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2014 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 14 - Courts
CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 14-1-100. Rights in court shall not be affected by race or color.

SC Code § 14-1-100 (2014) What's This?

Whenever authority has heretofore been conferred by law upon any free white person or persons to institute any suit or proceedings or to prefer any information or complaint in any matter, civil, penal or criminal, the same rights shall be enjoyed by and the same remedies shall be applicable to all persons whatsoever, regardless of race or color, subject to the same conditions and none other.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-8; 1952 Code Section 15-8; 1942 Code Section 335; 1932 Code Section 335; Civ. P. '22 Section 291; Civ. C. '12 Section 3924; Civ. C. '02 Section 2821; G. S. 2168; R. S. 2297; 1870 (14) 338.

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