South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 17 - Criminal Procedures
Chapter 28 - Post-conviction Dna Testing And Preservation Of Evidence

Section 17-28-10. Citation of Article. - This article may be cited as the "Access to Justice...

Section 17-28-20. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (1) "Biological material" means any...

Section 17-28-30. Offenses for which post-conviction DNA testing available. - (A) A person who pled not guilty to at least...

Section 17-28-40. Form and contents of application. - (A) The application must be made on such form as...

Section 17-28-50. Application for testing; notification of prosecutor, custodian of evidence, and victim; dismissal; successive applications. - (A) The clerk shall file the application upon its receipt...

Section 17-28-60. Costs and expenses; appointment of counsel for indigent applicant. - If the applicant is unable to pay court costs and...

Section 17-28-70. Preservation and management of physical evidence and biological material; wilful destruction of evidence. - (A) The court shall order a custodian of evidence to...

Section 17-28-80. Preservation of test reports. - For any physical evidence or biological material previously subjected to...

Section 17-28-90. Hearing; factors to be proved; orders relating to DNA samples. - (A) The application must be heard in, and before a...

Section 17-28-100. Disclosure and use of test results; motion for new trial. - (A) The results of the DNA test must be fully...

Section 17-28-110. Consent to testing. - (A) Nothing in this article prohibits a person and a...

Section 17-28-120. Administration expenditure limitation. - No more than one hundred fifty thousand dollars may be...

Section 17-28-300. Citation of article. - This article shall be cited as the "Preservation of Evidence...

Section 17-28-310. Definitions. - (1) "Biological material" means any blood, tissue, hair, saliva, bone,...

Section 17-28-320. Offenses for which evidence preserved; conditions and duration of preservation. - (A) A custodian of evidence must preserve all physical evidence...

Section 17-28-330. Registration as custodian of evidence. - (A) After a person is convicted or adjudicated for at...

Section 17-28-340. Petition for destruction of evidence prior to expiration of required time period. - (A) After a person is convicted or adjudicated for at...

Section 17-28-350. Wilful destruction. - A person who wilfully and maliciously destroys, alters, conceals, or...

Section 17-28-360. Failure to preserve; cause of action against responsible entity; right to release. - Unless there is an act of gross negligence or intentional...