All information and data obtained in the discharge of his official duty by a probation agent is privileged information, is not receivable as evidence in a court, and may not be disclosed directly or indirectly to anyone other than the judge or others entitled under this chapter to receive reports unless ordered by the court or the director.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-290
Privileged information received by probation agents
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case State v. Hill (2006)
Most recently applied in Hutto v. State (April 2010)
1962 Code SECTION 55-579; 1952 Code SECTION 55-579; 1942 Code SECTION 1038-14; 1942 (42) 1456; 1988 Act No. 480, SECTION 10; 1991 Act No. 134, 12; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 471.
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