S.C. Code § 44-26-90

Current through 2024 Act No. 209.

Section 44-26-90 - Rights of client not to be denied

Unless a client has been adjudicated incompetent, he must not be denied the right to:

(1) dispose of property, real and personal;

(2) execute instruments;

(3) make purchases;

(4) enter into contractual relationships;

(5) hold a driver's license;

(6) marry or divorce;

(7) be a qualified elector if otherwise qualified. The county board of voter registration in counties with department facilities reasonably shall assist clients who express a desire to vote to:

(a) obtain voter registration forms, applications for absentee ballots, and absentee ballots;

(b) comply with other requirements which are prerequisite for voting;

(c) vote by absentee ballot if necessary;

(8) exercise rights of citizenship in the same manner as a person without intellectual disability or a related disability.

S.C. Code § 44-26-90

Amended by 2011 S.C. Acts, Act No. 47 (SB 687), s 6, eff. 6/7/2011.

1992 Act No. 366, Section 1.