{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-370","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-370","heading":"Taking money or reward to compound or conceal offense.","body":"Any person who, knowing of the commission of an offense, takes any money or reward, upon an agreement or undertaking expressed or implied, to compound or conceal such offense or not to prosecute or give evidence shall:\n(a) If such offense is a felony be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both;\n(b) If such offense is a misdemeanor be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than three months, or both.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 9 Offenses Against Public Justice","ARTICLE 4 Interference With Judicial Process"],"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":"70108161dde6107549794b7d712935e4c6995a66448de32fabaf19ac50df1a28","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-360","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-380"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}