{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-410","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-410","heading":"Sending or accepting challenge to fight.","body":"It is unlawful for a person to challenge another to fight with a sword, pistol, rapier, or any other deadly weapon or to accept a challenge.\nA person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than two years. A person convicted under this section is deprived of the right of suffrage, and is disabled from holding any office of honor or trust in this State.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 3 Offenses Against the Person","ARTICLE 5 Dueling"],"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":"f5be293e34b3aad87d6f9c03390dc3386510dba14bd643eb5c2b0af606638caa","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-210","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}