{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-43-5-25","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-25","heading":"Wilful use of payment for purpose not in best interests of child; protective payee.","body":"Any person, other than a needy child, who wilfully and knowingly receives or uses any part of a payment of aid to dependent children for a purpose other than in the best interest of the needy children and any eligible caretaker is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than one year or both.\nIf such misuse occurs, a protective payee will be appointed in accordance with Section 43-5-65 to manage assistance funds intended for the otherwise eligible child.","path":["Title 43 - SOCIAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 5 Public Aid, Assistance and Relief Generally","ARTICLE 1 Public Aid and Assistance"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t43c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:28:44Z","sha256":"96e2749c4b0f7491d77ef337a0531d28bee3fa00ad77740169fd33a637b028db","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-43-5-24","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-43-5-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}