{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-17-725","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-725","heading":"Making false complaint to law enforcement officer; giving false information to rescue squad or fire department; misrepresenting identity to law enforcement officer during traffic stop or to avoid arrest or criminal charge.","body":"(A) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly make a false complaint to a law enforcement officer concerning the alleged commission of a crime by another, or for a person to knowingly give false information to a rescue squad or fire department concerning the alleged occurrence of a health emergency or fire.\n(B) It is unlawful for a person to misrepresent his identification to a law enforcement officer during a traffic stop or for the purpose of avoiding arrest or criminal charges.\n(C) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for 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":"dd1ad2d1a616b7f4cf3424fe9e9fd197917ce4325741359f8a6d91ed3d475a14","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-17-722","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-17-730"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}