{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-5-80","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-5-80","heading":"Cruelty to children.","body":"Whoever cruelly ill-treats, deprives of necessary sustenance or shelter, or inflicts unnecessary pain or suffering upon a child or causes the same to be done, whether the person is the parent or guardian or has charge or custody of the child, for every offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than thirty days or fined not more than two hundred dollars, at the discretion of the magistrate.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 5 Legal Status of Children","ARTICLE 1 Parent-Child Relationship"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:19Z","sha256":"be685cf6d89242006d0f2e086ac59be6d739729791c86cf05310f22b3dd295d1","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-5-70","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-5-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}