S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1220
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SECTION 16-3-1220. Persons ineligible for award.
Official statutory text
A person listed in Section 16-3-1210 is not eligible to recover under this article if the person: (1) committed or aided in the commission of the crime upon which the claim is based or engaged in other unlawful activity which contributed to or aggravated the resulting injury; (2) is the surviving parent, spouse, or dependent of a deceased victim who would have been barred by subsection (1) had he survived; (3) is a dependent of the offender who committed the crime upon which the claim is based, and the offender would be a principal beneficiary of the award. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, SECTION 5.H, substituted "Section 16-3-1210" for "Section 16-3-1210(1)".
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