Any person who shall swear out a warrant, give information or testify as a witness against anyone for violating Section 50-13-1440 shall not be subject to a criminal prosecution for slander or malicious prosecution, neither shall he be subject to a civil action for damages in any court of competent jurisdiction for any alleged damages to the person so accused growing out of or in connection with such use of explosives.
S.C. Code Ann. § 50-13-1480
Informers not subject to criminal prosecution or civil suit
1962 Code SECTION 28-677; 1952 Code SECTION 28-677; 1948 (45) 1759; 1951 (47) 21; 1952 (47) 2179; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1263.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.