{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-47-80","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 23-47-80","heading":"Penalties.","body":"It is unlawful for a person anonymously or otherwise to:\n(1) use any words or language of a profane, vulgar, lewd, lascivious, or indecent nature on an emergency 911 number with the intent to intimidate or harass a dispatcher;\n(2) contact the emergency 911 number, whether or not conversation ensues for the purpose of annoying or harassing the dispatcher or interfering with or disrupting emergency 911 service;\n(3) make contact with a 911 dispatcher and intentionally fail to hang up or disengage the connection for the purpose of interfering with or disrupting emergency service;\n(4) contact the emergency 911 number and intentionally make a false report.\nA person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than two hundred dollars, or both.","path":["Title 23 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 47 Public Safety Communications Center"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c047.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:51:54Z","sha256":"55d414dd64ddb341ac90f05ebf074a0c76011f667d4b8bb562ac55e864c4ce39","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-47-75","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-49-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}