The South Carolina Assimilation Crimes Act (SCALA) is a state law that applies criminal laws from other jurisdictions to South Carolina. It allows the state to incorporate criminal laws and punishments from other states into its own criminal code. This law allows South Carolina to prosecute criminal offenses that may not have been previously recognized in the state. It also allows for the prosecution of offenses that are not specifically defined in South Carolina's criminal code. The South Carolina Assimilation Crimes Act is divided into two parts: general and specific. The general part applies to any crime committed within the state that is similar to a crime committed in another state. The specific part applies to specific offenses committed in South Carolina that are similar to offenses committed in other states. The specific offenses include: murder, manslaughter, rape, sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary, robbery, larceny, embezzlement, drug offenses, motor vehicle offenses, and white-collar crimes.