Section 16-3-1220 - Persons ineligible for awardA person listed in Section 16-3-1210 is not eligible to recover under this article if the person:
(1) committed or aided in the commission of the crime upon which the claim is based or engaged in other unlawful activity which contributed to or aggravated the resulting injury;(2) is the surviving parent, spouse, or dependent of a deceased victim who would have been barred by subsection (1) had he survived;(3) is a dependent of the offender who committed the crime upon which the claim is based, and the offender would be a principal beneficiary of the award.Amended by 2017 S.C. Acts, Act No. 96 (SB 289), s 5, eff. 7/1/2017.1991 Act No. 144, Section 2; 1989 Act No. 181, Section 3; 1982 Act No. 455, Section 2. 1984 Act No. 489, Section 1.