{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-23-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 17-23-40","heading":"Nolo contendere in misdemeanor cases.","body":"The defendant in any misdemeanor case in any of the courts of this State may, with the consent of the court, enter a plea of \"nolo contendere\" thereto and upon so doing such defendant shall be dealt with in like manner as if he had entered a plea of guilty thereto.","path":["Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 23 Pleading and Trial"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c023.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:46:29Z","sha256":"ab48795fb9b321f94e1cbf39927c88f979e79529484a3fdc9640f16e9fa19e93","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-23-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-23-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}