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SC Code § 19-9-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 9 - Uniform Act To Secure The Attendance Of Witnesses From Without A State In Criminal Proceedings|Section 19-9-90. Limit on time nonresident witness may be kept in State.

 A witness who has appeared in accordance with the provisions of the summons shall not be required to remain within this State a longer period of time than the period mentioned in the certificate, unless otherwise ordered by the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-309; 1952 Code Section 26-309; 1948 (45) 1810.
SC Code § 19-9-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 9 - Uniform Act To Secure The Attendance Of Witnesses From Without A State In Criminal Proceedings|Section 19-9-100. Penalty for failure to attend as witness in this State.

 If such witness after coming into this State fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, he shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons issued from a court of record in this State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-310; 1952 Code Section 26-310; 1948 (45) 1810.
SC Code § 19-9-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 9 - Uniform Act To Secure The Attendance Of Witnesses From Without A State In Criminal Proceedings|Section 19-9-110. Nonresident witness shall not be subject to arrest or service of process.

 If a person comes into this State in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this State, he shall not, while in this State pursuant to such summons, be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this State under the summons.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-311; 1952 Code Section 26-311; 1948 (45) 1810.
SC Code § 19-9-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 9 - Uniform Act To Secure The Attendance Of Witnesses From Without A State In Criminal Proceedings|Section 19-9-120. Witnesses passing through State shall not be subject to arrest or service of process.

 If a person passes through this State while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and testify in that state or while returning therefrom, he shall not while so passing through this State be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this State under the summons.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-312; 1952 Code Section 26-312; 1948 (45) 1810.
SC Code § 19-9-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 9 - Uniform Act To Secure The Attendance Of Witnesses From Without A State In Criminal Proceedings|Section 19-9-130. Rule of construction.

 This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of the states which enact substantially identical legislation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-313; 1952 Code Section 26-313; 1948 (45) 1810.
SC Code § 19-11-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 11 - Competency Of Witnesses|Section 19-11-20. "Dead man's" statute.

 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 the same may have been transferred or come to the party to the action or proceeding, and no assignor of anything in controversy in the action shall be examined in regard to any transaction or communication between such witness and a person at the time of such examination deceased, insane or lunatic as a witness against a party then prosecuting or defending the action as executor, administrator, heir-at-law, next of kin, assignee, legatee, devisee or survivor of such deceased person or as assignee or committee of such insane person or lunatic, when such examination or any judgment or determination in such action or proceeding can in any manner affect the interest of such witness or the interest previously owned or represented by him. But when such executor, administrator, heir-at-law, next of kin, assignee, legatee, devisee, survivor or committee shall be examined on his own behalf in regard to such transaction or communication or when testimony of such deceased or insane person or lunatic in regard to such transaction or communication, however the same may have been perpetuated or made competent, shall be given in evidence on the trial or hearing in behalf of such executor, administrator, heir-at-law, next of kin, assignee, legatee, devisee, survivor or committee, then all other persons not otherwise rendered incompetent shall be made competent witnesses in relation to such transaction or communication on said trial or hearing.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-402; 1952 Code Section 26-402; 1942 Code Section 692; 1932 Code Section 692; Civ. P. '22 Section 708; Civ. P. '12 Section 438; Civ. P. '02 Section 400; 1870 (14) Section 415.
SC Code § 19-11-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 11 - Competency Of Witnesses|Section 19-11-30. Competency of husband or wife of party as witness.

 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, any communication made by one to the other during their marriage.  Notwithstanding the above provisions, a husband or wife is required to disclose any communication, confidential or otherwise, made by one to the other during their marriage where the suit, action, or proceeding concerns or is based on child abuse or neglect, the death of a child, or criminal sexual conduct involving a minor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-403; 1952 Code Section 26-403; 1942 Code Sections 692, 1012; 1932 Code Sections 692, 1012; Civ. P. '22 Section 708; Cr. P. '22 Section 98; Civ. P. '12 Section 438; Cr. C. '12 Section 91; Civ. P. '02 Section 400; Cr. C. '02 Section 65; G. S. 2644; R. S. 65; 1866 (13) 378; 1870 (14) Section 415; 1986 Act No. 439, eff May 26, 1986; 1992 Act No. 412, Section 3, eff June 2, 1992; 1995 Act No. 104, Section 3, eff September 3, 1995; 2012 Act No. 255, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 19-11-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 11 - Competency Of Witnesses|Section 19-11-50. Testimony of defendant in criminal cases.

