South Carolina · South Carolina Code — Title 16, Crimes; Title 44 Controlled Substances
S.C. Code (Crimes) § 16-13-510: Financial identity fraud or identity fraud; penalty
What this law says, in plain English
It is unlawful to commit financial identity fraud by obtaining or accessing another person's identifying information without authorization to unlawfully obtain their financial resources, or to commit identity fraud by using another's identifying information to obtain employment or avoid law enforcement identification.
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