{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-25-280","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 59-25-280","heading":"Crimes warranting revocation; refusals to issue or nonrenewals of certificates.","body":"(A) The State Board of Education permanently shall revoke, refuse to issue, or renew a certificate without a hearing, if the holder of or applicant for the certificate pleads guilty, pleads nolo contendere, or is found guilty of the following crimes, whether or not a sentence is imposed and regardless of where the matter was tried:\n(1) a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60;\n(2) certain offenses related to obscenity, material harmful to minors, child exploitation, and child prostitution, including Sections 16-15-305, 16-15-335, 16-15-345, 16-15-355, 16-15-365, 16-15-385, 16-15-387, 16-15-395, 16-15-405, 16-15-410, 16-15-415, and 16-15-425; or\n(3) a criminal offense similar in nature to the crimes listed in items (1) and (2) committed in other jurisdictions or pursuant to federal law.\n(B) A school district may not employ an educator in any capacity whose South Carolina certificate is revoked pursuant to subsection (A).","path":["Title 59 - EDUCATION","CHAPTER 25 Teachers","ARTICLE 3 Examinations and Teachers' Certificates"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t59c025.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:59:34Z","sha256":"be8d3dfcd66e5f97a1e04491e78cca73f6dea2f1d6ddfe86f17d8b41ac0c7b40","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-25-270","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-25-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}