{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-75-330","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 15-75-330","heading":"Exceptions.","body":"(A) A person is not liable under this article if the person proves the disclosure of, or threat to disclose, an intimate image was:\n(1) made in good faith:\n(a) to law enforcement;\n(b) for a legal proceeding; or\n(c) for medical education or treatment.\n(2) made in good faith in the reporting or investigation of:\n(a) unlawful conduct; or\n(b) unsolicited and unwelcome conduct.\n(3) related to a matter of public concern or public interest; or\n(4) reasonably intended to assist the depicted individual.\n(B) Subject to this section, a defendant who is a parent, legal guardian, or individual with legal custody of a child is not liable under this article for a disclosure or threatened disclosure of an intimate image, as defined in this article, of the child.\n(C) If a defendant asserts an exception to liability under subsection (B), the exception does not apply if the plaintiff proves the disclosure was:\n(1) prohibited by law other than this article; or\n(2) made for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, humiliation, degradation, or monetary or commercial gain.\n(D) Disclosure of, or threat to disclose, an intimate image is not a matter of public concern or public interest solely because the depicted individual is a public figure.\n(E) A covered platform that is in compliance with the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act of 2025, P.L. No. 119-12, is not liable under this article for a disclosure or threatened disclosure.","path":["Title 15 - CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 75 Suits Involving Miscellaneous Acts of Wrongful Conduct","ARTICLE 3 Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t15c075.php","current_through":"2026 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-25T03:15:45Z","sha256":"c8a8fa87fc20df3deb116538e0d367ba5b9287e8803562a0f0d6dc986bdc80f5","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-75-320","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-75-340"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}