South Carolina Statutes

§ 44-26-210 — Penalties for denying client rights accorded under this chapter.

South Carolina·Title 44 HEALTH·Ch. 26 RIGHTS OF CLIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

A person who wilfully causes, or conspires with or assists another to cause, the denial to a client of rights accorded to him under this chapter, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. A person acting in good faith, upon actual knowledge or information thought by him to be reliable, is exempt from criminal liability.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 366, SECTION 1; 2011 Act No. 47, SECTION 6, eff June 7, 2011.

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