South Carolina Statutes

§ 39-8-110 — Chapter's effect on conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other laws; effect on remedies.

South Carolina § 39-8-110
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 39TRADE AND COMMERCE
Ch. 8TRADE SECRETS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 39-8-110 (2026).

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(A)Except as provided in subsections (B) and (C), this chapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other law of this State providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.
(B)This chapter does not affect:
(1)contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret or protection of a trade secret;
(2)the provisions of the South Carolina Tort Claims Act.
(C)Any and all other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret or upon protection against misappropriation of a trade secret are governed by the rules of procedure, rules of evidence, regulations, and the common law applicable to the administrative law tribunal or court where the action is filed.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 38, SECTION 1, eff May 21, 1997.

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