 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-405; 1952 Code Section 26-405; 1942 Code Sections 1011, 1012; 1932 Code Sections 1011, 1012; Cr. P. '22 Sections 97, 98; Cr. C. '12 Sections 90, 91; Cr. C. '02 Sections 64, 65; G. S. 2642, 2644; R. S. 63, 65; 1866 (13) 378; 1995 Act No. 104, Section 4, eff September 3, 1995.
SC Code § 19-11-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 11 - Competency Of Witnesses|Section 19-11-80. Privilege against self-incrimination.

 No person shall be required to answer any question tending to incriminate himself.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-408; 1952 Code Section 26-408; 1942 Code Section 1012; 1932 Code Section 1012; Cr. P. '22 Section 98; Cr. C. '12 Section 91; Cr. C. '02 Section 65; G. S. 2644; R. S. 65; 1866 (13) 378.
SC Code § 19-11-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 11 - Competency Of Witnesses|Section 19-11-90. Priest-penitent privilege.

 In any legal or quasi-legal trial, hearing or proceeding before any court, commission or committee no regular or duly ordained minister, priest or rabbi shall be required, in giving testimony, to disclose any confidential communication properly entrusted to him in his professional capacity and necessary and proper to enable him to discharge the functions of his office according to the usual course of practice or discipline of his church or religious body. This prohibition shall not apply to cases where the party in whose favor it is made waives the rights conferred.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-409; 1959 (51) 344.
SC Code § 19-11-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 11 - Competency Of Witnesses|Section 19-11-100. Qualified privilege against disclosure for news media; waiver.

 (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 information, document, or item obtained or prepared in the gathering or dissemination of news in any judicial, legislative, or administrative proceeding in which the compelled disclosure is sought and where the one asserting the privilege is not a party in interest to the proceeding.  (B) The person, company, or other entity may not be compelled to disclose any information or document or produce any item obtained or prepared in the gathering or dissemination of news unless the party seeking to compel the production or testimony establishes by clear and convincing evidence that this privilege has been knowingly waived or that the testimony or production sought:  (1) is material and relevant to the controversy for which the testimony or production is sought;  (2) cannot be reasonably obtained by alternative means; and  (3) is necessary to the proper preparation or presentation of the case of a party seeking the information, document, or item.  (C) Publication of any information, document, or item obtained in the gathering and dissemination of news does not constitute a waiver of the qualified privilege against compelled disclosure provided for in this section.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 138, Section 1, eff June 14, 1993.
SC Code § 19-21-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 21 - Perpetuation Of Evidence|Section 19-21-10. Substituting new records for lost, destroyed, or abstracted records of decrees and judgments.

 The plaintiff in any judgment or decree, the record whereof has been destroyed, abstracted or lost, or his personal representatives, or other person claiming under or through them, or any of them, or any person whatever having an interest in the preservation of the evidence of such judgment or decree, may upon notice of not less than twenty-one days, served as a summons in actions is now served pursuant to law, upon the defendant therein or upon those upon whom his liability has devolved, or others interested to oppose the application, apply to the court in which such judgment or decree was rendered for leave to substitute a new record. If, upon hearing the evidence on each side, the court is satisfied of the existence and loss of such record, an order for leave to substitute shall be made, conforming as nearly as possible in all respects to the lost, abstracted or destroyed record; and if it be for the payment of money, the balance due thereon and date of lien, if any, shall be made to appear thereon. Such substituted record shall be good and valid in law to all intents and purposes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-801; 1952 Code Section 26-801; 1942 Code Section 729; 1932 Code Section 729; Civ. P. '22 Section 745; Civ. C. '12 Section 4008; Civ. C. '02 Section 2903; G. S. 2230; R. S. 2367; 1882 (17) 1081.
SC Code § 19-21-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 21 - Perpetuation Of Evidence|Section 19-21-20. Perpetuation of testimony as to lost, destroyed, or defective instruments.

 Any person interested in the preservation of the contents of any deed, release, private writing usually put on record or document alleged to have been lost, destroyed or defective in the record thereof and desiring to preserve the evidence thereof for any purpose may, by summons and complaint as provided by Title 15, institute an action in the court of common pleas to perpetuate testimony as to the existence and true contents of the same. In such complaint the defects, if any, complained of in the record shall be substantially set forth and to such action all persons interested or known or supposed to claim an interest in the property to which such testimony may relate shall be made parties defendant and served with summons as provided by law in civil actions.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-802; 1952 Code Section 26-802; 1942 Code Section 730; 1932 Code Section 730; Civ. P. '22 Section 746; Civ. C. '12 Section 4009; Civ. C. '02 Section 2904; G. S. 2230, 2232; R. S. 2368; 1882 (17) 1081.
SC Code § 19-21-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 21 - Perpetuation Of Evidence|Section 19-21-30. Issuance of orders in action to perpetuate testimony.

