South Carolina § 32-11-40 - Effect of report that principal is "missing" or "missing in action".
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§ 32-11-40. Effect of report that principal is "missing" or "missing in action".
No report or listing, either official or otherwise, of "missing" or "missing in action" regarding any person in connection with any activity pertaining to or connected with the prosecution of any war in which the United States is then engaged, as such words "missing" or "missing in action" are used in military parlance, shall constitute or be interpreted as constituting actual knowledge or actual notice of the death of such principal or notice of any facts indicating the death of such person or shall operate to revoke the agency.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 11-304; 1952 Code SECTION 11-304; 1942 Code SECTION 7018; 1932 Code SECTION 7018; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 3848; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 2536; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 1678; G. S. 1302; R. S. 1405; 1828 (6) 359; 1945 (44) 48.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-11-40 ("Effect of report that principal is "missing" or "missing in action".") 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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