(A) If any person coerces or fraudulently induces another person to execute a declaration under this chapter, falsifies or forges a declaration, or wilfully conceals, cancels, obliterates, or destroys a revocation of a declaration, and the declarant dies as a result of the withdrawal of treatment or nontreatment in reliance on the declaration, that person is subject to prosecution in accordance with the criminal laws of this State.
(B) Nothing in this chapter prohibits any person from informing another person of the existence of this chapter, delivering to another person a copy of this chapter or a form of declaration, or counseling another person in good faith concerning the execution of a declaration.
(C) If any person wilfully conceals, cancels, defaces, obliterates, or damages the declaration of another without the declarant's consent or falsifies or forges a revocation of the declaration of another, that person breaches a duty owed to the declarant and is responsible for payment of any expenses or other damages incurred as a result of the wrongful act.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 341, Section 14; 1988 Act No. 586.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 77 - Death With Dignity Act
Section 44-77-10. Short title.
Section 44-77-20. Definitions.
Section 44-77-30. When life-sustaining procedures may be withheld.
Section 44-77-40. Validity of declaration.
Section 44-77-50. Form of declaration.
Section 44-77-70. Ineffectiveness of declaration during course of declarant's pregnancy.
Section 44-77-80. Revocation of declaration.
Section 44-77-85. Agent may be appointed to effectuate declaration.
Section 44-77-90. Reliance on declaration; presumption of good faith; immunity from liability.
Section 44-77-110. Execution and consummation of declaration as not constituting suicide.
Section 44-77-130. Chapter not to be construed to authorize or approve mercy killing.