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South Carolina · Through 2025 Session of the General Assembly

S.C. Code Ann. § 24-21-990: Civil rights restored upon pardon.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 24 - CORRECTIONS, JAILS, PROBATIONS, PAROLES AND PARDONS
  2. CHAPTER 21 Probation, Parole and Pardon
  3. ARTICLE 11 Pardons; Commutation of Death Sentences

A pardon shall fully restore all civil rights lost as a result of a conviction, which shall include the right to:

(1) register to vote;

(2) vote;

(3) serve on a jury;

(4) hold public office, except as provided in Section 16-13-210;

(5) testify without having the fact of his conviction introduced for impeachment purposes to the extent provided by Rule 609(c) of the South Carolina Rules of Evidence;

(6) not have his testimony excluded in a legal proceeding if convicted of perjury; and

(7) be licensed for any occupation requiring a license.

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