Escape from confinement; fraudulent payment of bail.
Charleston, S.C., City Code § 21-147
in effectSec. 21-147. - Escape from confinement; fraudulent payment of bail.
(a) No person, being lawfully confined in any prison or upon the public works of the city or while in the custody of any superintendent, guard or officer, shall escape, attempt to escape or have in his possession tools or weapons which may be used to facilitate an escape.
(b) No person shall knowingly escape or attempt to escape confinement in the city jail by tendering a false bank draft, check or any other negotiable instrument not honored or paid upon presentation in payment of a bail order or fine.
(Code 1975, § 37-41)
Source: City of Charleston, South Carolina, Code of Ordinances and Zoning Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/sc/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CICO_CH21OF_ARTVIIOFAGPUSA_S21-147ESCOFRPABAFetched: 11/7/2026
