7 chapters · 69 sections in this title.
S.C. Code Ann. § 19-11-100 Qualified privilege against disclosure for news media; waiver
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(A) A person, company, or entity engaged in or that has been engaged in the gathering and dissemination of news for the public through a newspaper, book, magazine, radio, television, news or wire service, or other medium has a qualified privilege against disclosure of any informa…
S.C. Code Ann. § 19-11-20 "Dead man's" statute
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Notwithstanding the provisions of SECTION 19-11-10, no party to an action or proceeding, no person who has a legal or equitable interest which may be affected by the event of the action or proceeding, no person who, previous to such examination, has had such an interest, however …
S.C. Code Ann. § 19-11-30 Competency of husband or wife of party as witness
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In any trial or inquiry in any suit, action, or proceeding in any court or before any person having, by law or consent of the parties, authority to examine witnesses or hear evidence, no husband or wife may be required to disclose any confidential or, in a criminal proceeding, an…
S.C. Code Ann. § 19-11-50 Testimony of defendant in criminal cases
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The testimony of a defendant in a criminal case shall not be afterwards used against the defendant in any other criminal case, except upon an indictment for perjury founded on that testimony.