South Carolina § 16-3-1150 - Emergency awards.
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§ 16-3-1150. Emergency awards.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16-3-1130, if it appears to the deputy director that the claim is one with respect to which an award probably will be made and undue hardship will result to the claimant, if immediate payment is not made, the deputy director may make one or more emergency awards to the claimant pending a final decision in the case, provided that:
(1) the amount of each emergency award shall not exceed five hundred dollars;
(2) the total amount of such emergency awards shall not exceed one thousand dollars;
(3) the amount of such emergency awards must be deducted from any final award made to the claimant; and
(4) the excess of the amount of any emergency award over the amount of the final award, or the full amount of any emergency award if no final award is made, must be repaid by the claimant to the Victim Compensation Fund as created by this article.
HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 455, SECTION 2; 1984 Act No. 489, SECTION 1; 1986 Act No. 540, Part II, SECTION 27A; 2017 Act No. 96 (S.289), SECTION 5.D, eff July 1, 2017.
Effect of Amendment
2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, SECTION 5.D, made nonsubstantive changes throughout the section.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-3-1150 ("Emergency awards.") 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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