South Carolina § 16-5-80 Damages not recoverable from county when property damage results from plaintiff's illegal or negligent conduct.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-5-80 — Damages not recoverable from county when property damage results from plaintiff's illegal or negligent conduct.

South Carolina § 16-5-80

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Ch. 5OFFENSES AGAINST CIVIL RIGHTS

This text of South Carolina § 16-5-80 (Damages not recoverable from county when property damage results from plaintiff's illegal or negligent conduct.) 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. § 16-5-80 (2026).

Text

No person shall be entitled to the recovery of such damages if it shall appear that the destruction of his property was caused by his illegal conduct, nor unless it shall appear that he, upon knowledge had of the intention or attempt to destroy his property or to collect a mob for that purpose and sufficient time intervening, gave notice thereof to a constable, sheriff or magistrate of the county in which such property was situated and being.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

No person shall be entitled to the recovery of such damages if it shall appear that the destruction of his property was caused by his illegal conduct, nor unless it shall appear that he, upon knowledge had of the intention or attempt to destroy his property or to collect a mob for that purpose and sufficient time intervening, gave notice thereof to a constable, sheriff or magistrate of the county in which such property was situated and being.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-108; 1952 Code SECTION 16-108; 1942 Code SECTION 1386; 1932 Code SECTION 1386; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 316; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 326; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 239; G. S. 2573; R. S. 204; 1871 (14) 561.