{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-2-2-100","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 2-2-100","heading":"Contempt; penalty.","body":"Any person who appears before a committee or subcommittee of either house, pursuant to this chapter, and wilfully gives false, materially misleading, or materially incomplete testimony under oath is guilty of contempt of the General Assembly. A person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to contempt of the General Assembly is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined within the discretion of the court or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.","path":["Title 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY","CHAPTER 2 Legislative Oversight of Executive Departments"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t02c002.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:49Z","sha256":"b8244251ba478235a26f857c46197fec6179283ac5d054f193ac36e5a9fde2dd","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-2-2-90","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-2-2-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}