S.C. Code § 16-13-220

Current through 2024 Act No. 120.

Section 16-13-220 - Embezzlement of public funds; presumption on proof of failure to account for receipts

In trials under Section 16-13-210, upon production of evidence tending to prove that any such officer or other person has received public funds and failed to account for the funds as required by law, it is permissible to infer that the funds received and unaccounted for have been fraudulently appropriated by the officer or person.

S.C. Code § 16-13-220

1987 Act No. 95 Section 5; 1934 (38) 1197; 1898 (22) 810; Cr. C. '02 Section 378; Cr. C. '12 Section 534; Cr. C. '22 Section 459; 1932 Code Section 1510; 1942 Code Section 1510; 1952 Code Section 16-364; 1962 Code Section 16-364.