South Carolina Code 63-19-1660. Interference
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(A) It is unlawful for a person to:
(1) cause, aid, encourage, or influence a child who is a ward of the Department of Juvenile Justice to:
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 63-19-1660
- Child: means a person under the age of eighteen. See South Carolina Code 63-1-40
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Department: means the Department of Juvenile Justice. See South Carolina Code 63-19-20
- juvenile: means a person less than eighteen years of age. See South Carolina Code 63-19-20
(a) enter or remain in a house of prostitution or a house or lodging place used for immoral purposes or gambling place;
(b) violate a law of this State or ordinance of a city;
(c) indulge in vicious or immoral conduct; or
(d) violate the child’s conditional release or run away from the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
(2) harbor a child who has escaped from authorities or who is running away from their supervision.
(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.