 The court or judge at chambers having jurisdiction of the subject matter may hear, determine and grant all orders as will best subserve the purposes of the complaint and the preservation of the testimony sought without delay.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-803; 1952 Code Section 26-803; 1942 Code Section 731; 1932 Code Section 731; Civ. P. '22 Section 747; Civ. C. '12 Section 4010; Civ. C. '02 Section 2905; G. S. 2230, 2233; R. S. 2369; 1882 (17) 1082.
SC Code § 19-21-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 21 - Perpetuation Of Evidence|Section 19-21-40. Recordation and force and effect of perpetuated testimony.

 The evidence so taken shall be preserved, and the parties may have the same recorded in the office to which the same may relate. And such evidence so taken, preserved and recorded shall be received in all courts, subject to the same rules as to competency and credibility as any other evidence.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-804; 1952 Code Section 26-804; 1942 Code Section 732; 1932 Code Section 732; Civ. P. '22 Section 748; Civ. C. '12 Section 4011; Civ. C. '02 Section 2906; G. S. 2230, 2234, 2235; R. S. 2370; 1882 (17) 1082.
SC Code § 19-21-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 21 - Perpetuation Of Evidence|Section 19-21-50. Proof of lost papers other than by perpetuation of testimony.

 Nothing herein contained shall prevent anyone from establishing on the trial of any cause any lost papers, according to the rules of evidence.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-805; 1952 Code Section 26-805; 1942 Code Section 733; 1932 Code Sections 733, 734; Civ. P. '22 Sections 749, 750; Civ. C. '12 Sections 4012, 4013; Civ. C. '02 Sections 2907, 2908; G. S. 2230, 2235; R. S. 2236, 2371; 1882 (17) 1082; 1995 Act No. 104, Section 5, eff September 3, 1995.
SC Code § 19-21-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 19 - Evidence|Chapter 21 - Perpetuation Of Evidence|Section 19-21-60. Costs.

 The costs of such proceedings as shall be had under the provisions of this chapter shall be in the discretion of the presiding judge.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 26-806; 1952 Code Section 26-806; 1942 Code Section 733; 1932 Code Sections 733, 734; Civ. P. '22 Sections 749, 750; Civ. C. '12 Sections 4012, 4013; Civ. C. '02 Sections 2907, 2908; G. S. 2230, 2235; R. S. 2236, 2371; 1882 (17) 1082.
SC Code § 20-1-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Marriage|Section 20-1-10. Persons who may contract matrimony.

 (A) All persons, except mentally incompetent persons and persons whose marriage is prohibited by this section, may lawfully contract matrimony.  (B) No man shall marry his mother, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, stepmother, sister, grandfather's wife, son's wife, grandson's wife, wife's mother, wife's grandmother, wife's daughter, wife's granddaughter, brother's daughter, sister's daughter, father's sister, mother's sister, or another man.  (C) No woman shall marry her father, grandfather, son, grandson, stepfather, brother, grandmother's husband, daughter's husband, granddaughter's husband, husband's father, husband's grandfather, husband's son, husband's grandson, brother's son, sister's son, father's brother, mother's brother, or another woman.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-1; 1952 Code Section 20-1; 1942 Code Section 8556; 1932 Code Section 8556; Civ. C. '22 Section 5522; Civ. C. '12 Section 3743; Civ. C. '02 Section 2658; G. S. 2026; R. S. 2157; 1712 (2) 476; 1961 (52) 47; 1996 Act No. 327, Section 2, eff May 20, 1996.  Validity  For validity of this section, see Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S.Ct. 2584 (U.S. 2015); Condon v. Haley, 21 F.Supp.3d 572 (D. S.C. 2014).
SC Code § 20-1-15 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Marriage|Section 20-1-15. Prohibition of same sex marriage.

 A marriage between persons of the same sex is void ab initio and against the public policy of this State.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 327, Section 1, eff May 20, 1996.  Validity  For validity of this section, see Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S.Ct. 2584 (U.S. 2015); Condon v. Haley, 21 F.Supp.3d 572 (D. S.C. 2014); Bradacs v. Haley, 58 F.Supp.3d 514 (D. S.C. 2014).
SC Code § 20-1-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Marriage|Section 20-1-20. Persons who may perform marriage ceremony.

 Only ministers of the Gospel, Jewish rabbis, officers authorized to administer oaths in this State, and the chief or spiritual leader of a Native American Indian entity recognized by the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs pursuant to Section 1-31-40 are authorized to administer a marriage ceremony in this State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-2; 1952 Code Section 20-2; 1942 Code Section 8565; 1932 Code Section 8565; Civ. C. '22 Section 5530; Civ. C. '12 Section 3751; 1911 (27) 131; 2008 Act No. 322, Section 1, eff June 16, 2008.
SC Code § 20-1-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Marriage|Section 20-1-30. Cohabitation prior to emancipation as marriage.

