{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-33-31-856","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 33-31-856","heading":"Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents.","body":"Unless limited by a corporation's articles of incorporation:\n(1) an officer of the corporation who is not a director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under Section 33-31-852 and is entitled to apply for court-ordered indemnification under Section 33-31-854 in each case, to the same extent as a director;\n(2) the corporation may indemnify and advance expenses under this chapter to an officer, employee, or agent of the corporation who is not a director to the same extent as to a director; and\n(3) a corporation also may indemnify and advance expenses to an officer, employee, or agent who is not a director to the extent, consistent with public policy, that may be provided by its articles of incorporation, bylaws, general or specific action of its board of directors, or contract.","path":["Title 33 - CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS","CHAPTER 31 South Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act","ARTICLE 8 Directors and Officers","Subarticle E Indemnification"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t33c031.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:03:59Z","sha256":"4906d9ea64e42fbcd98dedf8729bc19f299d372429a3966ae6f010601e267533","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-33-31-855","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-33-31-857"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}