S.C. Code § 17-28-360

Current through 2024 Act No. 209.
Section 17-28-360 - Failure to preserve; cause of action against responsible entity; right to release

Unless there is an act of gross negligence or intentional misconduct this article may not be construed to give rise to a claim for damages against the State of South Carolina, a political subdivision of the State, an employee of the State, or a political subdivision of the State. Failure of a custodian of evidence to preserve physical evidence or biological material pursuant to this article does not entitle a person to any relief from conviction or adjudication but does not prohibit a person from presenting this information at a subsequent hearing or trial.

S.C. Code § 17-28-360

2008 Act No. 413, Section 2, eff 1/1/2009.