South Carolina § 17-22-960 Expungement; employer immunity.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 17-22-960 — Expungement; employer immunity.

South Carolina § 17-22-960

Title 17CRIMINAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 22INTERVENTION PROGRAMS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 17-22-960 (2026).

Text

Any employer that employs a worker who has had an expungement shall not, at any time, be subject to any administrative or legal claim or cause of action related to the worker's expunged offense. Except for criminal justice agencies, employers shall not use expunged information adversely against an employee. No information related to an expungement shall be used or introduced as evidence in any administrative or legal proceeding involving negligent hiring, negligent retention, or similar claims.

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Any employer that employs a worker who has had an expungement shall not, at any time, be subject to any administrative or legal claim or cause of action related to the worker's expunged offense. Except for criminal justice agencies, employers shall not use expunged information adversely against an employee. No information related to an expungement shall be used or introduced as evidence in any administrative or legal proceeding involving negligent hiring, negligent retention, or similar claims.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2018 Act No. 254 (H.3209), SECTION 7, eff December 27, 2018. ARTICLE 10 South Carolina Youth Challenge Academy and South Carolina Jobs Challenge Program Expungement