South Carolina § 39-1-40 Photographic copies of business instruments or records.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 39-1-40 — Photographic copies of business instruments or records.

South Carolina § 39-1-40

Title 39TRADE AND COMMERCE

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 39-1-40 (2026).

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Any person doing business in this State may photograph on film, or on paper which meets the minimum standards of quality approved for photographic records of the National Bureau of Standards, any instrument or record in writing used in or acquired in the conduct of his business. The original of any instrument or record so photographed may be disposed of or destroyed, but the photographs of such instruments or records shall be preserved or kept as may now be provided by law relating to the originals.

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Any person doing business in this State may photograph on film, or on paper which meets the minimum standards of quality approved for photographic records of the National Bureau of Standards, any instrument or record in writing used in or acquired in the conduct of his business. The original of any instrument or record so photographed may be disposed of or destroyed, but the photographs of such instruments or records shall be preserved or kept as may now be provided by law relating to the originals.