{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-3-475","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-475","heading":"Registering with false information; penalties.","body":"(A) Anyone who knowingly and wilfully gives false information when registering as an offender pursuant to this article must be punished as provided in subsection (B).\n(B)(1) A person convicted for a first offense is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than three hundred sixty-six days, or both. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, 22-3-550, or any other provision of law, a first offense may be tried in magistrates court.\n(2) A person convicted for a second offense is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be imprisoned for a mandatory period of three hundred sixty-six days, no part of which shall be suspended nor probation granted.\n(3) A person convicted for a third or subsequent offense is guilty of a felony and must be imprisoned for a mandatory period of five years, three years of which shall not be suspended nor probation granted.","path":["Title 23 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 3 South Carolina Law Enforcement Division","ARTICLE 7 Sex Offender Registry"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:49:44Z","sha256":"a3e7f429b28475a6f23a931c9a85620a35195254abd2030ee3f8ee0f796c16f8","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-3-470","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-3-480"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}