{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-20","heading":"Subornation of perjury in civil actions.","body":"(A) It is unlawful for a person to:\n(1) wilfully induce, procure, or persuade another person by any means to commit perjury in initiating a civil action or proceeding; or\n(2) wilfully induce, procure, or persuade another person to give false, misleading, or incomplete testimony while under oath in a civil action or proceeding.\n(B) A person who violates the provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than six months and fined not less than two hundred dollars.","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":"c90cda1d41e3698bc0fc50c902041a4755c546392a384c33eb44e5bd4fb22caf","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-10","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}