No statement taken from and signed by a witness or litigant after July 1, 1966 shall be used in any civil judicial proceeding for the purpose of contradicting, impeaching or attacking the credibility of such a witness or litigant, unless such party shall have been furnished a copy of said statement at the time of its signing.
S.C. Code Ann. § 19-1-100
No statement shall be used for impeachment in civil proceeding unless copy furnished when signed
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Varnadore v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance (1986)
Most recently applied in Varnadore v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance (June 1986)
1962 Code SECTION 26-7.3; 1966 (54) 2621.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.