No action or proceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against a member of a military court or officer or person acting under its authority or reviewing its proceedings on account of the approval of imposition or execution of any sentence, warrant, writ process or mandate of any military court, nor shall any officer or enlisted man be liable to a civil action or criminal prosecution for any act done while in the discharge of his military duty when such act is in the line of duty.
S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-2170
Civil action or criminal prosecution against military personnel
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 902 F. Supp. 662 - Roberts v. City of Forest Acres (1995)
Most recently applied in 902 F. Supp. 662 - Roberts v. City of Forest Acres (August 1995)
1962 Code SECTION 44-137; 1952 Code SECTION 44-138; 1950 (46) 1881; 1964 (53) 2241.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.