South Carolina · South Carolina Code — Title 16, Crimes; Title 44 Controlled Substances
S.C. Code (Crimes) § 16-13-340: Failure to return books, newspapers, magazines and the like borrowed from library and other institutions
What this law says, in plain English
A person who borrows library materials and fails to return them after written notice and a 15-day grace period commits a misdemeanor punishable by up to $100 fine or 30 days imprisonment.
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