{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-1720","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1720","heading":"Penalties for conviction of harassment in the first degree.","body":"(A) Except as provided in subsections (B) and (C), a person who engages in harassment in the first degree is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than three years, or both.\n(B) A person who engages in harassment in the first degree when an injunction or restraining order, including a restraining order issued by the family court, is in effect prohibiting this conduct is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than three years, or both.\n(C) A person who engages in harassment in the first degree and who has a prior conviction of harassment or stalking within the preceding ten years is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than five years, or both.\n(D) In addition to the penalties provided in this section, a person convicted of harassment in the first 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 one thousand dollars or imprisoned one year, 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":"ef5397360ac2221e2c5e47c92a049427a936decd05f72658c0937ba1bfcd5613","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-1710","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-1730"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}