened for the purpose of religious worship, (b) enter such meeting while in a state of intoxication or (c) use or sell spirituous liquors, or use blasphemous, profane or obscene language at or near the place of meeting shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, on conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year or less than thirty days, either or both, at the discretion of the court.","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":"d5a513c734ffc72ea9e0b6aa8ec84d2d97e891bf0ec1560d39af17f517520b7a","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-17-510","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-17-525"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}