(a) In a civil action or administrative proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion has the burden to prove the applicability of the claim. (b) In a criminal proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion has the burden of going forward with evidence of the claim.
Evidentiary burden
S.C. Code Ann. § 35-1-503, under Title 35, Chapter 1.
S.C. Code Ann. § 35-1-503