A document in due form purporting to be a bill of lading, policy or certificate of insurance, official weigher's or inspector's certificate, consular invoice, or any other document authorized or required by the contract to be issued by a third party is prima facie evidence of its own authenticity and genuineness and of the facts stated in the document by the third party.
S.C. Code Ann. § 36-1-307
Prima facie evidence by third-party documents
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 36–36 (519 sections).
1962 Code SECTION 10.1-202; 1966 (54) 2716; former 1976 Code SECTION 36-1-202; 2014 Act No. 213 (S.343), SECTION 1, eff October 1, 2014.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.