 All persons in this State who, previous to their actual emancipation, had undertaken and agreed to occupy the relation to each other of husband and wife and were cohabiting as such or in any way recognizing the relation as still existing on March 12, 1872, whether the rites of marriage have been celebrated or not, shall be deemed husband and wife, and be entitled to all the rights and privileges and be subject to all the duties and obligations of that relation, in like manner as if they had been duly married according to law.  But the provisions of this section shall not be deemed to extend to persons who have agreed to live in concubinage after their emancipation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-3; 1952 Code Section 20-3; 1942 Code Sections 8569, 8570; 1932 Code Sections 8569, 8570; Civ. C. '22 Sections 5534, 5535; Civ. C. '12 Sections 3755, 3756; Civ. C. '02 Sections 2662, 2663; G. S. 2030, 2031; R. S. 2161, 2162; 1872 (15) 183.
SC Code § 20-1-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Marriage|Section 20-1-40. Cohabitation prior to emancipation as marriage; children.

 The children of such marriages shall be deemed legitimate and when the parties shall have ceased to cohabit, in consequence of the death of the woman or from any other cause, all the children of the woman, recognized by the man to be his, shall be deemed legitimate.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-4; 1952 Code Section 20-4; 1942 Code Section 8570; 1932 Code Section 8570; Civ. C. '22 Section 5535; Civ. C. '12 Section 3756; Civ. C. '02 Section 2663; G. S. 2031; R. S. 2162; 1872 (15) 183.
SC Code § 20-1-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Marriage|Section 20-1-50. Legitimacy of children of marriages contracted after absence of previous spouse.

 The issue of all marriages contracted after the absence of a husband or wife for a period of five years, such husband or wife not being heard from or known to be living during that period of time, are legitimate and declared to be legal heirs of their parents.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-5; 1952 Code Section 20-5; 1942 Code Section 8913-1; 1934 (38) 1587; 1987 Act No. 171, Section 80, eff July 1, 1987.
SC Code § 20-1-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Marriage|Section 20-1-60. Marriage of parents legitimates illegitimate children.

 If the parents of an illegitimate child subsequently marry, the child shall become legitimate as if born in lawful wedlock and, as to the child so legitimated, all limitations imposed by law upon the amount of property that may be given illegitimate children by deed, will, inheritance or otherwise shall be removed. The provisions of this section shall be retroactive to the extent that they shall apply in all cases in which prior to May 2, 1951, the parents of an illegitimate child shall have married and the father and such child shall have been living on said date.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-5.1; 1952 Code Section 20-5.1; 1951 (47) 265.
SC Code § 20-1-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Marriage|Section 20-1-70. Name of children legitimized after marriage of parents.

 Any child legitimized under the provisions of Section 20-1-60 shall take the name of his father unless the child has been previously adopted as otherwise provided by law and unless his name has been changed in the decree of adoption, in which case he shall retain the name given him in the decree.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-5.2; 1952 Code Section 20-5.2; 1951 (47) 265.
SC Code § 20-1-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Marriage|Section 20-1-80. Bigamous marriage shall be void; exceptions.

 All marriages contracted while either of the parties has a former wife or husband living shall be void. But this section shall not extend to a person whose husband or wife shall be absent for the space of five years, the one not knowing the other to be living during that time, not to any person who shall be divorced or whose first marriage shall be declared void by the sentence of a competent court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-6; 1952 Code Section 20-6; 1942 Code Section 8568; 1932 Code Section 8568; Civ. C. '22 Section 5533; Civ. C. '12 Section 3754; Civ. C. '02 Section 2661; G. S. 2029; R. S. 2160; 1712 (2) 203; 1990 Act No. 521, Section 98, eff June 5, 1990.
SC Code § 20-1-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Marriage|Section 20-1-90. Legitimacy of children when either party to bigamous marriage marries in good faith.

 When either of the contracting parties to a marriage that is void under the provisions of Section 20-1-80 entered into the marriage contract in good faith on or after April 13, 1951 and in ignorance of the incapacity of the other party, any children born of the marriage shall be deemed legitimate and have the same legal rights as a child born in lawful wedlock.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-6.1; 1952 Code Section 20-6.1; 1951 (47) 150; 1954 (48) 1770.
SC Code § 20-1-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Marriage|Section 20-1-100. Minimum age for valid marriage.

 Any person under the age of sixteen is not capable of entering into a valid marriage, and all marriages hereinafter entered into by such persons are void ab initio. A common-law marriage hereinafter entered into by a person under the age of sixteen is void ab initio.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 95, Section 1, eff June 11, 1997; 2000 Act No. 397, Section 1, eff August 17, 2000.