{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-2-2-120","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 2-2-120","heading":"Criminal contempt; penalty.","body":"A person is guilty of criminal contempt when, having been duly subpoenaed to attend as a witness before either house of the legislature or before any committee thereof, he:\n(1) fails or refuses to attend without lawful excuse; or\n(2) refuses to be sworn; or\n(3) refuses to answer any material and proper question; or\n(4) refuses, after reasonable notice, to produce books, papers, or documents in his possession or under his control which constitute material and proper evidence.\nA person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to criminal contempt 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":"f1e66416a34baf7dffd75b32d212dce0c5072a20cc47743bfd5ee4bec40194a5","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-2-2-110","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-2-3-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}