{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-210","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-210","heading":"Giving or offering bribes to officers.","body":"Whoever corruptly gives, offers or promises to any executive, legislative or judicial officer, after his election or appointment, either before or after he is qualified or has taken his seat, any gift or gratuity whatever, with intent to influence his act, vote, opinion, decision or judgment on any matter, question, cause or proceeding which may be pending or may by law come or be brought before him in his official capacity, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary at hard labor not exceeding five years or by a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 9 Offenses Against Public Justice","ARTICLE 3 Bribery, Corruption of Jurors and the Like"],"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":"f987ea87348177862d3e3afdbd3a38637a0e656b6b6323178380da72ae71c109","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-50","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}