Section 24-13-430. Rioting or inciting to riot; penalty.

SC Code § 24-13-430 (2019) (N/A)
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(A) An inmate of the Department of Corrections or of a local detention facility who conspires with another inmate to incite the inmate to riot or commit any other acts of violence is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be sentenced in the discretion of the court.

(B) An inmate of the Department of Corrections or of a local detention facility who participates in a riot or any other acts of violence is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not less than five years nor more than ten years.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-7.2; 1968 (55) 2585; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 78, eff June 11, 2010.

Effect of Amendment

The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.