{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-1710","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1710","heading":"Penalties for conviction of harassment in the second degree.","body":"(A) Except as provided in subsection (B), a person who engages in harassment in the second degree is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars, imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.\n(B) A person convicted of harassment in the second degree is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than one year, or both if:\n(1) the person has a prior conviction of harassment or stalking within the preceding ten years; or\n(2) at the time of the harassment an injunction or restraining order, including a restraining order issued by the family court, was in effect prohibiting the harassment.\n(C) In addition to the penalties provided in this section, a person convicted of harassment in the second degree who received licensing or registration information pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 56 and used the information in furtherance of the commission of the offense under this section must be fined two hundred dollars or imprisoned thirty days, or both.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 3 Offenses Against the Person","ARTICLE 17 Harassment and Stalking"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:44:04Z","sha256":"27a4e2ebb64d0f5473bf1220d2108c5726dde928bf661e1bcc329e0f0ce82216","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-1705","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-1720"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}