{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-28-360","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 17-28-360","heading":"Failure to preserve; cause of action against responsible entity; right to release.","body":"Unless there is an act of gross negligence or intentional misconduct this article may not be construed to give rise to a claim for damages against the State of South Carolina, a political subdivision of the State, an employee of the State, or a political subdivision of the State. Failure of a custodian of evidence to preserve physical evidence or biological material pursuant to this article does not entitle a person to any relief from conviction or adjudication but does not prohibit a person from presenting this information at a subsequent hearing or trial.","path":["Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 28 Post-Conviction DNA Testing and Preservation of Evidence","ARTICLE 3 Preservation of Evidence"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c028.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:46:49Z","sha256":"542082fece3f3f3ff1d306a149734e1a3ffdb361003066709a7e7dd83a99c3c2","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-28-350","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-29-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}