South Carolina § 15-75-10 Imputation of want of chastity to female.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 15-75-10 — Imputation of want of chastity to female.

South Carolina § 15-75-10

Title 15CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES

Ch. 75SUITS INVOLVING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS OF WRONGFUL CONDUCT

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 15-75-10 (2026).

Text

If any person shall utter and publish, either by writing or verbally, any words of and concerning any female imputing to her a want of chastity, the person so uttering and publishing such words shall be liable for damages in a civil action brought by the female of whom the words may be uttered and published, without proving any special damage, subject, nevertheless, to the rules of evidence.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-2591; 1952 Code SECTION 10-2591; 1942 Code SECTION 8659; 1932 Code SECTION 8659; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5595; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3941; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2838; G. S. 2179; R. S. 2308; 1824 (6) 236; 1995 Act No. 104, SECTION 2.