{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-17-760","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-760","heading":"Knowing and false representation with intent of securing tangible benefit; penalty.","body":"(A) This act may be cited as the \"South Carolina Military Service Integrity and Preservation Act\".\n(B) A person who, with the intent of securing a tangible benefit, knowingly and falsely represents himself through a written or oral communication, including a resume, to have:\n(1) served in the Armed Forces of the United States, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both; or\n(2) been awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor, a Distinguished-Service Cross, a Navy Cross, an Air Force Cross, a Silver Star, a Purple Heart, a Combat Infantryman's Badge, a Combat Action Badge, a Combat Medical Badge, a Combat Action Ribbon, or a Combat Action Medal as authorized by Congress or pursuant to federal law for the Armed Forces of the United States, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.\n(C) For purposes of this section, \"tangible benefit\" includes:\n(1) a benefit relating to military service provided by the federal government or a state or local government;\n(2) employment or personal advancement;\n(3) financial remuneration;\n(4) an effect on the outcome of a criminal or civil court proceeding; or\n(5) an effect on an election which is presumed if the representation is made by a candidate for public office.","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":"32535045212acfdf3cc34be841e9389f8edf21f8093506cb51adb12eadada6fd","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-17-750","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-17-770"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}