{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-17-2330","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-17-2330","heading":"Immunity from liability.","body":"(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of federal or state law, a financial institution, as defined in Section 63-17-2310(A)(2), is not liable to a person for disclosure of information to the Department of Social Services, its designee, or the department's or designee's employees under Section 63-17-2320 for encumbering or surrendering any deposits, credits, or other personal property in response to a notice of lien or levy by the department, or its designee, or for any other action taken in good faith to comply with the requirements of Sections 63-17-2310 and 63-17-2320.\n(B) Upon obtaining a financial record of an individual from a financial institution pursuant to Sections 63-17-2310 and 63-17-2320, the department, its designee, or the department's or designee's employees may disclose the financial record only for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary in, establishing, modifying, or enforcing a child support obligation of the individual.\n(C) If the department, its designee, or the department's or designee's employees knowingly or by reason of negligence disclose a financial record of an individual in violation of subsection (B), the individual whose records were disclosed may bring a civil action for damages against the department, its designee, or the department's or designee's employees in a district court of the United States.\n(D) No liability arises under subsection (C) with respect to any disclosure which results from a good faith but erroneous interpretation of subsection (B).\n(E) In an action brought under subsection (C), upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the defendant is liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal to the sum of:\n(1) the greater of:\n(a) one thousand dollars for each act of unauthorized disclosure of a financial record with respect to which the defendant is found liable; or\n(b) the sum of:\n(i) the actual damages sustained by the plaintiff as a result of the unauthorized disclosure; and\n(ii) in the case of a wilful disclosure or a disclosure which is the result of gross negligence, punitive damages; and\n(2) the costs, including attorney fees, of the action.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 17 Paternity and Child Support","ARTICLE 17 Child Support Enforcement Through Data Financial Institution Matches"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c017.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:49Z","sha256":"58e58f5af5ada860e3ff7444611d3977a1e72e1b1d209a2ad010fd1599f0fb57","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-17-2320","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-17-2510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}