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South Carolina Code 44-43-355. Duty to send document of gift or refusal to hospital; sanctions

South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 43 > § 44-43-355 - Duty to send document of gift or refusal to hospital; sanctions


Current as of: 2009

(A) A person who finds or is in possession of a document of gift or of refusal that was executed by an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death shall, if the individual is taken to a hospital, send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital.

(B) A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be subject to administrative sanctions.

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