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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-26-90

Rights of client not to be denied

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Madison Ex Rel. Bryant v. Babcock Center (2006)

Most recently applied in Estate of Mims v. S.C. Dep't of Disabilities & Special Needs (November 2017)

1992 Act No. 366, SECTION 1; 2011 Act No. 47, SECTION 6, eff June 7, 2011.

Unless a client has been adjudicated incompetent, he must not be denied the right to:

(1) dispose of property, real and personal;

(2) execute instruments;

(3) make purchases;

(4) enter into contractual relationships;

(5) hold a driver's license;

(6) marry or divorce;

(7) be a qualified elector if otherwise qualified. The county board of voter registration in counties with office facilities reasonably shall assist clients who express a desire to vote to:

(a) obtain voter registration forms, applications for absentee ballots, and absentee ballots;

(b) comply with other requirements which are prerequisite for voting;

(c) vote by absentee ballot if necessary;

(8) exercise rights of citizenship in the same manner as a person without intellectual disability or a related disability.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.