South Carolina § 58-9-1050 - Self-incrimination; immunity.
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§ 58-9-1050. Self-incrimination; immunity.
No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing any book, document, paper, or account in any hearing before the commission or any commissioner, when ordered to do so, upon the ground that the testimony or evidence, book, document, paper, or account required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to penalty or forfeiture. But no person shall be prosecuted, punished, or subjected to any forfeiture or penalty for or on account of any act, transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he shall have been compelled under oath to testify or produce documentary evidence, except that no person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution or punishment for any perjury committed by him in his testimony.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 58-445; 1952 Code SECTION 58-445; 1950 (46) 2466; 2006 Act No. 318, SECTION 55, eff May 24, 2006.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-9-1050 ("Self-incrimination; immunity.") 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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