Damaging or tampering with vehicle
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case State v. Brockman (2000)
Most recently applied in Epc of Hillsborough Cty. v. Volkswagen Grp. of America (June 2020)
1962 Code SECTION 46-150.89; 1957 (50) 595.
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
A person who, with intent and without right to do so, damages a vehicle or damages or removes any of its parts or components is guilty of a misdemeanor.
A person who, without right to do so and with intent to commit a crime, tampers with a vehicle or goes in or on it or works or attempts to work any of its parts or components or sets or attempts to set it in motion is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.