{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-19-1660","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-19-1660","heading":"Interference.","body":"(A) It is unlawful for a person to:\n(1) cause, aid, encourage, or influence a child who is a ward of the Department of Juvenile Justice to:\n(a) enter or remain in a house of prostitution or a house or lodging place used for immoral purposes or gambling place;\n(b) violate a law of this State or ordinance of a city;\n(c) indulge in vicious or immoral conduct; or\n(d) violate the child's conditional release or run away from the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice.\n(2) harbor a child who has escaped from authorities or who is running away from their supervision.\n(B) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 19 Juvenile Justice Code","ARTICLE 15 Department's Commitment Responsibilities"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c019.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:54Z","sha256":"fe71737ed03ad09f98ded310540630ab34c6a56a1ca777ecab4d8c0f805526bc","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-19-1650","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-19-1670"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}