South Carolina § 16-3-1170 Basis for award.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-3-1170 — Basis for award.

South Carolina § 16-3-1170

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Ch. 3OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1170 (2026).

Text

(A)No award may be made unless:

(1)a crime was committed;

(2)the crime directly resulted in physical or psychic trauma to the victim;

(3)the crime was promptly reported to the proper authority and recorded in police records; and (4) the claimant or other award recipient has fully cooperated with all law enforcement agencies and with the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation.

(B)For the purposes of subsection (A)(3), a crime reported more than forty-eight hours after its occurrence is not "promptly reported", absent a showing of special circumstances or causes which justify the delay.

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(A) No award may be made unless: (1) a crime was committed; (2) the crime directly resulted in physical or psychic trauma to the victim; (3) the crime was promptly reported to the proper authority and recorded in police records; and (4) the claimant or other award recipient has fully cooperated with all law enforcement agencies and with the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation. (B) For the purposes of subsection (A)(3), a crime reported more than forty-eight hours after its occurrence is not "promptly reported", absent a showing of special circumstances or causes which justify the delay.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 455, SECTION 2; 1984 Act No. 489, SECTION 1; 1988 Act No. 405, SECTION 2; 2017 Act No. 96 (S.289), SECTION 5.F, eff July 1, 2017. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, SECTION 5.F, in (A)(4), substituted "Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation" for "South Carolina Victim's Compensation Fund"; and in (B), substituted "subsection (A)(3)" for "item (3) of subsection (A)".