South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-3-5 — Person causing injury which results in death at least three years later not to be prosecuted for homicide.

South Carolina § 16-3-5
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Ch. 3OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

This text of South Carolina § 16-3-5 (Person causing injury which results in death at least three years later not to be prosecuted for homicide.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-5 (2026).

Text

A person who causes bodily injury which results in the death of the victim is not criminally responsible for the victim's death and must not be prosecuted for a homicide offense if at least three years intervene between the injury and the death of the victim.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 97, SECTION 1.

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