{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-23-240","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-240","heading":"Unlawful sale, rental, or giving away of machine gun, military firearm, or sawed-off shotgun or rifle; exceptions.","body":"It is unlawful for a person to sell, rent, give away, or participate in any manner, directly or indirectly, in the sale, renting, giving away, or otherwise disposing of a machine gun, or firearm commonly known as a machine gun, military firearm, sawed-off shotgun, or sawed-off rifle, except as provided in Sections 16-23-250 and 23-31-330.\nA person who violates the provisions of this section, upon conviction, must be punished pursuant to Section 16-23-260.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 23 Offenses Involving Weapons","ARTICLE 3 Machine Guns, Sawed-off Shotguns and Rifles"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c023.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:45:09Z","sha256":"3c735b31e8388fac3fbbc3d828c9b0b7df2e4b5f37603b3d9bb96256697b2cfa","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-23-230","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-23-250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}