Every court of this State shall take judicial notice of the common law and statutes of every state, territory and other jurisdiction of the United States when such common law or statutes shall have been put in issue by the pleadings.
S.C. Code Ann. § 19-3-120
Judicial notice of laws of other United States jurisdictions
Known as the Uniform Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act
The act spans §§ 19-3-110–19-3-180 (8 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Marsh v. Hancock (1986)
Most recently applied in Marsh v. Hancock (April 1986)
1962 Code SECTION 26-62; 1952 Code SECTION 26-62; 1948 (45) 1813.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.