Magistrates may punish breaches of the peace by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 22-3-560
Breach of peace
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Johnson v. United States (2010)
Most recently applied in State v. Simms (June 2015)
1962 Code SECTION 43-64; 1952 Code SECTION 43-64; 1942 Code SECTION 924; 1932 Code SECTION 924; Cr
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