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S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-520

Malicious injury to tree, house, outside fence, or fixture; trespass upon real property

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hackworth v. Greywood at Hammett, LLC (2009)

Most recently applied in Hackworth v. Greywood at Hammett, LLC (August 2009)

1962 Code SECTION 16-382; 1952 Code SECTION 16-382; 1942 Code SECTION 1184; 1932 Code SECTION 1184; Cr

(A) It is unlawful for a person to wilfully and maliciously cut, mutilate, deface, or otherwise injure a tree, house, outside fence, or fixture of another or commit any other trespass upon real property of another.

(B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a:

(1) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, if the injury to the property or the property loss is worth ten thousand dollars or more;

(2) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if the injury to the property or the property loss is worth more than two thousand dollars but less than ten thousand dollars;

(3) misdemeanor triable in magistrates court or municipal court, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, 22-3-550, and 14-25-65, if the injury to the property or the property loss is worth two thousand dollars or less. Upon conviction, the person must be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.