{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-22-80","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 44-22-80","heading":"Patients' rights.","body":"Unless a patient has been adjudicated incompetent, no patient may be denied the right to:\n(1) dispose of property, real and personal;\n(2) execute instruments;\n(3) make purchases;\n(4) enter into contractual relationships;\n(5) hold a driver's license;\n(6) marry or divorce;\n(7) be a qualified elector if otherwise qualified. The county board of voter registration in counties with Office of Mental Health facilities reasonably shall assist patients who express a desire to vote to:\n(a) obtain voter registration forms, applications for absentee ballots, and absentee ballots;\n(b) comply with other requirements which are prerequisite for voting;\n(c) vote by absentee ballot if necessary.","path":["Title 44 - HEALTH","CHAPTER 22 Rights of Mental Health Patients"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c022.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:31:24Z","sha256":"3e4ab11bb022830f77521d5612995017e6caeeb14a187cd5b79d4339972533b5","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-22-70","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-22-90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}