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South Carolina
In South Carolina, all aspects of the sex trade —whether selling sex, buying sex, promoting it, or profiting from it—are completely illegal. South Carolina has distinct laws for purchasing sexual services (procure/solicit prostitution) and selling sexual services (prostitution). South Carolina trafficking survivors have the ability to vacate prostitution related convictions only.
Prostitution laws of
South Carolina
Trafficking laws of
South Carolina
ARTICLE 19 Trafficking in Persons:
- Section 16-3-2010. Definitions.
- Section 16-3-2020. Trafficking in persons; penalties; minor victims; defenses.
- Section 16-3-2030. Criminal liability of principal owners of business; loss of profits and government contracts; penalties.
- Section 16-3-2040. Restitution for victims of trafficking.
- Section 16-3-2050. Interagency task force established to develop and implement State Plan for Prevention of Trafficking in Persons; members; responsibilities; grants.
- Section 16-3-2060. Civil action for victim of trafficking; statute of limitations.
- Section 16-3-2070. Compensation for victims of trafficking; identity of victim and victim's family confidential.
- Section 16-3-2080. Unlawful disclosure; trespassing notice; unlawful entrance or presence on grounds of domestic violence or trafficking shelter; exceptions; penalties.
- Section 16-3-2090. Forfeiture.
- Section 16-3-2100. Posting of information regarding National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline in certain establishments; fines.