S.C. Code Ann. § 38-3-220
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SECTION 38-3-220. Certificates and papers of director as evidence.
Official statutory text
Every certificate or other paper executed by the director or his designee in pursuance of any authority conferred upon him by law and sealed with the seal of the department and all copies of papers certified by the director or his designee and authenticated by the director's or his designee's seal may in all cases be used as evidence in any suit or proceeding in any court of this State with the same force and effect as the originals.
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