South Carolina § 19-5-510 - Uniform Business Records as Evidence Act.
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§ 19-5-510. Uniform Business Records as Evidence Act.
The term "business" shall include every kind of business, profession, occupation, calling or operation of institutions, whether carried on for profit or not.
A record of an act, condition or event shall, insofar as relevant, be competent evidence if the custodian or other qualified witness testifies to its identity and the mode of its preparation, and if it was made in the regular course of business, at or near the time of the act, condition or event and if, in the opinion of the court, the sources of information, method and time of preparation were such as to justify its admission.
This section may be cited as the Uniform Business Records as Evidence Act.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 552 SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-5-510 ("Uniform Business Records as Evidence Act.") 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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