S.C. Code § 43-5-185

Current through 2024 Act No. 209.
Section 43-5-185 - Public officers prohibited from attempting to influence decisions regarding applications for assistance; penalty

Any public officer not charged with the administration of Chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 19, and 23 who attempts to influence a decision of the county department or state department respecting the application of any person for assistance or respecting the assistance to be paid or being paid shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, in the discretion of the court. The giving of information within the personal knowledge of such officer, in writing, shall not constitute an offense under this section.

S.C. Code § 43-5-185

1997 Act No. 133, Section 7, eff 6/11/1997; 1978 Act No. 549; 1937 (40) 496; 1942 Code Section 4996-27; 1952 Code Section 71-62; 1962 Code Section 71-62; 1976 Code Section 43-5-120.