South Carolina § 16-3-1220 Persons ineligible for award.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-3-1220 — Persons ineligible for award.

South Carolina § 16-3-1220

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Ch. 3OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1220 (2026).

Text

A person listed in Section 16-3-1210 is not eligible to recover under this article if the person:

(1)committed or aided in the commission of the crime upon which the claim is based or engaged in other unlawful activity which contributed to or aggravated the resulting injury;

(2)is the surviving parent, spouse, or dependent of a deceased victim who would have been barred by subsection (1) had he survived;

(3)is a dependent of the offender who committed the crime upon which the claim is based, and the offender would be a principal beneficiary of the award.

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A person listed in Section 16-3-1210 is not eligible to recover under this article if the person: (1) committed or aided in the commission of the crime upon which the claim is based or engaged in other unlawful activity which contributed to or aggravated the resulting injury; (2) is the surviving parent, spouse, or dependent of a deceased victim who would have been barred by subsection (1) had he survived; (3) is a dependent of the offender who committed the crime upon which the claim is based, and the offender would be a principal beneficiary of the award.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 455, SECTION 2. 1984 Act No. 489, SECTION 1; 1989 Act No. 181, SECTION 3; 1991 Act No. 144, SECTION 2; 2017 Act No. 96 (S.289), SECTION 5.H, eff July 1, 2017. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, SECTION 5.H, substituted "Section 16-3-1210" for "Section 16-3-1210(1)".