(A) Shoplifting is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor.
(B) Upon conviction, a person shall be guilty of shoplifting if he or she:
(1) Takes possession of, carries away, transfers from one person to another or from one area of a wholesale or retail mercantile establishment to another area, or cause to be carried away or transferred any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale by any wholesale or retail mercantile establishment with the intention of depriving the owner of the possession, use or benefit of said merchandise without paying the full value thereof;
(2) Alters, transfers or removes any label, price tag marking, indication of value or any other markings which aid in determining value affixed to any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a wholesale or retail mercantile establishment and attempts to purchase such merchandise personally or in consort with another at less than the established value with the intention of depriving the owner of the full value of said merchandise; and
(3) Transfers any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale by any store or other retail mercantile establishment from the container in which it is displayed to any other container with the intent to deprive the merchant of the full retail value.
Statutory reference:
Shoplifting, see S.C. Code § 16-13-110