South Carolina § 8-5-40 - Official acts performed after offense but before removal shall be valid.
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§ 8-5-40. Official acts performed after offense but before removal shall be valid.
If any person shall offend in anything contrary to the tenor and effect of Sections 8-5-20 and 8-5-30, yet, notwithstanding, all judgments given and all other acts executed or done by such person so offending, by authority or color of the office or deputation which ought to be forfeited or not occupied or not enjoyed by the person so offending, after the offense so by such person committed or done and before such person so offending for such offense be removed from the exercise, administration and occupation of such office or deputation, shall be and remain good and sufficient in law to all intents, constructions and purposes.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 50-104; 1952 Code SECTION 50-104; 1942 Code SECTION 3067; 1932 Code SECTION 3067; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 754; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 672; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 603; G. S. 556; R. S. 522; 1737 (3) 469.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-5-40 ("Official acts performed after offense but before removal shall be valid.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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