{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-420","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-420","heading":"Aiding escape from custody of officers.","body":"Whoever aids or assists a prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from an officer or person who has the lawful custody of such prisoner shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary, at hard labor, not exceeding two years or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 9 Offenses Against Public Justice","ARTICLE 5 Aiding or Permitting Escape or Taking of Prisoners"],"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":"f948ad8e9f3904cd67fc6df8028202338cde10777e3696a53684c128205d947b","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-410","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-9-430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}