{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-24-13-420","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-420","heading":"Unlawful escape; harboring or employing escaped convicts; penalty.","body":"(A) It is unlawful for a person, lawfully confined in a prison, local detention facility, or under the supervision of an officer or other employee, whether awaiting trial or serving sentence, to escape, to attempt to escape, or to have in his possession tools, weapons, or other items that may be used to facilitate an escape.\n(B) A person who knowingly harbors or employs an escaped inmate is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.","path":["Title 24 - CORRECTIONS, JAILS, PROBATIONS, PAROLES AND PARDONS","CHAPTER 13 Prisoners Generally","ARTICLE 5 Offenses"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t24c013.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:52:49Z","sha256":"281aa7a08eb3d1501ea799d458d48a7a39254db60f219ff10a954f4f0b0ad6a4","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-24-13-410","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-24-13-425"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}