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S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1220

Persons ineligible for award

1982 Act No. 455, SECTION 2. 1984 Act No. 489, SECTION 1; 1989 Act No. 181, SECTION 3; 1991 Act No. 144, SECTION 2; 2017 Act No. 96 (S.289), SECTION 5.H, eff July 1, 2017.

A 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.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.