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S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1075

Felony of carjacking; penalties

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Harris v. State (1999)

Most recently applied in United States v. Travis Croft (January 2021)

1993 Act No. 163, SECTION 1; 1998 Act No. 402, SECTION 1.

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(A) For purposes of this section, "great bodily injury" means bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

(B) A person is guilty of the felony of carjacking who takes, or attempts to take, a motor vehicle from another person by force and violence or by intimidation while the person is operating the vehicle or while the person is in the vehicle. Upon conviction for this offense, a person must:

(1) be imprisoned not more than twenty years; or

(2) if great bodily injury results, be imprisoned not more than thirty years.

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