{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-540","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-540","heading":"Consent not a defense.","body":"The implied or express consent of a person to acts which violate Section 16-3-510 does not constitute a defense to violations of Sections 16-3-510 or 16-3-520.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 3 Offenses Against the Person","ARTICLE 6 Hazing"],"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":"0cc18e2bf0b9225e036f393639d3dd767c5a4d580ac2f2e2bd02fd5a8e2b914d","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-530","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-600"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}