{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-50-50","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 23-50-50","heading":"Unauthorized divulgence of protected information by employees; penalty.","body":"(A) A person who is a member or employee of the council, a crimestoppers organization, or a law enforcement agency who has knowledge of, or the contents of, or both of (1) a privileged communication, (2) protected information, or (3) a protected identity, or all three, commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly divulges to a person not employed by a law enforcement agency the content or existence of (1) a privileged communication, (2) protected information, or (3) a protected identity, or all three, without the consent of the person who made the privileged communication.\n(B) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or up to one year in jail, or both, for each occurrence. However, an offense under this section is a Class F felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment if the offense is committed with intent to obtain monetary gain or other benefit.\n(C) Disclosing information pursuant to a valid court order is not an offense under this section.","path":["Title 23 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 50 South Carolina Crimestoppers Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c050.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:52:04Z","sha256":"a72810bf0140dd8a469672b67f7310851b39f7582fc94fe514f6f4c10ad92071","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-50-45","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-50-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}