{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-1730","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1730","heading":"Penalties for conviction of stalking.","body":"(A) A person who engages in stalking 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(B) A person who engages in stalking 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 felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than seven thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.\n(C) A person who engages in stalking 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 ten thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than fifteen years, or both.\n(D) In addition to the penalties provided in this section, a person convicted of stalking who received licensing or registration information pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 3 of Title 56 and used the information in furtherance of the commission of the offense pursuant to 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":"37950f20613ca58a0203ea265d2ad6709c209b0ff027afd54b96b26dad403dcb","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-1720","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-1735"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}