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S.C. Code § 16-11-310

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South Carolina · South Carolina Code Title 16, Chapter 11 — Offenses Against Property · Status: effective

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S.C. Code § 16-11-310, Definitions, South Carolina, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1572010
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For purposes of Sections 16-11-311 through 16-11-313: (1) "Building" means any structure, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft: (a) Where any person lodges or lives; or (b) Where people assemble for purposes of business, government, education, religion, entertainment, public transportation, or public use or where goods are stored. Where a building consists of two or more units separately occupied or secured, each unit is deemed both a separate building in itself and a part of the main building. (2) "Dwelling" means its definition found in Section 16-11-10 and also means the living quarters of a building which is used or normally used for sleeping, living, or lodging by a person. (3) "Enters a building without consent" means: (a) To enter a building without the consent of the person in lawful possession; or (b) To enter a building by using deception, artifice, trick, or misrepresentation to gain consent to enter from the person in lawful possession.