South Carolina § 16-3-1170 - Basis for award.
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§ 16-3-1170. Basis for award.
(A) No award may be made unless:
(1) a crime was committed;
(2) the crime directly resulted in physical or psychic trauma to the victim;
(3) the crime was promptly reported to the proper authority and recorded in police records; and
(4) the claimant or other award recipient has fully cooperated with all law enforcement agencies and with the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation.
(B) For the purposes of subsection (A)(3), a crime reported more than forty-eight hours after its occurrence is not "promptly reported", absent a showing of special circumstances or causes which justify the delay.
HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 455, SECTION 2; 1984 Act No. 489, SECTION 1; 1988 Act No. 405, SECTION 2; 2017 Act No. 96 (S.289), SECTION 5.F, eff July 1, 2017.
Effect of Amendment
2017 Act No. 96, Pt. II, SECTION 5.F, in (A)(4), substituted "Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation" for "South Carolina Victim's Compensation Fund"; and in (B), substituted "subsection (A)(3)" for "item (3) of subsection (A)".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-3-1170 ("Basis for award.") 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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