S.C. Code Ann. § 42-1-420
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SECTION 42-1-420. Liability of subcontractor to workmen of sub-subcontractor.
Official statutory text
When a subcontractor in turn contracts with still another person, in this section and Sections 42-1-430 to 42-1-450 also referred to as a "subcontractor," for the performance or execution by or under such last subcontractor of the whole or any part of the work undertaken by the first subcontractor, the liability of the owner or contractor shall be the same as the liability imposed by Sections 42-1-400 and 42-1-410.
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