{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-30","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-30","heading":"False swearing before persons authorized to administer oaths.","body":"It is unlawful for a person to wilfully and knowingly swear falsely in taking any oath required by law that is administered by a person directed or permitted by law to administer such oath.\nA person who violates the provisions of this section 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.","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":"5e526e67a4960608a9e84374f0058eef0cbc24f83d3174e32972375a07f8172c","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-20","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}