{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-10","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-10","heading":"Perjury and subornation of perjury.","body":"(A)(1) It is unlawful for a person to wilfully give false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath in any court of record, judicial, administrative, or regulatory proceeding in this State.\n(2) It is unlawful for a person to wilfully give false, misleading, or incomplete information on a document, record, report, or form required by the laws of this State.\n(B)(1) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (A)(1) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.\n(2) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (A)(2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not less than one hundred dollars, or both.\n(C) A person may be convicted under this section if he induces, procures, or persuades another person to commit perjury or if he commits perjury by his own act, consent, or agreement.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 9 Offenses Against Public Justice","ARTICLE 1 Perjury"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c009.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:44:24Z","sha256":"674d92256ed5d58c717650f9d9109373df1b2055fd80878960ec53edf8d50ff4","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-8-340","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}