South Carolina § 15-75-60 Sham legal processes involving persons impersonating government officials or employees, or by persons falsely asserting authority of law; remedies.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 15-75-60 — Sham legal processes involving persons impersonating government officials or employees, or by persons falsely asserting authority of law; remedies.

South Carolina § 15-75-60

Title 15CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES

Ch. 75SUITS INVOLVING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS OF WRONGFUL CONDUCT

This text of South Carolina § 15-75-60 (Sham legal processes involving persons impersonating government officials or employees, or by persons falsely asserting authority of law; remedies.) 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.

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S.C. Code Ann. § 15-75-60 (2026).

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A person who is injured by a sham legal process involving a violation of Section 16-17-735 has the following civil remedies against the person who committed the violation or who caused the violation to be committed:

(1)actual damages;

(2)punitive damages;

(3)costs; and (4) reasonable attorney's fees. The amount of the recovery for the plaintiff is not determinative of the attorney's fee.

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