S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1820: Immunity from liability for filing a report or complaint or participating in a judicial proceeding concerning alleged harassment or stalking; rebuttable presumption of good faith.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
- CHAPTER 3 Offenses Against the Person
- ARTICLE 17 Harassment and Stalking
A person who reports an alleged harassment in the first or second degree or stalking, files a criminal complaint, files a complaint for a restraining order, or who participates in a judicial proceeding pursuant to this article and who is acting in good faith is immune from criminal and civil liability that might otherwise result from these actions. A rebuttable presumption exists that the person was acting in good faith.
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